Lingshet (or Lingshed) is the headquarters of the Singelalok block in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. It is located in Leh tehsil, about a day's trek from the nearest road. The village can be accessed via a road through Singela from Lamayuru.
The Lingshed Monastery, located nearby, is about 900 years old. In 2016, solar-powered direct-current microgrids were installed at the monastery and in local school dormitories, along with a computer lab with a satellite Internet link.
Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, Lingshet has 116 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of the population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 70.26%.
+ Demographics (2011 Census) Total Male Female Population 913 494 419 Children aged below 6 years 106 65 41 Scheduled caste 0 0 0 Scheduled tribe 912 493 419 Literates 567 347 220 Workers (all) 407 210 197 Main workers (total) 241 159 82 Main workers: Cultivators 169 108 61 Main workers: Agricultural labourers 0 0 0 Main workers: Household industry workers 1 1 0 Main workers: Other 71 50 21 Marginal workers (total) 166 51 115 Marginal workers: Cultivators 95 7 88 Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 1 0 1 Marginal workers: Household industry workers 0 0 0 Marginal workers: Others 70 44 26 Non-workers 506 284 222
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