Taroo
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Taroo is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[2] It is located in the Likir tehsil.
Taroo | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Taroo Location in Ladakh, India  Taroo Taroo (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°12′12″N 77°25′42″E / 34.203357°N 77.428223°ECoordinates: 34°12′12″N 77°25′42″E / 34.203357°N 77.428223°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Likir[1] |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 442 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Census code | 853 |
DemographicsEdit
According to the 2011 census of India, Taroo has 71 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 70.03%.[3]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 442 | 203 | 239 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 45 | 20 | 25 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 429 | 195 | 234 |
| Literates | 278 | 141 | 137 |
| Workers (all) | 267 | 128 | 139 |
| Main workers (total) | 143 | 115 | 28 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 81 | 75 | 6 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Main workers: Other | 58 | 38 | 20 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 124 | 13 | 111 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 90 | 3 | 87 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 16 | 4 | 12 |
| Non-workers | 175 | 75 | 100 |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
- ↑ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.