Leh
Leh is a town in Ladakh union territory of India and serves as Nagar Parishad. It is also one of the districts of Ladakh.
As on April 2024, the current population of Leh is 34.1 thousands out of which 23.9 thousands are males and rest 10.2 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this town is 425 females per 1000 males. There are around 1.7 thousands teenagers in Leh. It has literacy rate of 85% which means around 29.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 24 people belonging to scheduled caste and 18.1 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the town. There are around 4.8 thousands households in Leh, which means every family has 7 members on average. The town has working population of 21.6 thousands.
Schools
Leh has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Pvt/s Lamdon Model Senior Secondary Sc
- Tcv School Choglamsar
- Pvt/s Delhi Public School
- Pvt/s Ladakh Public School
- Pvt/s Druk Pema Karpo
Banks
Leh has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- Bank of India Leh
- Canara Bank Leh
- ICICI Bank Lehtown
- ICICI Bank Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre
- Jammu & Kashmir Bank Zonal Office Leh
Leh District
Leh is one of the 2 districts of Ladakh, spread in an area of 45110 square kilometers. It is divided into 8 Tehsils and 16 blocks. As on 27th April 2024, the current population of Leh district is 1.47 lakhs, which includes urban population of 50.4 thousands and rural population of 97 thousands. The sex ratio of district is 690 females per 1000 males. There are 24.2 thousands houses in the district which means every household has around 6 members. There are around 12 thousands teenagers in district. It has literacy rate of 70% which means around 1.04 lakhs persons can read and write. The district has working population of 82.9 thousands. Total 539 people belonging to scheduled caste and 1.06 lakhs scheduled tribe people live in the district.
Tehsils in Leh district
Leh district has total 8 Tehsil.
Blocks in Leh district
Leh district has total 16 blocks.
- Durbuk
- Khaltsi
- Kharu
- Leh
- Deskit
- Nyoma
- Saspol
- Chuchot
- Panamic
- Thiksay
- Nimoo
- Rong
- Rupsho
- Turtuk
- Sukerbachan
- Singay Lalok WANLA
Leh District Planning & Development Board
The office landline number is 01982-25**10. The office address is Deputy Commissioner / District Magistrate/Chief Executive, Lahdc, Leh Ladakh, Pincode - 194101. You can reach there by taking a bus till Leh bus stop which is less than a km away. The office has internet facility.Leh District Planning & Development Board consists of total 16 Block Development Council.
- Durbuk
- Khaltsi
- Kharu
- Leh
- Deskit
- Nyoma
- Saspol
- Chuchot
- Panamic
- Thiksay
- Nimoo
- Rong
- Rupsho
- Turtuk
- Sukerbachan
- Singay Lalok WANLA
Leh Block Development Council
Leh Block Development Council consists of total 7 Halqa Panchayat.