Chuchot Shama

33°53′40″N 77°38′51″E / 33.894519°N 77.647434°E / 33.894519; 77.647434CountryIndiaUnion TerritoryLadakhDistrictLehTehsilLehPopulation • Total1,567Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Census code866

Chuchot Shama is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.^[1] It is located in the Leh tehsil. The village is located on the banks of river Indus (sindh).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Chuchot Shama has 296 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 81.43%.^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	1567	768	799
Children aged below 6 years	167	90	77
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	1558	762	796
Literates	1140	611	529
Workers (all)	420	325	95
Main workers (total)	402	314	88
Main workers: Cultivators	22	20	2
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Main workers: Household industry workers	2	1	1
Main workers: Other	378	293	85
Marginal workers (total)	18	11	7
Marginal workers: Cultivators	6	3	3
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Others	12	8	4
Non-workers	1147	443	704

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