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Barchey Population - Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir

Barchey is a medium size village located in Kargil Tehsil of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 66 families residing. The Barchey village has population of 555 of which 283 are males while 272 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Barchey village population of children with age 0-6 is 92 which makes up 16.58 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Barchey village is 961 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Barchey as per census is 840, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Barchey village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Barchey village was 61.56 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Barchey Male literacy stands at 76.39 % while female literacy rate was 46.52 %.

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

Barchey Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 66 - -
Population 555 283 272
Child (0-6) 92 50 42
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 555 283 272
Literacy 61.56 % 76.39 % 46.52 %
Total Workers 138 127 11
Main Worker 80 - -
Marginal Worker 58 56 2

Caste Factor

In Barchey village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Barchey village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Barchey village of Kargil.

Work Profile

In Barchey village out of total population, 138 were engaged in work activities. 57.97 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.03 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 138 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.