Suspol, also spelled Saspol, is a village and
eponymous
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tehsil
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headquarter in the
Leh district
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of
Ladakh
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in
India
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.
[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%.
References
{{Leh district
Villages in Likir tehsil