Chiling Sumda
Chilling | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 34°04′00″N 77°13′00″E / 34.0667°N 77.2167°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Leh |
| Elevation | 3,346 m (10,978 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 223 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JK10 |
| Census code | 864 |
Chiling Sumda is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. It is located Nimmu–Padum–Darcha road (NPDR) or Zanskar Highway in the Leh tehsil, on the bank of the Zanskar River in Zanskar region. It serves as a base camp for the Chadar Trek in the winters and is used to raft the Zanskar river in the summers.
According to the 2011 census of India, Chiling Sumda has 31 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 59.31%.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 223 | 120 | 103 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 220 | 118 | 102 |
| Literates | 121 | 68 | 53 |
| Workers (all) | 132 | 71 | 61 |
| Main workers (total) | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 119 | 67 | 52 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 104 | 53 | 51 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Non-workers | 91 | 49 | 42 |