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Zanskar Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir

Zanskar Tehsil of Kargil district has total population of 13,793 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 7,008 are males while 6,785 are females. In 2011 there were total 2,327 families residing in Zanskar Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Zanskar Tehsil is 968.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Zanskar Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 59.7% and the sex ratio of Zanskar Tehsil is 968.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Zanskar Tehsil is 1908 which is 14% of the total population. There are 980 male children and 928 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Zanskar Tehsil is 947 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 968 ) of Zanskar Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Zanskar Tehsil is 59.73%. The male literacy rate is 63.43% and the female literacy rate is 39.12% in Zanskar Tehsil.

Population
13,793
Families
2,327
Literacy
59.73%
Sex Ratio
968

To facilitate the administration, Zanskar Tehsil is further divided into 25 villages.

Zanskar Tehsil Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Zanskar Tehsil.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 1,908 980 928
Literacy 59.73% 63.43% 39.12%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 13,677 6,941 6,736
Illiterate 6,694 2,563 4,131

Caste-wise Population - Zanskar Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.2% of total population in Zanskar Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 13,677 6,941 6,736

Religion-wise Population - Zanskar Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 23 (0.17%) 15 8
Muslim 763 (5.53%) 396 367
Christian 42 (0.3%) 21 21
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 12,939 (93.81%) 6,563 6,376
Jain 12 (0.09%) 5 7
Other Religion 3 (0.02%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 10 (0.07%) 6 4

Literacy Rate - Zanskar Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Zanskar Tehsil in 2011 were 59.73% in which, male and female literacy were 73.74% and 45.31% respectively. Total literate in Zanskar Tehsil were 7,099 of which male and female were 4,445 and 2,654 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Zanskar Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Zanskar Tehsil is 968 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 968 females in Zanskar Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 947 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 968 ) of Zanskar Tehsil.

Child Population - Zanskar Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 1,908 children between age 0 to 6 years in Zanskar Tehsil. Out of which 1,908 were male while 1,908 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Zanskar Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Zanskar Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Zanskar Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 1,908.

Total Urban Rural
Population 13,793 0 13,793
Children (0 - 6 years) 1,908 0 1,908
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 13,677 0 13,677
Literacy 59.73% - 59.73%
Sex Ratio 968 - 968

Working Population - Zanskar Tehsil

In Zanskar Tehsil out of total population, 6,376 were engaged in work activities. 40.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,376 workers engaged in Main Work, 822 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 275 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,559 1,657 902
Cultivators 822 338 484
Agriculture Labourer 275 76 199
Household Industries 54 44 10
Other Workers 1,408 1,199 209
Marginal Workers 3,817 1,826 1,991
Non Working 7,417 3,525 3,892

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