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Karkit Population - Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir

Karkit is a large village located in Kargil Tehsil of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 276 families residing. The Karkit village has population of 2373 of which 1193 are males while 1180 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Karkit village population of children with age 0-6 is 508 which makes up 21.41 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Karkit village is 989 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Karkit as per census is 1057, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Karkit village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Karkit village was 63.11 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Karkit Male literacy stands at 80.23 % while female literacy rate was 45.48 %.

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

Karkit Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 276 - -
Population 2,373 1,193 1,180
Child (0-6) 508 247 261
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 2,353 1,184 1,169
Literacy 63.11 % 80.23 % 45.48 %
Total Workers 992 541 451
Main Worker 288 - -
Marginal Worker 704 270 434

Caste Factor

In Karkit village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.16 % of total population in Karkit village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Karkit village of Kargil.

Work Profile

In Karkit village out of total population, 992 were engaged in work activities. 29.03 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 70.97 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 992 workers engaged in Main Work, 6 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.