Wanla

Wanla
Wanla
Village
	Yapola River in Wanla
	Interactive map of Wanla
	Wanla Location in Ladakh, India Wanla Wanla (India)
	Coordinates: 34°14′56″N 76°49′48″E / 34.2490°N 76.8299°E
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Sham
Tehsil	Khalsi
Population (2011)
• Total	1,015
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code	954

Wanla is a village in the Sham district of Ladakh, India.^[1] It is located in the Khalsi tehsil, on the banks of the Yapola River (also known as the Wanla river). The Wanla Monastery is located in this village.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Wanla has 170 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 63.81%.^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[2]
	Total	Male	Female
Population	1015	518	497
Children aged below 6 years	106	57	49
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	1014	517	497
Literates	580	327	253
Workers (all)	529	266	263
Main workers (total)	317	248	69
Main workers: Cultivators	196	159	37
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	2	1	1
Main workers: Household industry workers	2	2	0
Main workers: Other	117	86	31
Marginal workers (total)	212	18	194
Marginal workers: Cultivators	190	7	183
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	3	0	3
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	1	0	1
Marginal workers: Others	18	11	7
Non-workers	486	252	234

Culture

Wanla is known to produce Pashmina wool, wood carvings (Ladakh Shing-skos) and Thangka paintings for local livelihood and cultural heritage preservation. Ladakh Shing-skos received Geographical Indication tag in 2024 and artisans are from Wanla cluster are recognized as master carvers.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
^ Balyan, Vivek; Kumar, Patanjal; Rathee, Meghna (1 August 2024). "Modelling Success Factors for Sustainable Growth of the Handicraft Industry in Extreme Weather Region" (PDF). International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences. 10 (4): 1156–1177. doi:10.33889/IJMEMS.2025.10.4.055. ISSN 2455-7749.
^ "In Conversation with Padma Shri awardee Tsering Namgyal, Woodcarver". Reachladakh. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
^ "What is Shingskos? GI-Tagged Ladakh Wood Carving". Ladakh Wood Works. Retrieved 23 June 2026.

[1] "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

[census_2011-2] "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

[3] Balyan, Vivek; Kumar, Patanjal; Rathee, Meghna (1 August 2024). "Modelling Success Factors for Sustainable Growth of the Handicraft Industry in Extreme Weather Region" (PDF). International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences. 10 (4): 1156–1177. doi:10.33889/IJMEMS.2025.10.4.055. ISSN 2455-7749.

[4] "In Conversation with Padma Shri awardee Tsering Namgyal, Woodcarver". Reachladakh. Retrieved 23 June 2026.

[5] "What is Shingskos? GI-Tagged Ladakh Wood Carving". Ladakh Wood Works. Retrieved 23 June 2026.

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