Kargyam
Kargyam | |
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Village cluster | |
Coordinates: 33°52′23″N 78°17′28″E / 33.8731°N 78.2910°E | |
Country | India |
Union Territory | Ladakh |
District | Leh |
Tehsil | Durbuk[1] |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 564 |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Census code | 907 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Tanktse-Loi-Yogma-Chushul-by-Strachey-1851.jpg/275px-Tanktse-Loi-Yogma-Chushul-by-Strachey-1851.jpg)
Kargyam is a village in Leh district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh.[2] It is located in the Durbuk tehsil (subdistrict), in the Long Parma valley between Tangtse and Chushul. Kargyam is famous for its wetlands and Blackneck crane and nomadic lifestyle.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 census of India, Kargyam has 106 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 59.12%.[3]
Total | Male | Female | |
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Population | 564 | 279 | 285 |
Children aged below 6 years | 87 | 42 | 45 |
Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scheduled tribe | 468 | 232 | 236 |
Literates | 282 | 169 | 113 |
Workers (all) | 294 | 142 | 152 |
Main workers (total) | 213 | 121 | 92 |
Main workers: Cultivators | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Main workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Main workers: Other | 171 | 100 | 71 |
Marginal workers (total) | 81 | 21 | 60 |
Marginal workers: Cultivators | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marginal workers: Others | 79 | 21 | 58 |
Non-workers | 270 | 137 | 133 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
- ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council 2014–15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.