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Suspol, Leh

Coordinates: 34°21′07″N 77°10′13″E / 34.3519096°N 77.170334°E / 34.3519096; 77.170334
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Suspol
Saspol
Village
Suspol is located in Ladakh
Suspol
Suspol
Location in Ladakh, India
Suspol is located in India
Suspol
Suspol
Suspol (India)
Coordinates: 34°21′07″N 77°10′13″E / 34.3519096°N 77.170334°E / 34.3519096; 77.170334
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryLadakh
DistrictLeh
TehsilLikir[1]
Elevation
4,945 m (16,224 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,205
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code952

Suspol, also spelled Saspol, is a village and eponymous tehsil headquarter in the Leh district of Ladakh in India.[2][3]

Saspol village is home to Saspol Caves. The interior walls of some of these caves are decorated with unique 15th century CE wall paintings.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 census of India, Suspol has 198 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 84.05%.[4]

Demographics (2011 Census)[4]
Total Male Female
Population 1205 641 564
Children aged below 6 years 114 63 51
Scheduled caste 0 0 0
Scheduled tribe 1159 596 563
Literates 917 522 395
Workers (all) 785 402 383
Main workers (total) 469 272 197
Main workers: Cultivators 158 131 27
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 2 0 2
Main workers: Household industry workers 100 2 98
Main workers: Other 209 139 70
Marginal workers (total) 316 130 186
Marginal workers: Cultivators 90 31 59
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 32 4 28
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 31 9 22
Marginal workers: Others 163 86 77
Non-workers 420 239 181

References

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  1. ^ "Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
  2. ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. ^ Leh tehsils.
  4. ^ a b "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.