Hemis

Hamis
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Hamis Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Hamis Location in India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Leh
Tehsil	Leh
Population (2011)
• Total	313
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Census code	892

Hemis, also spelled Hamis, is a village in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located in the Leh tehsil, 40 km southeast of the Leh town, in Ladakh

Hemis is well known for the Hemis monastery that was established in 1672 AD by king Senge Nampar Gyalva. The village hosts a colorful festival held in July. It is close to the Hemis National Park, an area that is home to the endangered snow leopard. The national park was created in 1981, and is the only high altitude park in the country.

Hemis Monastery

Main article: Hemis Monastery

Hemis Monastery already existed before the 11th century. Nāropā, the pupil of the yogi Tilopa, and teacher of the translator Marpa was connected with this monastery. A translation of Naropa's biography has been found in Hemis monastery. It has been translated by A. Grünwedel (Nӑro und Tilo,: Festschrift Ernst Kuhn, München 1916). In 1887, Nicolas Notovitch wrote a book claiming to be the translation of a document held in Hemis Library that states Jesus had spent his unknown years at the Hemis monastery.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Hamis has 24 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 90.63%.

Demographics (2011 Census)

	Total	Male	Female
Population	313	256	57
Children aged below 6 years	25	18	7
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	85	61	24
Literates	261	230	31
Workers (all)	177	141	36
Main workers (total)	173	140	33
Main workers: Cultivators	48	18	30
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	1	1	0
Main workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Main workers: Other	124	121	3
Marginal workers (total)	4	1	3
Marginal workers: Cultivators	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Others	4	1	3
Non-workers	136	115	21