Lingshet | |
Other Name: | Lingshed, Lingshot |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Ladakh |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Lingshet within Ladakh, India |
Coordinates: | 33.9512°N 76.7155°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: | 913 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Census code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 959 |
Lingshet (or Lingshed) is the headquarter of Singelalok block in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[1] It is located in the Khalsi tehsil, about a day's trek from the nearest road.[2] The village can be accessed via a road through Singela from Lamayuru.[3]
The Lingshed Monastery, located nearby, is about 900 years old. In 2016, solar-powered direct-current microgrids were installed at the monastery, and in local school dormitories, along with a computer lab with a satellite Internet link.
According to the 2011 census of India, Lingshet has 116 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 70.26%.
Population | 913 | 494 | 419 | |
Children aged below 6 years | 106 | 65 | 41 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
912 | 493 | 419 | ||
Literates | 567 | 347 | 220 | |
Workers (all) | 407 | 210 | 197 | |
Main workers (total) | 241 | 159 | 82 | |
Main workers: Cultivators | 169 | 108 | 61 | |
Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Main workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Main workers: Other | 71 | 50 | 21 | |
Marginal workers (total) | 166 | 51 | 115 | |
Marginal workers: Cultivators | 95 | 7 | 88 | |
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Marginal workers: Others | 70 | 44 | 26 | |
Non-workers | 506 | 284 | 222 |