Chiling Sumda

Chiling Sumda Chilling
village
Chiling Sumda Chiling Sumda Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates: 34°04′00″N 77°13′00″E / 34.0667°N 77.2167°ECoordinates: 34°04′00″N 77°13′00″E / 34.0667°N 77.2167°E
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Leh
Tehsil	Leh
Elevation	3,346 m (10,978 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	223
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	JK10
Census code	864

Chiling Sumda is a village in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.^[1] It is located in the Leh tehsil, on the bank of the Indus river in Ladakh region. It serves as a base camp for the Chadar Trek^[2] in the winters and is used to raft the Zanskar river in the summers.^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Chiling Sumda has 31 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 59.31%.^[3]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[3]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	223	120	103
Children aged below 6 years	19	12	7
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	220	118	102
Literates	121	68	53
Workers (all)	132	71	61
Main workers (total)	13	4	9
Main workers: Cultivators	0	0	0
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	1	1	0
Main workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Main workers: Other	12	3	9
Marginal workers (total)	119	67	52
Marginal workers: Cultivators	104	53	51
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Others	15	14	1
Non-workers	91	49	42

References

1. "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
2. "AlienAdv - Lamayuru to Chiling trek".
3. "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 2015-07-23.