Chamshan Charasa

34°43′34″N 78°00′17″E / 34.725985°N 78.004631°E / 34.725985; 78.004631CountryIndiaUnion TerritoryLadakhDistrictLehTehsilNubraPopulation • Total717Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Census code930

Chamshan and Charasa is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.^[1] It is located in the Nubra tehsil. The road to Chamshen valley is very accessible all throughout the season while Charasa, having closest village to Chamshen because of the river in between still need to take a long way from Koyak Bridge by stretching approximately 40km more.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Chamshan Charasa has 180 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 56.8%.^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	717	336	381
Children aged below 6 years	85	41	44
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	716	335	381
Literates	359	195	164
Workers (all)	422	196	226
Main workers (total)	61	39	22
Main workers: Cultivators	5	3	2
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Main workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Main workers: Other	56	36	20
Marginal workers (total)	361	157	204
Marginal workers: Cultivators	299	107	192
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	2	1	1
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	9	4	5
Marginal workers: Others	51	45	6
Non-workers	295	140	155

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