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Mushku Population - Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir

Mushku is a medium size village located in Kargil Tehsil of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 78 families residing. The Mushku village has population of 572 of which 276 are males while 296 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Mushku village population of children with age 0-6 is 123 which makes up 21.50 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mushku village is 1072 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Mushku as per census is 1016, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Mushku village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Mushku village was 75.72 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Mushku Male literacy stands at 85.12 % while female literacy rate was 67.09 %.

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

Mushku Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 78 - -
Population 572 276 296
Child (0-6) 123 61 62
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 571 276 295
Literacy 75.72 % 85.12 % 67.09 %
Total Workers 98 76 22
Main Worker 61 - -
Marginal Worker 37 23 14

Caste Factor

In Mushku village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.83 % of total population in Mushku village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Mushku village of Kargil.

Work Profile

In Mushku village out of total population, 98 were engaged in work activities. 62.24 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.76 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 98 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.