Skur Buchan

Skur Buchan
village
Skur Buchan Skur Buchan Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates: 34°25′33″N 76°49′28″E / 34.425960°N 76.824421°ECoordinates: 34°25′33″N 76°49′28″E / 34.425960°N 76.824421°E
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Leh
Tehsil	Khalsi
Population (2011)
• Total	1,932
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Census code	943

Skur Buchan is a village in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.^[1] It is located in the Khalsi tehsil.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Skur Buchan has 299 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 66.13%.^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	1932	916	1016
Children aged below 6 years	243	138	105
Scheduled caste	4	2	2
Scheduled tribe	1905	901	1004
Literates	1117	555	562
Workers (all)	1290	609	681
Main workers (total)	861	455	406
Main workers: Cultivators	338	129	209
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	46	17	29
Main workers: Household industry workers	48	5	43
Main workers: Other	429	304	125
Marginal workers (total)	429	154	275
Marginal workers: Cultivators	293	93	200
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	28	8	20
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	17	2	15
Marginal workers: Others	91	51	40
Non-workers	642	307	335

References

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