Photoksar

Fotoksar or Photoksar is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. It is located in the Khalsi tehsil.

Location

Fotoksar is around from the nearest airport city of Leh. On the way towards Lamayuru monastery from Leh, a road left towards Wanla leaving the main Kargil-Leh highway, which goes further to Sirsir-La pass and then to Photoksar. The Sisir-La pass is open only in summers. So, in winter this village is cut off from the outside world.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Fotoksar has 48 households. The effective literacy rate is 71.23%.

	Total	Male	Female
Population	241	119	122
Children aged below 6 years	29	13	16
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	241	119	122
Literates	151	83	68
Workers	120	62	58
Main workers	60	58	2
Main workers: Cultivators	59	57	2
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Main workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Main workers: Other	1	1	0
Marginal workers	60	4	56
Marginal workers: Cultivators	57	4	53
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	3	0	3
Marginal workers: Others	0	0	0
Non-workers	121	57	64