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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Damkhar
Domkhar (also spelt Damkhar) is a village in Leh district of Ladakh in India, located in the Khalsi tehsil.

The Domkhar Rock Art Sanctuary was created in 2012, in order to preserve prehistoric petroglyphs in the area.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Damkhar has 199 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 62.22%.

Demographics (2011 Census)
Total Male Female
Population 1202 608 594
Children aged below 6 years 114 63 51
Scheduled caste 17 8 9
Scheduled tribe 1177 594 583
Literates 677 371 306
Workers (all) 650 357 293
Main workers (total) 604 336 268
Main workers: Cultivators 344 176 168
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 4 2 2
Main workers: Household industry workers 4 3 1
Main workers: Other 252 155 97
Marginal workers (total) 46 21 25
Marginal workers: Cultivators 9 5 4
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 2 1 1
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 1 0 1
Marginal workers: Others 34 15 19
Non-workers 552 251 301

References

  1. ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. ^ Tania Banerjee (6 April 2019). "How a farmer has been protecting the prehistoric Indus carvings of Domkhar". The Hindu.
  3. ^ "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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