Sakti, Ladakh

Sakti (Tibetan: གསེར་ཁྲི་, Wylie: sag kri) is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.^[1] It is located in the Leh tehsil. The Takthok Monastery is located here.

Sakti Serthi Serthi / Sarkti
Village
Takthok Monastery
Sakti Location in Ladakh, India Show map of Ladakh Sakti Sakti (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 33°59′52″N 77°49′00″E
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Leh
Tehsil	Leh
Elevation	3,812 m (12,507 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,718
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code	872

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Sakti has 370 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 67.7%.^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	1718	816	902
Children aged below 6 years	167	87	80
Scheduled caste	1	0	1
Scheduled tribe	1713	813	900
Literates	1050	577	473
Workers (all)	954	429	525
Main workers (total)	936	421	515
Main workers: Cultivators	695	262	433
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	22	10	12
Main workers: Household industry workers	6	4	2
Main workers: Other	213	145	68
Marginal workers (total)	18	8	10
Marginal workers: Cultivators	7	3	4
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	2	2	0
Marginal workers: Others	9	3	6
Non-workers	764	387	377

See also

• List of buddhist monasteries in Ladakh
• Geography of Ladakh
• Tourism in Ladakh

References

1. "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
2. "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.