The village overlooks the Gya river in the Ladakh region, between the Indus river valley and Tanglang La Pass on the Leh-Manali Highway. Accessible from Upshi in the Indus River Valley, the village is located in the gorge created by the River Gya. A Buddhist Gompa with accompanying chortens or stupas is situated above the village and the gorge.
Most of the people are engaged in agriculture adopting organic farming. The village is still protected with its old heritage and culture for which countless tourist love to visit there.
Demographicsedit
According to the 2011 census of India, Gya has 140 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 58.67%.[4]
^"Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
^Erberto Lo Bue; John Bray, eds. (2014), Art and Architecture in Ladakh: Cross-cultural Transmissions in the Himalayas and Karakoram, BRILL, ISBN978-90-04-27180-7
^"Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
^ ab"Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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ladakh, wylie, rgya, village, district, ladakh, india, located, kharu, tehsil, manali, highway, close, rgyagiavillagegya, villagegyalocation, ladakhshow, ladakhgyagya, india, show, indiacoordinates, 280068, 938785, 280068, 938785countryindiaunion, territorylad. Gya Wylie rGya 2 or Gia is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh in India 3 It is located in the Kharu tehsil off the Leh Manali Highway close to Tso Kar Gya rGyaGiaVillageGya VillageGyaLocation in LadakhShow map of LadakhGyaGya India Show map of IndiaCoordinates 33 16 48 N 77 56 20 E 33 280068 N 77 938785 E 33 280068 77 938785CountryIndiaUnion TerritoryLadakhDistrictLehTehsilKharu 1 Population 2011 Total658Languages OfficialHindi EnglishTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST Census code894 The village overlooks the Gya river in the Ladakh region between the Indus river valley and Tanglang La Pass on the Leh Manali Highway Accessible from Upshi in the Indus River Valley the village is located in the gorge created by the River Gya A Buddhist Gompa with accompanying chortens or stupas is situated above the village and the gorge Most of the people are engaged in agriculture adopting organic farming The village is still protected with its old heritage and culture for which countless tourist love to visit there Demographics editAccording to the 2011 census of India Gya has 140 households The effective literacy rate i e the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below is 58 67 4 Demographics 2011 Census 4 Total Male Female Population 658 301 357 Children aged below 6 years 87 39 48 Scheduled caste 0 0 0 Scheduled tribe 657 301 356 Literates 335 172 163 Workers all 365 177 188 Main workers total 103 80 23 Main workers Cultivators 58 50 8 Main workers Agricultural labourers 0 0 0 Main workers Household industry workers 0 0 0 Main workers Other 45 30 15 Marginal workers total 262 97 165 Marginal workers Cultivators 196 64 132 Marginal workers Agricultural labourers 0 0 0 Marginal workers Household industry workers 0 0 0 Marginal workers Others 66 33 33 Non workers 293 124 169References edit Villages District Leh Union Territory of Ladakh India Erberto Lo Bue John Bray eds 2014 Art and Architecture in Ladakh Cross cultural Transmissions in the Himalayas and Karakoram BRILL ISBN 978 90 04 27180 7 Blockwise Village Amenity Directory PDF Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Retrieved 23 July 2015 a b Leh district census 2011 Census of India Directorate of Census Operations Retrieved 23 July 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gya Ladakh amp oldid 1136591175, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
