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Derchiks Population - Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir

Derchiks is a medium size village located in Kargil Tehsil of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 85 families residing. The Derchiks village has population of 624 of which 321 are males while 303 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Derchiks village population of children with age 0-6 is 113 which makes up 18.11 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Derchiks village is 944 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Derchiks as per census is 1511, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Derchiks village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Derchiks village was 63.41 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Derchiks Male literacy stands at 69.57 % while female literacy rate was 56.17 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Derchiks village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Derchiks village.

Derchiks Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 85 - -
Population 624 321 303
Child (0-6) 113 45 68
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 615 315 300
Literacy 63.41 % 69.57 % 56.17 %
Total Workers 194 174 20
Main Worker 68 - -
Marginal Worker 126 116 10

Caste Factor

In Derchiks village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 98.56 % of total population in Derchiks village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Derchiks village of Kargil.

Work Profile

In Derchiks village out of total population, 194 were engaged in work activities. 35.05 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 64.95 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 194 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.