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Choskar Population - Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir

Choskar is a large village located in Kargil Tehsil of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 426 families residing. The Choskar village has population of 3430 of which 1723 are males while 1707 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Choskar village population of children with age 0-6 is 590 which makes up 17.20 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Choskar village is 991 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Choskar as per census is 1077, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Choskar village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Choskar village was 68.24 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Choskar Male literacy stands at 79.99 % while female literacy rate was 56.17 %.

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

Choskar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 426 - -
Population 3,430 1,723 1,707
Child (0-6) 590 284 306
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 3,044 1,530 1,514
Literacy 68.24 % 79.99 % 56.17 %
Total Workers 781 713 68
Main Worker 510 - -
Marginal Worker 271 248 23

Caste Factor

In Choskar village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 88.75 % of total population in Choskar village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Choskar village of Kargil.

Work Profile

In Choskar village out of total population, 781 were engaged in work activities. 65.30 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.70 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 781 workers engaged in Main Work, 162 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.