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Kuksho Population - Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir

Kuksho is a medium size village located in Kargil Tehsil of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 105 families residing. The Kuksho village has population of 718 of which 379 are males while 339 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kuksho village population of children with age 0-6 is 96 which makes up 13.37 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kuksho village is 894 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Kuksho as per census is 882, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Kuksho village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Kuksho village was 60.77 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kuksho Male literacy stands at 68.90 % while female literacy rate was 51.70 %.

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

Kuksho Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 105 - -
Population 718 379 339
Child (0-6) 96 51 45
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 693 367 326
Literacy 60.77 % 68.90 % 51.70 %
Total Workers 232 164 68
Main Worker 90 - -
Marginal Worker 142 84 58

Caste Factor

In Kuksho village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 96.52 % of total population in Kuksho village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kuksho village of Kargil.

Work Profile

In Kuksho village out of total population, 232 were engaged in work activities. 38.79 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 61.21 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 232 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.