Shey Population, Caste, Working Data Leh, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Shey is a village situated in Leh tehsil of Leh district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 398 families residing in the village Shey. The total population of Shey is 2,238 out of which 1,057 are males and 1,181 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shey is 1,117.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shey village is 257 which is 11% of the total population. There are 146 male children and 111 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shey is 760 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,117) of Shey village.

Population
2,238
Families
398
Literacy
78.95%
Sex Ratio
1,117

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shey is 79%. Thus Shey village has higher literacy rate compared to 70.2% of Leh district. The male literacy rate is 82.33% and the female literacy rate is 76.07% in Shey village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shey village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Shey Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shey village.

Total Male Female
Children 257 146 111
Literacy 78.95% 82.33% 76.07%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 1,935 931 1,004
Illiterate 674 307 367

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 86.5% of total population in Shey village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shey village out of total population, 581 were engaged in work activities. 65.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 581 workers engaged in Main Work, 9 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 381 245 136
Cultivators 9 9 0
Agriculture Labourer 8 6 2
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 363 229 134
Marginal Workers 200 145 55
Non Working 1,657 667 990

Nearby Villages to Shey,

Below are the list of villages near Shey village in Leh.

Village Population
Nang 334
Thiksey 2,237
Saboo 1,233
Rambir Por 594
Fiang 2,036
Rumbak 248
Phey 331
Stok 1,471
Taroo 442
Chuchat Yakma 2,162

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