Chemrey
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chemrey
| other_name = Chemdrey
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Chemrey Monastery.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Chemrey Monastery
| etymology =
| pushpin_map = India Ladakh#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ladakh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|33.97|N|77.80|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = Union Territory
| subdivision_name1 = Ladakh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Leh
| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil
| subdivision_name3 = Kharu
| established_title =
| established_date =
| founder =
| seat_type = Panchayat
| seat =
| leader_party =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_m =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 6222
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| blank_name_sec1 = Census code
| blank_info_sec1 = 871
| footnotes =
}}
Chemrey is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.{{cite web |url=http://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf |title=Blockwise Village Amenity Directory |publisher=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council |access-date=2015-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909100301/http://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf |archive-date=9 September 2016 |url-status=dead }} It is located in the Kharu tehsil. The Chemrey Monastery is located in this village.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Chemrey has 353 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 91.12%.
class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Demographics (2011 Census){{cite news |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/datagov/CDB_PCA_Census/PCA_CDB_0103_F_Census.xls |title=Leh district census |work=2011 Census of India |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations |access-date=2015-07-23 }} ! !! Total !! Male !! Female | |||
Population | 6222 | 5450 | 772 |
Children aged below 6 years | 130 | 56 | 74 |
Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scheduled tribe | 1846 | 1177 | 669 |
Literates | 5551 | 5143 | 408 |
Workers (all) | 5391 | 5179 | 212 |
Main workers (total) | 5123 | 4967 | 156 |
Main workers: Cultivators | 146 | 139 | 7 |
Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 30 | 18 | 12 |
Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Main workers: Other | 4947 | 4810 | 137 |
Marginal workers (total) | 268 | 212 | 56 |
Marginal workers: Cultivators | 50 | 36 | 14 |
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Marginal workers: Others | 210 | 173 | 37 |
Non-workers | 831 | 271 | 560 |