| Domkhar | |
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| Settlement type | Village |
| Country | India |
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Domkhar, also spelt Damkhar, is a village in Leh district of Ladakh in India.[1] It is located in the Khalsi tehsil.
The Domkhar Rock Art Sanctuary was created in 2012 to preserve prehistoric petroglyphs in the area.[2]
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Damkhar has 199 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 62.22%.[3]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1202 | 608 | 594 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 114 | 63 | 51 |
| Scheduled caste | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| Scheduled tribe | 1177 | 594 | 583 |
| Literates | 677 | 371 | 306 |
| Workers (all) | 650 | 357 | 293 |
| Main workers (total) | 604 | 336 | 268 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 344 | 176 | 168 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Main workers: Other | 252 | 155 | 97 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 46 | 21 | 25 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 34 | 15 | 19 |
| Non-workers | 552 | 251 | 301 |
References
- ↑ Blockwise Village Amenity Directory. Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
- ↑ How a farmer has been protecting the prehistoric Indus carvings of Domkhar. The Hindu(2019-04-06).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Leh district census. 2011 Census of India. Retrieved 2015-07-23.