Upshi
Upshi | |
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Village | |
 The village of Upshi and road junction at the northern end of the Leh Manali Highway | |
  Upshi Location in Ladakh, India  Upshi Upshi (India) | |
| Coordinates:33°48′N77°48′E/ 33.8°N 77.8°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Kharu[1] |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 128 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
| Censuscode | 890 |
Upshiis a village and road junction on theLeh-Manali Highwayin the union territory ofLadakhinIndia.It is located 47 km (29 mi) to the southeast ofLehalong theIndusriver valley andTanglang Laon the Leh-Manali highway.Gyais also to the south.[2]
An ancient trading road (right turn while coming fromManali) heads to the east from Upshi towardsTibet.There is a helipad on this road. There is a Customs and Excise department's check post on Leh-Manali highway towardsManaliafter crossing the river. Goat farming is important to the local economy.[3]
Demographics
[edit]According to the2011 census of India,Upshi has 26 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 72.65%.[4]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 128 | 64 | 64 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 128 | 64 | 64 |
| Literates | 85 | 46 | 39 |
| Workers (all) | 70 | 35 | 35 |
| Main workers (total) | 70 | 35 | 35 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 53 | 20 | 33 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-workers | 58 | 29 | 29 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
- ^Outlook Publishing (July 2008).Outlook Traveller.Outlook Publishing. p. 35.Retrieved25 August2012.
- ^Jina, Prem Singh (1995).High Pasturelands of Ladakh Himalaya.Indus Publishing. p. 53.ISBN978-81-7387-026-2.Retrieved25 August2012.
- ^ab"Leh district census".2011 Census of India.Directorate of Census Operations.Retrieved23 July2015.
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