CENSUS OF INDIA 2001 SERIES -2 JAMMU & KASHMIR DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK Part - A & B LEH DISTRICT VILLAGE & TOWN DIRECTORY {>- VILLAGE AND TOWNWISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT Chander Shakher Sapru Deputy Director of Census Operations,. Jammu & Kashmir Census - 2001 BUDDHIST GOMPA eh (Ladakh) is a land like no other. Bounded by two of the world's mightiest mountain ranges, the Great Himalaya and the Karakoram, it lies athwart (wo Lothers, the Ladakh range and the Zanskar range. Leh (Ladakh) lies al altitude ranging from about 9,000 feet (2,750 m) at Kargil plateau to 25170 feet (7,672 m) at Sasar Kangri in Karakoram range. Due to this, summer temperature rarely exceeds 27GC in the shade, while in winter it plummets to minus 45° C even in Leh. Surprisingly, though, the thin air makes the heat ofthe sun even more intense than at lower altitudes; it is said (hat only in Leh (Ladakh) can a man sitting in the sun with his feet in the shade suffer from frostbite at the same time sun stroke. The most attractive feature ofthe Leh (Ladakh) is the Buddhist Gompas monasteries situated on the highest point of the mountain. The faces and physique of the Ladakhis, and the clothes they wear, are more akin to those ofTibetan's people and of Central Asia than those of India. The core event ofthe monastic Festival is Chhams, a highly choreographed sacred dance - drama perfomled by Lamas to the acc()mpaniment of mystic music played on the monastic orchestra. (iii) CONTENTS Page I. Foreword IX 2. Preface XI J. Ackno", ledgement xii 4. District Highlights - 200 I Census xv 5. Important Statistics - 2001 XVI 6. Ranking of Tahsils in the District xviii 7. Statements 1-9 Statement I Name of the headquaners of Districtffehsil. their Rural­ Urban Status and distance from district headquarters. xix Statement 2 Name of headquarters of District/CD Block. their Rural-Urban status and distance from district headquarters. xix Statement J Population of the District at each Census from 190 I to 200 l. xi\. Statement 4 Area. Number of villagesrrowns and population in the District and Tehsils. XX Statement 5 C.D. Blockwise , Number of villages and their population. 200 I. XXI Statement 6 Population of Urban Agglomeration (including constituent units/towns-200 I). xxi Statement 7 Villages "ith population of 5000 and above at CD. bloc~ Level as per 2001 Census and amenities available. xxii Statement 8 Statutory towns with population less than 5000 as per 2001 Census and amenities available. xxii Statement 9 Houseless and Institutional population of Tehsil Rural-Urban. 2001. xxii 7. Anal)lical note: i) Histo') and scope of District Census Handbook J ii) Brief History of the District 3 iii) Administrative set up 4 iv) Physical features 5-14 v) Census Concepts 14-19 vi) Non Census Concepts 19-21 vii) 2001 Census findings - population and its distribution 24 a) Distribution of population in rural and urban areas 24 b) Size. Class and status (If towns 24 c) Mother longue, religion. Scheduled Castes and scheduled Tribes of earlier Censuses. 25 "iii) Brief analysis of Prima,)' Censl1s Abslracl(PCA) data based on inset tables - 1-36 .. 26-46 ix) Briefallalysis ofvilJage directory and town directory data based 011 illsetlables J7- 47. 47-56 xl Briefanalysis of the data on house and hou~chold amenities as available in Table 200 I Census based on in"t tablc, -Ill-52. 57-6'2 xi) Major social and cultural events. natural and administrative developments and significant activities during the decade. 63-66 xii) Briefdescription of places of religious historical and places of tourist interest in the towns of the district. 66-69 x) Major characteristics ofdistrict, contribution of the district in the form of any histortical figure associated with the district. 69-71 v) Scope of Village Directory and TO\\11 Directol) 72-74 PART·A VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY 8: Section-I Village Directory a) Note explaining the abbreviation used in Village Directory. 77-80 b) List of villages fully merged in towns and outgrowth at 2001 Census. 80 c) Community Development (C.D.) Blockwise Village Directory data Map - Khalsi Alphabetical List of Villages C.D. Block Khalsi &4 Village Directory - C.D. Block Khalsi 85-9'2 Map - Nobra Alphabetical List of Villages CD. Block Nobra 96 Village Directory - C.D. Block Nobra 97-106 Map - Dmbok . Alphabetical List of Villages C.D. Block Durbok 110 Village Directory - CD. Block Durbok 111-112 Map- Kharoo Alphabetical List of Villages CO. Block Kharoo 116 Village Directory . C.D. Block Kharoo 117·120 Map - Leh Alphabetical List of Villages C.D. Block Leh 124 Village Directory - C.D. Block Leh 125-132 Map - NyOIlHl Alphabetical List of Villages C .0. Block Nyoma 136 Village Director) - CD. Bloet-. Nyoillu 137-1-12 d) Appendix.1 CD. Blockwise (rural) abstract of educational. medical and other amenities in villages - CD. Block level. 