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'''Lingshet''' (or '''Lingshed''') is the headquarter of Singelalok [[Community development block in India|block]] in the [[Leh district]] of [[Ladakh]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf |title=Blockwise Village Amenity Directory |publisher=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council |accessdate=2015-07-23 }}</ref> It is located in the [[Khalatse|Khalsi]] [[tehsil]], about a day's trek from the nearest road.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/video/green-tech/solar/lighting-up-lingshed-a-remote-village-in-the-himalayas-gets-lights-and-internet-access|title=Lighting Up Lingshed: A Remote Village in the Himalayas Gets Lights and Internet Access|last=Kumagai|first=Jean|last2=Gorman|first2=Celia|date=2017-01-26|website=IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News|language=en|access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref>
'''Lingshet''' (or '''Lingshed''') is the headquarter of Singelalok [[Community development block in India|block]] in the [[Leh district]] of [[Ladakh]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf |title=Blockwise Village Amenity Directory |publisher=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council |accessdate=2015-07-23 }}</ref> It is located in the [[Khalatse|Khalsi]] [[tehsil]], about a day's trek from the nearest road.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/video/green-tech/solar/lighting-up-lingshed-a-remote-village-in-the-himalayas-gets-lights-and-internet-access|title=Lighting Up Lingshed: A Remote Village in the Himalayas Gets Lights and Internet Access|last1=Kumagai|first1=Jean|last2=Gorman|first2=Celia|date=2017-01-26|website=IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News|language=en|access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> The village can be accessed via a road through Singela from [[Lamayuru]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/heard-one-about-man-wh7o-deliv7ered-pia7no/|title = Heard the one about the man who delivered a piano to the Himalayas?|date = 19 August 2016}}</ref>


The [[Lingshed Monastery]], located nearby, is about 900 years old. In 2016, [[Solar energy|solar-powered]] [[Direct current|direct-current]] [[Distributed generation|microgrids]] were installed at the monastery, and in local school dormitories, along with a computer lab with a [[Satellite Internet access|satellite Internet]] link.<ref name=":0" />
The [[Lingshed Monastery]], located nearby, is about 900 years old. In 2016, [[Solar energy|solar-powered]] [[Direct current|direct-current]] [[Distributed generation|microgrids]] were installed at the monastery, and in local school dormitories, along with a computer lab with a [[Satellite Internet access|satellite Internet]] link.<ref name=":0" />

Latest revision as of 19:17, 6 February 2022

Lingshet
Lingshed, Lingshot
Village
A farm and a house
A farm and a house
Lingshet is located in Ladakh
Lingshet
Lingshet
Lingshet within Ladakh, India
Coordinates: 33°57′04″N 76°42′56″E / 33.951203°N 76.715477°E / 33.951203; 76.715477Coordinates: 33°57′04″N 76°42′56″E / 33.951203°N 76.715477°E / 33.951203; 76.715477
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryLadakh
DistrictLeh
TehsilKhalsi
Population
 (2011)
 • Total913
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code959

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.[2]

Demographics[edit]

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%.[4]

Demographics (2011 Census)[4]
Total Male Female
Population 913 494 419
Children aged below 6 years 106 65 41
Scheduled caste 0 0 0
Scheduled tribe 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

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kumagai, Jean; Gorman, Celia (26 January 2017). "Lighting Up Lingshed: A Remote Village in the Himalayas Gets Lights and Internet Access". IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Heard the one about the man who delivered a piano to the Himalayas?". 19 August 2016.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

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