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Shimsha Population - Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir

Shimsha is a medium size village located in Kargil Tehsil of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 93 families residing. The Shimsha village has population of 794 of which 418 are males while 376 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shimsha village population of children with age 0-6 is 170 which makes up 21.41 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shimsha village is 900 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Shimsha as per census is 1024, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Shimsha village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Shimsha village was 76.92 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Shimsha Male literacy stands at 91.32 % while female literacy rate was 60.34 %.

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

Shimsha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 93 - -
Population 794 418 376
Child (0-6) 170 84 86
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 788 416 372
Literacy 76.92 % 91.32 % 60.34 %
Total Workers 138 123 15
Main Worker 72 - -
Marginal Worker 66 58 8

Caste Factor

In Shimsha village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.24 % of total population in Shimsha village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Shimsha village of Kargil.

Work Profile

In Shimsha village out of total population, 138 were engaged in work activities. 52.17 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.83 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 138 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.