Domkhar | |
Other Name: | Damkhar |
Native Name Lang: | Ladakhi |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Ladakh#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ladakh, India |
Coordinates: | 34.332°N 76.9285°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Ladakh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Leh |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Khalsi |
Seat Type: | Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 1202 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Census code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 944 |
Domkhar (also spelt Damkhar) is a village in Leh district of Ladakh in India,[1] located in the Khalsi tehsil.
The Domkhar Rock Art Sanctuary was created in 2012, in order to preserve prehistoric petroglyphs in the area.[2]
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%.
Population | 1202 | 608 | 594 | |
Children aged below 6 years | 114 | 63 | 51 | |
17 | 8 | 9 | ||
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 |