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Shilikchey Population - Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir

Shilikchey is a medium size village located in Kargil Tehsil of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 134 families residing. The Shilikchey village has population of 1006 of which 519 are males while 487 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shilikchey village population of children with age 0-6 is 146 which makes up 14.51 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shilikchey village is 938 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Shilikchey as per census is 896, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Shilikchey village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Shilikchey village was 76.98 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Shilikchey Male literacy stands at 90.05 % while female literacy rate was 63.16 %.

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

Shilikchey Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 134 - -
Population 1,006 519 487
Child (0-6) 146 77 69
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 920 471 449
Literacy 76.98 % 90.05 % 63.16 %
Total Workers 209 197 12
Main Worker 203 - -
Marginal Worker 6 4 2

Caste Factor

In Shilikchey village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 91.45 % of total population in Shilikchey village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Shilikchey village of Kargil.

Work Profile

In Shilikchey village out of total population, 209 were engaged in work activities. 97.13 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.87 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 209 workers engaged in Main Work, 119 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.