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Lochum Population - Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir

Lochum is a medium size village located in Kargil Tehsil of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 56 families residing. The Lochum village has population of 405 of which 206 are males while 199 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Lochum village population of children with age 0-6 is 55 which makes up 13.58 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Lochum village is 966 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Lochum as per census is 774, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Lochum village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Lochum village was 61.14 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Lochum Male literacy stands at 77.14 % while female literacy rate was 45.14 %.

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

Lochum Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 56 - -
Population 405 206 199
Child (0-6) 55 31 24
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 405 206 199
Literacy 61.14 % 77.14 % 45.14 %
Total Workers 172 89 83
Main Worker 121 - -
Marginal Worker 51 39 12

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Lochum village out of total population, 172 were engaged in work activities. 70.35 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.65 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 172 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.