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Khows Population - Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir

Khows is a medium size village located in Sanku Tehsil of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 95 families residing. The Khows village has population of 756 of which 397 are males while 359 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Khows village population of children with age 0-6 is 142 which makes up 18.78 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Khows village is 904 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Khows as per census is 797, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Khows village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Khows village was 62.70 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Khows Male literacy stands at 78.30 % while female literacy rate was 45.95 %.

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

Khows Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 95 - -
Population 756 397 359
Child (0-6) 142 79 63
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 633 330 303
Literacy 62.70 % 78.30 % 45.95 %
Total Workers 319 181 138
Main Worker 28 - -
Marginal Worker 291 158 133

Caste Factor

In Khows village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 83.73 % of total population in Khows village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Khows village of Kargil.

Work Profile

In Khows village out of total population, 319 were engaged in work activities. 8.78 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 91.22 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 319 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.