Lamayouro (also known as Lamayuru) is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[1] The Lamayuru Monastery is located nearby. It is located in the Khalsi tehsil. The region is also referred to as ‘Moon Land’, due to its terrain's resemblance to the surface of the Moon.
Lamayouro
Lamayuru | |
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Village | |
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  Lamayouro Location in Ladakh, India  Lamayouro Lamayouro (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°10′58″N 76°49′46″E / 34.182791°N 76.829342°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Khalsi |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 667 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Census code | 957 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Lamayouro has 117 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 71.93%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 667 | 331 | 336 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 72 | 41 | 31 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 642 | 322 | 320 |
| Literates | 428 | 228 | 200 |
| Workers (all) | 397 | 202 | 195 |
| Main workers (total) | 197 | 153 | 44 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 21 | 20 | 1 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 176 | 133 | 43 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 200 | 49 | 151 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 188 | 41 | 147 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Non-workers | 270 | 129 | 141 |
References
edit- ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.