Dah, Ladakh

Dah (or Dha) is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[1] It is located in the Khalsi tehsil.

Dah Dha
Village
Dah Location in Ladakh, India Dah Dah (India)
Coordinates: 34.6025°N 76.5112°E
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Leh
Tehsil	Khalsi
Panchayat	Khaslsos
Population  (2011)
• Total	609
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code	939

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Dah has 103 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 58.95%.[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	609	324	285
Children aged below 6 years	95	62	33
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	607	323	284
Literates	303	176	127
Workers (all)	312	160	152
Main workers (total)	183	152	31
Main workers: Cultivators	135	110	25
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	1	0	1
Main workers: Household industry workers	1	1	0
Main workers: Other	46	41	5
Marginal workers (total)	129	8	121
Marginal workers: Cultivators	119	1	118
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Others	10	7	3
Non-workers	297	164	133

References

1. "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
2. "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

External links

• Jitaditya Narzary, Into The Brokpa Country: Dah, Hanu, & Beama, Travelling Slacker (blog), 27 October 2018.
• Jitaditya Narzary, Dah Village: The Citadel of Brokpas, Travelling Slacker (blog), 14 January 2019.