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Goshan Population - Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir

Goshan is a medium size village located in Kargil Tehsil of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 189 families residing. The Goshan village has population of 1485 of which 763 are males while 722 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Goshan village population of children with age 0-6 is 290 which makes up 19.53 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Goshan village is 946 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Goshan as per census is 1071, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Goshan village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Goshan village was 76.49 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Goshan Male literacy stands at 85.07 % while female literacy rate was 67.13 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Goshan 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 Goshan village.

Goshan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 189 - -
Population 1,485 763 722
Child (0-6) 290 140 150
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,476 758 718
Literacy 76.49 % 85.07 % 67.13 %
Total Workers 370 249 121
Main Worker 100 - -
Marginal Worker 270 162 108

Caste Factor

In Goshan village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.39 % of total population in Goshan village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Goshan village of Kargil.

Work Profile

In Goshan village out of total population, 370 were engaged in work activities. 27.03 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 72.97 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 370 workers engaged in Main Work, 4 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.