Chuchot Gongma

Chuchot Gongma is a village-group and the headquarter of Chuchot block in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[1] It is located in the Leh tehsil. This village Chuchot is divided into three villages Yokma, Shamma and Chuchot Gongma. Chuchot village is the longest village of ladakh. It starts from Choglamsar and stretches up to Stakna by the bank of Indus river and this river is the source of water for irrigating fields.

Chuchot Gongma
Village
Chuchot Gongma Location in Ladakh Chuchot Gongma Chuchot Gongma (India)
Coordinates: 34.0397120°N 77.6434728°E
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Leh
Tehsil	Leh
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,836
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code	867

People here rear cattle and harvest fields. This village, located in ladakh, comes under Leh district and is 13 km South of Leh main town. This village is surrounded by chains of mountain range with the village itself being located on the bank of the historically famous Indus River. Farther away from the bank, the other side of the village has vast barren lands.

Polo and archery are the most common sports. The village grows a large amount of wild seabuck thorn (scientific name : Hippopha) known for its therapeutic, anti-carsenic, anti-aging antibacterial, anti-inflammatory properties.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Chuchot Gongma has 368 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 79.75%.[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	1836	897	939
Children aged below 6 years	221	110	111
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	1804	880	924
Literates	1288	721	567
Workers (all)	1065	522	543
Main workers (total)	437	373	64
Main workers: Cultivators	75	71	4
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	2	2	0
Main workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Main workers: Other	360	300	60
Marginal workers (total)	628	149	479
Marginal workers: Cultivators	294	39	255
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	32	26	6
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	23	2	21
Marginal workers: Others	279	82	197
Non-workers	771	375	396

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.