Taroo

Taroo
village
Taroo Taroo Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates: 34°12′12″N 77°25′42″E / 34.203357°N 77.428223°ECoordinates: 34°12′12″N 77°25′42″E / 34.203357°N 77.428223°E
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Leh
Tehsil	Leh
Population (2011)
• Total	442
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Census code	853

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

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Taroo has 71 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 70.03%.^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	442	203	239
Children aged below 6 years	45	20	25
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	429	195	234
Literates	278	141	137
Workers (all)	267	128	139
Main workers (total)	143	115	28
Main workers: Cultivators	81	75	6
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	1	0	1
Main workers: Household industry workers	3	2	1
Main workers: Other	58	38	20
Marginal workers (total)	124	13	111
Marginal workers: Cultivators	90	3	87
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	10	6	4
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	8	0	8
Marginal workers: Others	16	4	12
Non-workers	175	75	100

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.