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Testa Population - Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir

Testa is a medium size village located in Zanskar Tehsil of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 71 families residing. The Testa village has population of 460 of which 237 are males while 223 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Testa village population of children with age 0-6 is 60 which makes up 13.04 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Testa village is 941 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Testa as per census is 1222, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Testa village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Testa village was 60.50 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Testa Male literacy stands at 72.38 % while female literacy rate was 47.37 %.

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

Testa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 71 - -
Population 460 237 223
Child (0-6) 60 27 33
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 448 231 217
Literacy 60.50 % 72.38 % 47.37 %
Total Workers 341 181 160
Main Worker 38 - -
Marginal Worker 303 154 149

Caste Factor

In Testa village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 97.39 % of total population in Testa village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Testa village of Kargil.

Work Profile

In Testa village out of total population, 341 were engaged in work activities. 11.14 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 88.86 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 341 workers engaged in Main Work, 16 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.