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Kanji | |
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village | |
 Kanji Village | |
  Kanji Location in Ladakh, India  Kanji Kanji (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°15′N 76°36′E / 34.25°N 76.6°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Khalsi |
| Elevation | 3,875 m (12,713 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 325 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 958 |
Kanji is a village in the Leh district of the union territory of Ladakh in India.[1] It is located in the Khalsi tehsil, and can be accessed through the village of Heniskot which lies on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh highway.
The village has a small number of families who farm the immediate area. The village is situated on an altitude of 3875 m, and is a campsite on the Kanji la and Shilakong gorge treks.
Demographics[edit | edit source]
According to the 2011 census of India, Kanji has 52 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 62.19%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
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| Population | 325 | 165 | 160 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 42 | 20 | 22 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 324 | 165 | 159 |
| Literates | 176 | 94 | 82 |
| Workers (all) | 139 | 74 | 65 |
| Main workers (total) | 138 | 74 | 64 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 65 | 37 | 28 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 56 | 30 | 26 |
| Main workers: Other | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Non-workers | 186 | 91 | 95 |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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