Thiksey
Thiksey is a village and the headquarter of its eponymous block in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. It is located in the Leh tehsil. The Thikse Monastery is located here.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Thiksey has 433 households. The effective literacy rate is 75.42%.| Total | Male | Female | |
| Population | 2237 | 1111 | 1126 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 227 | 111 | 116 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 2150 | 1074 | 1076 |
| Literates | 1516 | 841 | 675 |
| Workers | 993 | 573 | 420 |
| Main workers | 912 | 528 | 384 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 348 | 189 | 159 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 38 | 10 | 28 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Main workers: Other | 513 | 320 | 193 |
| Marginal workers | 81 | 45 | 36 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 69 | 40 | 29 |
| Non-workers | 1244 | 538 | 706 |