Chiling Sumda
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chiling Sumda
| other_name = Chilling
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map = India Ladakh#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ladakh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|34.0667|N|77.2167|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = Union Territory
| subdivision_name1 = Ladakh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Leh
| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil
| subdivision_name3 = Likir{{cite web | url=https://leh.nic.in/about-district/administrative-setup/village/ | title=Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India }}
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| seat_type = Panchayat
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 3346
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 223
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| registration_plate = JK10
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Chiling Sumda 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 |accessdate=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 Nimmu–Padum–Darcha road (NPDR) or Zanskar Highway in the Likir tehsil, on the bank of the Zanskar River in Zanskar region. It serves as a base camp for the Chadar Trek{{cite web|url = http://blog.alienadv.com/the-4-coolest-treks-in-ladakh/|title = AlienAdv - Lamayuru to Chiling trek|access-date = 20 November 2015|archive-date = 2 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151202105859/http://blog.alienadv.com/the-4-coolest-treks-in-ladakh/|url-status = usurped}} in the winters and is used to raft the Zanskar river in the summers.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Chiling Sumda has 31 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 59.31%.
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 |accessdate=2015-07-23 }} ! !! Total !! Male !! Female | |||
Population | 223 | 120 | 103 |
Children aged below 6 years | 19 | 12 | 7 |
Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scheduled tribe | 220 | 118 | 102 |
Literates | 121 | 68 | 53 |
Workers (all) | 132 | 71 | 61 |
Main workers (total) | 13 | 4 | 9 |
Main workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Main workers: Other | 12 | 3 | 9 |
Marginal workers (total) | 119 | 67 | 52 |
Marginal workers: Cultivators | 104 | 53 | 51 |
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marginal workers: Others | 15 | 14 | 1 |
Non-workers | 91 | 49 | 42 |