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

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]
TotalMaleFemale
Population1205641564
Children aged below 6 years1146351
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe1159596563
Literates917522395
Workers (all)785402383
Main workers (total)469272197
Main workers: Cultivators15813127
Main workers: Agricultural labourers202
Main workers: Household industry workers100298
Main workers: Other20913970
Marginal workers (total)316130186
Marginal workers: Cultivators903159
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers32428
Marginal workers: Household industry workers31922
Marginal workers: Others1638677
Non-workers420239181

References

  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. 1 2 "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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