# Kargil District, Ladakh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Ladakh 

# Kargil district

Kargil is a district of Ladakh, the most populous of 2 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **140,802 people** in 3 sub-districts, 1 town and 127 villages; 12% lived in towns. The largest town is [Kargil](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/kargil/kargil/) (16,338).

- 140,802people (2011)
- 3sub-districts
- 1towns
- 71.3%literacy

## Who lives in Kargil?

Kargil had **140,802 people** at the 2011 Census — 51.3% of Ladakh's population and the largest of 2 districts of Ladakh by population. There were 810 women for every 1,000 men (above the Ladakh figure of 750; the highest of 2 districts of Ladakh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 977 girls per 1,000 boys (the Ladakh figure is 966). An average household had 7.7 people, against 6.8 across Ladakh.

## How literate is Kargil?

71.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Ladakh's 74.3%), the lowest of 2 districts of Ladakh. Men were at 83.2% and women at 56.3% — a gap of 26.9 points (it is 25.0 points across Ladakh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Kargil](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/kargil/) (76.6%) and lowest in [Zanskar](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/zanskar/) (59.7%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Kargil do for a living?

36.8% of people worked in 2011 (women: 19.1%). Of all workers, 4% farmed their own land, 1% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 51% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 44% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 5% of workers here, against 11% across Ladakh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Zanskar](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/zanskar/) (17% of workers in farming) and the least is [Sanku](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/sanku/) (2% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 4 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (51%) · **■** Marginal 44 (44%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Kargil

11.6% of people lived in towns and cities (below Ladakh's 22.6%), the least urban of 2 districts of Ladakh. The Census counted 1 towns: 1 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Kargil](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/kargil/kargil/) with 16,338 people, home to 100% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Kargil

Kargil had 127 census villages, 125 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 996 people; 1 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Rambirpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/kargil/rambirpur/) (8,397), [Saleskot](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/sanku/saleskot/) (3,605), [Choskar](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/kargil/choskar/) (3,430), [Push Kum](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/kargil/push-kum/) (3,419) and [Tres Pone](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/sanku/tres-pone/) (3,332).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Population of Kargil compared with Ladakh

■ Kargil · ■ Ladakh

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****810**

**750

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**966

Working population ****36.8%**

**46.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kargil

Of every 100 households in Kargil in 2011, 87 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Kargil · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

Toilet within the home ****97%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

Tap water ****59%**

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

Use banking services ****77%**

Television ****44%**

Mobile phone ****53%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****4%**

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

None of these assets ****19%**

Own their home ****91%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Kargil

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Kargil](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/kargil/) 86,461 66 1 

[Sanku](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/sanku/) 40,548 36 0 

[Zanskar](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/kargil/zanskar/) 13,793 25 0 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Kargil

- Kargil · 16,338

## Largest villages in Kargil

- Rambirpur · 8,397
- Saleskot · 3,605
- Choskar · 3,430
- Push Kum · 3,419
- Tres Pone · 3,332
- Thang Dumbur · 2,698
- Thasgam Thaine · 2,567
- Tambis · 2,442
- Lankarchey · 2,425
- Karkit · 2,373
- Minji · 2,331
- Yourbaltak · 2,177
- Shakar · 1,922
- Akchamal · 1,909
- Gund Mangl Pur · 1,894
- Wakhade · 1,773
- Silmo · 1,627
- Hagnis · 1,624
- Barsoo · 1,602
- Padam · 1,538

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Kargil?3: Kargil, Sanku, Zanskar
- What is the population of Kargil district?140,802 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Kargil?Kargil