Kargil City Population - Kargil, Jammu & Kashmir

Kargil (MC) is a City and Municipal Committee located in Kargil Tehsil of Kargil district in Jammu & Kashmir. Kargil city has 2191 housholds and town is divided into 16 wards. Kargil city elections are held of every 5 years to elect representative of each ward.

As per the Census India 2011, Kargil city has population of 16338 of which 10082 are males and 6256 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 1569 which is 9.6% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Kargil city is around 621 compared to 889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Kargil city is 75.53% out of which 85.57% males are literate and 59.35% females are literate. There are 0.05% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 70.36% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kargil city.

Kargil Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total16338100%
Muslim1267177.56%
Hindu313919.21%
Sikh3602.2%
Buddhist880.54%
Christian630.39%
Religion not stated140.09%
Jain20.01%
Other religions and persuasions10.01%

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Kargil Population Facts

Number of Households2191
Population16338
Male Population10082 (61.71%)
Female Population6256 (38.29%)
Children Population1569
Sex-ratio621
Literacy75.53%
Male Literacy85.57%
Female Literacy59.35%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %70.36%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %0.05%

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