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Kargil population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Jammu and Kashmir, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 140,802 people
Households 18,338 PCA households
Literacy rate 71.34% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.84% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 140,802 124,464 16,338 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 18,338 16,147 2,191 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 19,928 18,359 1,569 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 14.15% 14.75% 9.6% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 810 838 621 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 977 976 991 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 86,236 73,896 12,340 Literacy rate% 71.34% 69.64% 83.55% Male literacy rate% 83.15% 81.62% 92.82% Female literacy rate% 56.3% 54.98% 67.82% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 18 10 8 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 122,336 110,840 11,496 Total workersCensus workers 51,873 44,460 7,413 Work participation rate% 36.84% 35.72% 45.37% Main workersworked at least 6 months 28,941 22,839 6,102 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 22,932 21,621 1,311 Non-workerspeople 88,929 80,004 8,925
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 18,338 households and 140,802 residents. Urban residents made up 11.6% of the population. Rural residents made up 88.4%. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.15% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.15% for males and 56.3% for females. Of 51,873 workers, 55.79% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 1,834 6,432 Agricultural labourers 524 3,239 Household industry workers 272 950 Other workers 26,311 12,311
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 800048 16,338 people within this district · Town