Stok

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Stok is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[1] It is located in the Leh tehsil, in the Indus Valley 17 km southeast of the Leh town.

The village is home to the 14th century Stok Monastery, with its Script error: No such module "convert". high seated Gautama Buddha statue, constructed between 2012–2015 and consecrated by the Dalai Lama on 8 August 2016.[2]

Stok's 19th century palace is the current residence of the former royal family of Ladakh. Within the palace, a museum contains the shrine, crown, ceremonial dress and jewellery of the Ladakhi king.[3]

Stok Kangri (Script error: No such module "convert".) sits at the head of the Stok Chu river valley.[4]

Siddhartha School is located at the northernmost edge of the village.

Geography

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Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Stok has 300 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 73.79%.[6]

Demographics (2011 Census)[6]
Total Male Female
Population 1471 706 765
Children aged below 6 years 151 72 79
Scheduled caste 4 2 2
Scheduled tribe 1457 697 760
Literates 974 513 461
Workers (all) 589 389 200
Main workers (total) 529 345 184
Main workers: Cultivators 209 136 73
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 2 1 1
Main workers: Household industry workers 6 6 0
Main workers: Other 312 202 110
Marginal workers (total) 60 44 16
Marginal workers: Cultivators 24 17 7
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 5 2 3
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 1 1 0
Marginal workers: Others 30 24 6
Non-workers 882 317 565

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