Fiang


Fiang is a village in Leh district of Ladakh in India. It is in the Leh tehsil. The Phyang Monastery is in this village. This is one of the largest inhabited villages of Ladakh, comprising eight clusters: Phulungs, Phyang, Tsakma, Changmachan, Gaon, Thangnak, Chusgo and Mankhang. It is in a south-facing valley in the Ladakh Range of mountains. The village is about long and average width. There is an old dilapidated castle near the cluster of Phyang on a hilltop. Just below this castle, there is a single-room temple, Lobon, with paintings of Ladakh, but in the tourism industry, it is known as Guru Lhakhang. The Tokpo river is in the middle of the valley. The source of the river is small glaciers in upper Spangkul and Lungnak valley northwest of the village at an altitude of about. The river joins the Indus River near Phey village at a lower altitude of. The village has some tourist facilities, including a guesthouse and campsites. Hidden North guesthouse is just opposite the site of Guru Lhakhang at Tsakma cluster.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Fiang has 352 households. The effective literacy rate is 75.37%.
TotalMaleFemale
Population20361064972
Children aged below 6 years229124105
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe19981043955
Literates1362789573
Workers 713439274
Main workers 536348188
Main workers: Cultivators1859194
Main workers: Agricultural labourers211
Main workers: Household industry workers000
Main workers: Other34925693
Marginal workers 1779186
Marginal workers: Cultivators1215071
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers642
Marginal workers: Household industry workers220
Marginal workers: Others483513
Non-workers1323625698