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Shargol Population - Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir

Shargol is a medium size village located in Kargil Tehsil of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 75 families residing. The Shargol village has population of 486 of which 263 are males while 223 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shargol village population of children with age 0-6 is 65 which makes up 13.37 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shargol village is 848 which is lower than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Shargol as per census is 667, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Shargol village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Shargol village was 77.67 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Shargol Male literacy stands at 88.39 % while female literacy rate was 65.48 %.

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

Shargol Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 75 - -
Population 486 263 223
Child (0-6) 65 39 26
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 486 263 223
Literacy 77.67 % 88.39 % 65.48 %
Total Workers 215 117 98
Main Worker 69 - -
Marginal Worker 146 54 92

Caste Factor

In Shargol village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Shargol village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Shargol village of Kargil.

Work Profile

In Shargol village out of total population, 215 were engaged in work activities. 32.09 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 67.91 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 215 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.