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Wakhade Population - Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir

Wakhade is a medium size village located in Kargil Tehsil of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 244 families residing. The Wakhade village has population of 1773 of which 872 are males while 901 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Wakhade village population of children with age 0-6 is 189 which makes up 10.66 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Wakhade village is 1033 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Wakhade as per census is 1224, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Wakhade village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Wakhade village was 76.20 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Wakhade Male literacy stands at 86.79 % while female literacy rate was 65.75 %.

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

Wakhade Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 244 - -
Population 1,773 872 901
Child (0-6) 189 85 104
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,441 738 703
Literacy 76.20 % 86.79 % 65.75 %
Total Workers 524 400 124
Main Worker 396 - -
Marginal Worker 128 97 31

Caste Factor

In Wakhade village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 81.27 % of total population in Wakhade village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Wakhade village of Kargil.

Work Profile

In Wakhade village out of total population, 524 were engaged in work activities. 75.57 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.43 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 524 workers engaged in Main Work, 31 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 57 were Agricultural labourer.