144-147 i) Appendix I-A Village Directory - Villages by number of Primary Schools. 148 ii) Appendix I-B Village Directory - villages by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools. 149 iii) Appendix I-C Village Directory villages with different source of drinking water facilities available. 149 e) Appendix II Villages with 5000 and above population ",hidl do not have one or more basic amenities (including Appendix II - A for censu, towns). 150 n Appendix III Land utilization data in n:spcct of c.:nsus tm,ns 151 g) Appendi.x IV CO. Blockwisc list of inhabit cd ,illages ",here no ameni!) other than drinking water facility is available 151 11) Appendix V Summary showing number of villages having or not hu, ing scheduled castes population. 152 il Appendix VI Summary showinl!, number of villages havinl!, or not having scheduled trihes population. 152 j) Appendix VII List of villages according to proportion of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes to the total population by ranges. 153-155 vi k) Appendix VIII Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat (C.D.Block). 156 I) Appendix IX Statement showing number of girls schools in the villages. 156 9. Section II Town Directory a) Note explaining the abbreviation used in Town Directory (T to VII). 157 b) Statement I Status and growth history 157 c) Statement II Physical aspects and location of towns 157 d) Statement III Municipal finance 1998-99 157 e) Statement IV Civic and other'amenities - 1999 157 f) Statement V Medical, Educational, Recrealional and Cultural facilities - 1999 158. g) Statement VI Trade. Commerce. Industry and Banking 1999 159 h) Statement VIl Civic and other amenities in slums-1999 159 i) Appendix to Town Directory - Towns shm'ing their outgro'"th . with population. 160-166 10. PART-B PR1MARY CENSUS ABSTRACT: a) Brief note on Primary Census Abstract 170-171 b) District Primary Census Abstract (General) 17\-178 c) Appendi" to District Prima!'} Census Abstract i.e. Urban bind,,, isc figures of Iota I SC & ST population. 179·180 \ \. Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Castes \81-186 12.' Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Tribes 187-192 13. C.D.Blockwise Village Primary Census. Abstract Primary Census Abstract-Khalsi CD. BI~k 193-198 Primary Census Abstract-Nobra CD. Block 199-204 Primary Census Abstract- Durbuk CD. Block 205-210 Primary Censlls Abstract-Kharoo CD. Block 211-216 Primary Census Abstract·Leh CD. Block 217-222 Primary Census Abstract-Nyoma CD. Block :!2J-218 14. Urban Primary Census Abstract 15. Annexure-I Percentage distribution of migrants by place of birth/place of last residence 1981 Census. 236-237 17. Anne:\ure II Bricfaccount or III a in religions in the district/tellsil a, per 1981-Census 238 18. Anne:\ure-JlI Marital status nfpopulation as per 1981 Census 239 19. Annexure-IV Age, Sex and Education in the district. 1981 Censw, 240 20. Annexure-V Distribution of different mother longues returned in 200 I Census. 241-242 Foreword The District Census Handbook (DCHB) published by Census Organisaion since 1951 Census, is one of the lmportant publications in the context of planning and development at gross-root level. The publication, which is brought out for each district, contains several demographic and socio-economic characteristics village-wise and town-wise ofthe district alongwith the status of availability of civic amenities, infrastructural facilities, etc. 2. The scope of the DCHB was initially confined to a few Census Tables and Primary Census Abstract (PCA) of each village and town within the district. Thereafter, at successive censuses, its scope and coverage has been enlarged. The DCHB published at the 1961 Census provided a descriptive account of the district, administrative statistics, Census Tables and a Village and Town Directory including PCA. The 1971 Census-DCHB series was in three parts: Part-A related to Village and Town Directory, Part-B to Village and Town PCA and Part-C comprised Analytical Report, Administrative Statistics, District Census Tables and certain Analytical Tables based on PCA and Amenity Data in respect of villages. The 1981 Census DCHB was in two parts; Part-A contained Village and Town Directory and Part-B the PCA of Village and Town including the SCs and STs PCA up to tahsil/town levels. New features alongwith restructuring of the formats of Village and Town Directory were added into it. In Village Directory, all amenities except electricity were brought together and if any amenity was not available in the referent village, the distance in broad ranges from the nearest place having such an amenity, was given. Information on new items such as Adult Literacy Centres, Primary Health Sub­ centres and Community Health Workers in the village was provided so as to meet the requirements of some of the Revised Minimum Needs Programme.