Kargil District Population, Jammu & Kashmir - Census India 2011

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 18338 households, population of 140802 of which 77785 are males and 63017 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 19928 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 14036 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

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total140802100%
Muslim10823976.87%
Buddhist2012614.29%
Hindu103417.34%
Sikh11710.83%
Christian6040.43%
Religion not stated2890.21%
Jain280.02%
Other religions and persuasions40%

Kargil Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)2.1414033.86
Number of households219116147
Total Population16338124464
Population (%)61.71%45.6%
Male Population1008267703
Female Population625656761
Sex Ratio621838
Literacy (%)75.53%59.37%

List of Tehsils in Kargil

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Kargil district, Jammu & Kashmir
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Kargil8646184.161027749
Sanku4054860.49670900
Zanskar1379343.11320968

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Kargil Population Facts

Number of Households18338
Population140802
Male Population77785 (55.24%)
Female Population63017 (44.76%)
Children Population19928
Area14036 km2
Population density/km210
Sex-ratio810
Literacy61.25%
Male Literacy72.38%
Female Literacy47.5%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %86.89%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %0.01%

Map of Kargil, Jammu & Kashmir