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Kargyam
Village cluster
Kargyam is located in Ladakh
Kargyam

Kargyam

Location of Kargyam Sato in Ladakh, India

Kargyam is located in India
Kargyam

Kargyam

Kargyam (India)

Coordinates: 33°52′23″N 78°17′28″E / 33.8731°N 78.2910°E / 33.8731; 78.2910
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryLadakh
DistrictLeh
TehsilDurbuk[1]
Population
 (2011)
 • Total564
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code907
Map showing the Long valley between Tangtse and Chushul (Strachey, 1851)

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]

Demographics (2011 Census)[3]
Total Male Female
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]

  1. ^ "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.

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