Suspol, also spelled Saspol, is a village and eponymous tehsil headquarter in the Sham district of Ladakh in India.Leh tehsils.

Saspol village is home to Saspol Caves. The interior walls of some of these caves are decorated with unique 15th century CE wall paintings.

Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, Suspol has 198 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 84.05%.

+ Demographics (2011 Census) Total Male Female Population 1205 641 564 Children aged below 6 years 114 63 51 Scheduled caste 0 0 0 Scheduled tribe 1159 596 563 Literates 917 522 395 Workers (all) 785 402 383 Main workers (total) 469 272 197 Main workers: Cultivators 158 131 27 Main workers: Agricultural labourers 2 0 2 Main workers: Household industry workers 100 2 98 Main workers: Other 209 139 70 Marginal workers (total) 316 130 186 Marginal workers: Cultivators 90 31 59 Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 32 4 28 Marginal workers: Household industry workers 31 9 22 Marginal workers: Others 163 86 77 Non-workers 420 239 181

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