Suspol | |
Other Name: | Saspol |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Ladakh#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ladakh, India |
Coordinates: | 34.3519°N 77.1703°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: | Likir[1] |
Seat Type: | Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 4945 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 1205 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Blank Name Sec1: | 2011 census code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 952 |
Suspol, also spelled Saspol, is a village and eponymous tehsil headquarter in the Leh district of Ladakh in India.[2] [3]
Saspol village is home to Saspol Caves. The interior walls of some of these caves are decorated with unique 15th century CE wall paintings.
According to the 2011 census of India, Suspol has 198 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 84.05%.
Population | 1205 | 641 | 564 | |
Children aged below 6 years | 114 | 63 | 51 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1159 | 596 | 563 | ||
Literates | 917 | 522 | 395 | |
Workers (all) | 785 | 402 | 383 | |
Main workers (total) | 469 | 272 | 197 | |
Main workers: Cultivators | 158 | 131 | 27 | |
Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Main workers: Household industry workers | 100 | 2 | 98 | |
Main workers: Other | 209 | 139 | 70 | |
Marginal workers (total) | 316 | 130 | 186 | |
Marginal workers: Cultivators | 90 | 31 | 59 | |
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 32 | 4 | 28 | |
Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 31 | 9 | 22 | |
Marginal workers: Others | 163 | 86 | 77 | |
Non-workers | 420 | 239 | 181 |