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Purtikchy Population - Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir

Purtikchy is a medium size village located in Sanku Tehsil of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 133 families residing. The Purtikchy village has population of 963 of which 472 are males while 491 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Purtikchy village population of children with age 0-6 is 166 which makes up 17.24 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Purtikchy village is 1040 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Purtikchy as per census is 1024, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Purtikchy village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Purtikchy village was 53.58 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Purtikchy Male literacy stands at 62.31 % while female literacy rate was 45.21 %.

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

Purtikchy Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 133 - -
Population 963 472 491
Child (0-6) 166 82 84
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 957 470 487
Literacy 53.58 % 62.31 % 45.21 %
Total Workers 207 177 30
Main Worker 40 - -
Marginal Worker 167 143 24

Caste Factor

In Purtikchy village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.38 % of total population in Purtikchy village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Purtikchy village of Kargil.

Work Profile

In Purtikchy village out of total population, 207 were engaged in work activities. 19.32 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 80.68 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 207 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.