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Karit Population - Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir

Karit is a medium size village located in Kargil Tehsil of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 55 families residing. The Karit village has population of 526 of which 260 are males while 266 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Karit village population of children with age 0-6 is 90 which makes up 17.11 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Karit village is 1023 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Karit as per census is 1045, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Karit village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Karit village was 70.87 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Karit Male literacy stands at 83.80 % while female literacy rate was 58.18 %.

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

Karit Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 55 - -
Population 526 260 266
Child (0-6) 90 44 46
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 526 260 266
Literacy 70.87 % 83.80 % 58.18 %
Total Workers 115 106 9
Main Worker 42 - -
Marginal Worker 73 71 2

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Karit village out of total population, 115 were engaged in work activities. 36.52 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.48 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 115 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.