Kargil Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Kargil is a Municipal Council city situated in Kargil tehsil of Kargil district. The Kargil city is divided into 16 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,191 families residing in the Kargil city. The total population of Kargil is 16,338 out of which 10,082 are males and 6,256 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kargil is 621.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kargil city is 1569 which is 10% of the total population. There are 788 male children and 781 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kargil is 991 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (621).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kargil is 83.5%. Thus Kargil has higher literacy rate compared to 71.3% of Kargil district. The male literacy rate is 92.82% and the female literacy rate is 67.82% in Kargil.

Kargil Municipal Council has total administration over 2,191 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kargil Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kargil Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 1,569 788 781
Literacy 83.5% 85.6% 59.4%
Scheduled Caste 8 7 1
Scheduled Tribe 11,496 5,959 5,537
Illiterate 3,998 1,455 2,543

Caste-wise Population - Kargil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 70.4% of total population in Kargil.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8 7 1
Schedule Tribe 11,496 5,959 5,537

Religion-wise Population - Kargil

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kargil is 3,139 which is 19.21% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kargil is 12,671 which is 77.56% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kargil as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,139 (19.21%) 3,003 136
Muslim 12,671 (77.56%) 6,646 6,025
Christian 63 (0.39%) 54 9
Sikh 360 (2.2%) 321 39
Buddhist 88 (0.54%) 44 44
Jain 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 14 (0.09%) 12 2

Literacy Rate - Kargil

The total literacy rate of Kargil was 83.55% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Population-wise, out of total 12,340 literates, males were 8,627 while females were 3,713. Also the male literacy rate was 92.82% and the female literacy rate was 67.82% in Kargil.

  Kargil Jammu and Kashmir
Female 67.82% 56.43%
Male 92.82% 76.75%
Total 83.55% 67.16%

Sex Ratio - Kargil

The Sex Ratio of Kargil is 621. Thus per every 1000 men there were 621 females in Kargil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 991 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 621 ) of Kargil.

Child Population - Kargil

According to Census 2011, there were 1,569 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kargil. Out of which 788 were male while 781 were female.

Working Population - Kargil

In Kargil Municipal Council out of total population, 7,413 were engaged in work activities. 82.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,413 workers engaged in Main Work, 62 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,102 5,365 737
Cultivators 62 42 20
Agriculture Labourer 20 16 4
Household Industries 10 8 2
Other Workers 6,010 5,299 711
Marginal Workers 1,311 770 541
Non Working 8,925 3,947 4,978

Kargil Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kargil is further divided into 16 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,017 71% 829
2 Ward No - 2 999 68% 714
3 Ward No - 3 185 71.9% 1,056
4 Ward No - 4 265 70.9% 963
5 Ward No - 5 510 76.7% 984
6 Ward No - 6 273 65.9% 964
7 Ward No - 7 420 69.8% 963
8 Ward No - 8 564 71.3% 886
9 Ward No - 9 854 73% 829
10 Ward No - 10 354 70.6% 1,034
11 Ward No - 11 396 75.5% 1,052
12 Ward No - 12 328 64.6% 1,144
13 Ward No - 13 377 69.8% 1,016
14 Ward No - 14 2,452 76.6% 461
15 Ward No - 15 489 68.9% 1,029
16 Ward No - 16 6,855 80.1% 454

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