Suspol, Leh

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| name = Suspol

| other_name = Saspol

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| settlement_type = Village

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ladakh, India

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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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| elevation_m = 4945

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_total = 1205

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Suspol, also spelled Saspol, is a village and eponymous tehsil headquarter in the Leh district of Ladakh in 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 }}[https://leh.nic.in/about-district/administrative-setup/tehsil/ Leh tehsils].

Saspol village is home to Saspol Caves. The interior walls of some of these caves are decorated with unique 15th century CE wall paintings.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Suspol has 198 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 84.05%.

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

Population1205641564
Children aged below 6 years1146351
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe1159596563
Literates917522395
Workers (all)785402383
Main workers (total)469272197
Main workers: Cultivators15813127
Main workers: Agricultural labourers202
Main workers: Household industry workers100298
Main workers: Other20913970
Marginal workers (total)316130186
Marginal workers: Cultivators903159
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers32428
Marginal workers: Household industry workers31922
Marginal workers: Others1638677
Non-workers420239181

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Category:Villages in Likir tehsil