Sumoor


Sumoor is a village and tehsil in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.

Historically this village seems to be on the ancient trade route connecting Khasgar in China to Ladakh in India. There is an ancient fort at the top of the hill just above the monastery. The monastery is one of the biggest in the Nubra Valley, which was founded by Lama Tsultim Nima around 1830s. There is huge rock carving dating from the 8-9th century AD. The village is the largest in terms of population in the whole Saichen belt. During the long winters people of the village observe various traditional cultural practices.
Sumoor also has sand dunes at the end of the village, where tourists can have camel rides.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Sumoor has 164 households. The effective literacy rate is 66.14%.
TotalMaleFemale
Population711385326
Children aged below 6 years763640
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe678358320
Literates420260160
Workers 25118566
Main workers 1208337
Main workers: Cultivators220
Main workers: Agricultural labourers211
Main workers: Household industry workers550
Main workers: Other1117536
Marginal workers 13110229
Marginal workers: Cultivators988117
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers16610
Marginal workers: Household industry workers110
Marginal workers: Others16142
Non-workers460200260