Kargil is one of district of Jammu & Kashmir in India. There are 3 Tehsils, 127 villages and 1 towns in Kargil district.
As per the Census India 2011, Kargil district has 18,338 households, population of 140,802 of which 77,785 are males and 63,017 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 19,928 which is 14.15% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kargil district is around
810 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Kargil district is 61.25% out of which 72.38% males are literate and 47.5% females are literate. The total area of Kargil is 14,036 sq.km with population density of 10 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 88.4% of population lives in Urban area and 11.6% lives in Rural area. There are 0.01% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 86.89% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kargil district.
Kargil Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 140,802 | 100% |
| Muslim | 108,239 | 76.87% |
| Buddhist | 20,126 | 14.29% |
| Hindu | 10,341 | 7.34% |
| Sikh | 1,171 | 0.83% |
| Christian | 604 | 0.43% |
| Religion not stated | 289 | 0.21% |
| Jain | 28 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 4 | 0% |
Kargil Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 2 | 14,034 |
| Number of households | 2,191 | 16,147 |
| Total Population | 16,338 | 124,464 |
| Population (%) | 61.71% | 45.6% |
| Male Population | 10,082 | 67,703 |
| Female Population | 6,256 | 56,761 |
| Sex Ratio | 621 | 838 |
| Literacy (%) | 75.53% | 59.37% |
List of Tehsils in Kargil
Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Kargil district, Jammu & Kashmir
| Tehsil | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Kargil | 86,461 | 84 | 1027 | 749 |
| Sanku | 40,548 | 60 | 670 | 900 |
| Zanskar | 13,793 | 43 | 320 | 968 |
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