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Kukste Population - Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir

Kukste is a medium size village located in Kargil Tehsil of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 47 families residing. The Kukste village has population of 349 of which 183 are males while 166 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kukste village population of children with age 0-6 is 59 which makes up 16.91 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kukste village is 907 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Kukste as per census is 967, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Kukste village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Kukste village was 67.93 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kukste Male literacy stands at 77.12 % while female literacy rate was 57.66 %.

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

Kukste Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 47 - -
Population 349 183 166
Child (0-6) 59 30 29
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 348 182 166
Literacy 67.93 % 77.12 % 57.66 %
Total Workers 88 76 12
Main Worker 25 - -
Marginal Worker 63 58 5

Caste Factor

In Kukste village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.71 % of total population in Kukste village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kukste village of Kargil.

Work Profile

In Kukste village out of total population, 88 were engaged in work activities. 28.41 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 71.59 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 88 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.