Sanku Tehsil Population - Kargil, Jammu & Kashmir

Sanku is a Tehsil located in Kargil district of Jammu & Kashmir. It is one of 3 Tehsils of Kargil district. There are 36 villages and 0 towns in Sanku Tehsil.

As per the Census India 2011, Sanku Tehsil has 5,144 households, population of 40,548 of which 21,346 are males and 19,202 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 6,343 which is 15.64% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Sanku Tehsil is around 900 compared to 889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Sanku Tehsil is 53.98% out of which 64.27% males are literate and 42.53% females are literate. The total area of Sanku is 60 sq.km with population density of 670 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 100% of population lives in Urban area and 0 lives in Rural area. There are 0 Scheduled Caste (SC) and 89.96% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Sanku Tehsil.

Sanku Religion Population

Description	Population	Percentage
Total	40,548	100%
Muslim	38,898	95.93%
Hindu	1,161	2.86%
Buddhist	385	0.95%
Christian	57	0.14%
Religion not stated	34	0.08%
Sikh	11	0.03%
Jain	2	0%
Other religions and persuasions	0	0%

Sanku Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area

Description	Urban	Rural
Number of households	0	5,144
Total Population	0	40,548
Population (%)	0	47.36%
Male Population	0	21,346
Female Population	0	19,202
Sex Ratio	0	900
Literacy (%)	0	53.98%

List of Villages in Sanku

Check out complete list of all villages of Sanku in Sanku district, Jammu & Kashmir

Sanku Population Facts

Number of Households	5,144
Population	40,548
Male Population	21,346 (52.64%)
Female Population	19,202 (47.36%)
Children Population	6,343
Area	60 km2
Population density/km2	670
Sex-ratio	900
Literacy	53.98%
Male Literacy	64.27%
Female Literacy	42.53%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %	89.96%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %	0