Domkhar (also spelt Damkhar) is a village in Sham district of Ladakh in India, located in the Khalsi tehsil.

The Domkhar Rock Art Sanctuary was created in 2012, in order to preserve prehistoric petroglyphs in the area.

Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, Damkhar has 199 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 62.22%.

+ Demographics (2011 Census) Total Male Female Population 1202 608 594 Children aged below 6 years 114 63 51 Scheduled caste 17 8 9 Scheduled tribe 1177 594 583 Literates 677 371 306 Workers (all) 650 357 293 Main workers (total) 604 336 268 Main workers: Cultivators 344 176 168 Main workers: Agricultural labourers 4 2 2 Main workers: Household industry workers 4 3 1 Main workers: Other 252 155 97 Marginal workers (total) 46 21 25 Marginal workers: Cultivators 9 5 4 Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 2 1 1 Marginal workers: Household industry workers 1 0 1 Marginal workers: Others 34 15 19 Non-workers 552 251 301

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