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Skanpuk

Coordinates: 34°37′25″N 77°26′06″E / 34.6237°N 77.4350°E / 34.6237; 77.4350
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Skanpuk
Village
Skanpuk is located in Ladakh
Skanpuk
Skanpuk
Location in Ladakh, India
Skanpuk is located in India
Skanpuk
Skanpuk
Skanpuk (India)
Coordinates: 34°37′25″N 77°26′06″E / 34.6237°N 77.4350°E / 34.6237; 77.4350[1]
CountryIndia
StateLadakh
DistrictLeh
TehsilNubra
Population
 (2011)
 • Total416
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code925

Skanpuk[a] is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[2] It is located in the Nubra tehsil. It is on the way to Turtuk, Nubra.

Geography

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Skanpuk is in the Shyok river valley, adjacent to Hundar, close to the confluence of the Nubra river with Shyok.

Skanpuk is named after the Skanpuk peak, elevation 20,288 feet (6,184 m), below which the village sits. The surveyor William Johnson is said to have used the peak as a trigonometric station during his surveys.[3]

Demographics

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According to the 2011 census of India, Skanpuk has 93 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 63.32%.[4]

Demographics (2011 Census)[4]
Total Male Female
Population 416 197 219
Children aged below 6 years 37 17 20
Scheduled caste 0 0 0
Scheduled tribe 415 197 218
Literates 240 137 103
Workers (all) 254 115 139
Main workers (total) 62 51 11
Main workers: Cultivators 8 8 0
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 1 1 0
Main workers: Household industry workers 0 0 0
Main workers: Other 53 42 11
Marginal workers (total) 192 64 128
Marginal workers: Cultivators 189 61 128
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 0 0 0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 1 1 0
Marginal workers: Others 2 2 0
Non-workers 162 82 80

Notes

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  1. ^ Alternative spellings include Skampuk, Spanpuk and Spanduk.

References

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  1. ^ Bhuvan 2d
  2. ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. ^ Longstaff, T. G. (February–November 1912), "Mr. Collins's triangulation of Teram Kangri", Alpine Journal: 307 – via archive.org
  4. ^ a b "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.