Taroo
Taroo is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[2] It is located in the Likir tehsil.
| Taroo | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
|   Taroo Location in Ladakh, India   Taroo Taroo (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34.203357°N 77.428223°E | |
| Country | India | 
| Union Territory | Ladakh | 
| District | Leh | 
| Tehsil | Likir[1] | 
| Population  (2011) | |
| • Total | 442 | 
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English | 
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) | 
| Census code | 853 | 
Demographics
    
According to the 2011 census of India, Taroo has 71 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 70.03%.[3]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 442 | 203 | 239 | 
| Children aged below 6 years | 45 | 20 | 25 | 
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Scheduled tribe | 429 | 195 | 234 | 
| Literates | 278 | 141 | 137 | 
| Workers (all) | 267 | 128 | 139 | 
| Main workers (total) | 143 | 115 | 28 | 
| Main workers: Cultivators | 81 | 75 | 6 | 
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 
| Main workers: Other | 58 | 38 | 20 | 
| Marginal workers (total) | 124 | 13 | 111 | 
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 90 | 3 | 87 | 
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 10 | 6 | 4 | 
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 8 | 0 | 8 | 
| Marginal workers: Others | 16 | 4 | 12 | 
| Non-workers | 175 | 75 | 100 | 
References
    
- "Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
- "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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