Stok is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. It is located in the Chushot tehsil, in the Indus Valley 17 km southeast of the Leh town.
The village is home to the 14th-century Stok Monastery, with its high seated Gautama Buddha statue, constructed between 2012 and 2015 and consecrated by the Dalai Lama on 8 August 2016.
Stok's 19th-century palace is the current residence of the former royal family of Ladakh. Within the palace, a museum contains the shrine, crown, ceremonial dress and jewellery of the Ladakhi king.
Stok Kangri () sits at the head of the Stok Chu river valley.
Siddhartha School is located at the northernmost edge of the village.
Geography Stok is located at . It has an average elevation of .
Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, Stok has 300 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 73.79%.
+ Demographics (2011 Census) Total Male Female Population 1471 706 765 Children aged below 6 years 151 72 79 Scheduled caste 4 2 2 Scheduled tribe 1457 697 760 Literates 974 513 461 Workers (all) 589 389 200 Main workers (total) 529 345 184 Main workers: Cultivators 209 136 73 Main workers: Agricultural labourers 2 1 1 Main workers: Household industry workers 6 6 0 Main workers: Other 312 202 110 Marginal workers (total) 60 44 16 Marginal workers: Cultivators 24 17 7 Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 5 2 3 Marginal workers: Household industry workers 1 1 0 Marginal workers: Others 30 24 6 Non-workers 882 317 565
See also Chogyal History of Stok Dogra–Tibetan War Zhabdrung Tourism in Ladakh
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