Stok | |
Other Name: | Stak |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Ladakh#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ladakh, India |
Coordinates: | 34.0644°N 77.5533°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: | Leh |
Seat Type: | Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 3497 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 1471 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Blank Name Sec1: | 2011 census code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 862 |
Stok is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[1] It is located in the Leh tehsil, in the Indus Valley 17 km southeast of the Leh town.
The village is home to the 14th century Stok Monastery, with its 71feet high seated Gautama Buddha statue, constructed between 2012–2015 and consecrated by the Dalai Lama on 8 August 2016.[2]
Stok's 19th century palace is the current residence of the former royal family of Ladakh. Within the palace, a museum contains the shrine, crown, ceremonial dress and jewellery of the Ladakhi king.[3]
Stok Kangri (6153m (20,187feet)) sits at the head of the Stok Chu river valley.[4]
Siddhartha School is located at the northernmost edge of the village.
Stok is located at 34.07°N 77.57°W. It has an average elevation of 3364m (11,037feet).[5]
According to the 2011 census of India, Stok has 300 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 73.79%.
Population | 1471 | 706 | 765 | |
Children aged below 6 years | 151 | 72 | 79 | |
4 | 2 | 2 | ||
1457 | 697 | 760 | ||
Literates | 974 | 513 | 461 | |
Workers (all) | 589 | 389 | 200 | |
Main workers (total) | 529 | 345 | 184 | |
Main workers: Cultivators | 209 | 136 | 73 | |
Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Main workers: Household industry workers | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
Main workers: Other | 312 | 202 | 110 | |
Marginal workers (total) | 60 | 44 | 16 | |
Marginal workers: Cultivators | 24 | 17 | 7 | |
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Marginal workers: Others | 30 | 24 | 6 | |
Non-workers | 882 | 317 | 565 |