Gya, Ladakh

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.

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Village
Gya Village
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Coordinates: 33.280068°N 77.938785°E / 33.280068; 77.938785
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Leh
Tehsil	Kharu[1]
Population  (2011)
• Total	658
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code	894

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

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]

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	169