Stok
| Stok Stak | |
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| village | |
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Stok monastery | |
  Stok Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India | |
 Stok Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 34°03′52″N 77°33′12″E / 34.06441°N 77.553344°ECoordinates: 34°03′52″N 77°33′12″E / 34.06441°N 77.553344°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Leh |
| Elevation | 3,497 m (11,473 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,471 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| 2011 census code | 862 |
Stok is a village in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.[1] It is located in the Leh tehsil, in the Indus Valley 17 km southeast of the Leh town.
The village is home to the Stok Monastery, a museum and gompa. Stok monastery is the current residence of the former royal family of Ladakh and the museum contains the shrines, crown, ceremonial dress and jewelry of the Ladakhi king. Siddhartha School is located in the village.
A Buddha statue[2] is situated on hilltop near Stok and is under construction as of Aug 2015.
Geography
Stok is located at 34°04′N 77°34′E / 34.07°N 77.57°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 3,364 metres (11,037 feet).
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Stok has 300 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 73.79%.[4]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1471 | 706 | 765 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 151 | 72 | 79 |
| Scheduled caste | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Scheduled tribe | 1457 | 697 | 760 |
| Literates | 974 | 513 | 461 |
| Workers (all) | 589 | 389 | 200 |
| Main workers (total) | 529 | 345 | 184 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 209 | 136 | 73 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 312 | 202 | 110 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 60 | 44 | 16 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 24 | 17 | 7 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 30 | 24 | 6 |
| Non-workers | 882 | 317 | 565 |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stok Monastery. |
- ↑ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
- ↑ http://www.brettcolephotography.com/media/08c0e6fe-b4ed-4fe8-ad75-a3278f0dcff5-buddha-statue-under-construction-in-stok-village-near-leh-lada?hit_num=1&hits=45&page=1&per_page=25&search=Buddha
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Stok
- 1 2 "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India (Directorate of Census Operations). Retrieved 2015-07-23.
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