Sakti, Ladakh

Sakti (Tibetan: གསེར་ཁྲི་, Wylie: sag kri) is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.^[1] It is located in the Leh tehsil. The Takthok Monastery is located here.

Sakti Serthi Serthi / Sarkti
Village
Takthok Monastery
Sakti Location in Ladakh, India Show map of Ladakh Sakti Sakti (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 33°59′52″N 77°49′00″E
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Leh
Tehsil	Leh
Elevation	3,812 m (12,507 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,718
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code	872

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Sakti has 370 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 67.7%.^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	1718	816	902
Children aged below 6 years	167	87	80
Scheduled caste	1	0	1
Scheduled tribe	1713	813	900
Literates	1050	577	473
Workers (all)	954	429	525
Main workers (total)	936	421	515
Main workers: Cultivators	695	262	433
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	22	10	12
Main workers: Household industry workers	6	4	2
Main workers: Other	213	145	68
Marginal workers (total)	18	8	10
Marginal workers: Cultivators	7	3	4
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	2	2	0
Marginal workers: Others	9	3	6
Non-workers	764	387	377

See also

• List of buddhist monasteries in Ladakh
• Geography of Ladakh
• Tourism in Ladakh