Kargyam Explained

Kargyam
Settlement Type:Village cluster
Pushpin Map:India Ladakh#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kargyam Sato in Ladakh, India
Coordinates:33.8731°N 78.291°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:Union Territory
Subdivision Name1:Ladakh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Leh
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Durbuk[1]
Seat Type:Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:564
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Blank Name Sec1:Census code
Blank Info Sec1:907

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

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%.

Demographics (2011 Census)[3] ! !! Total !! Male !! Female
Population 564 279 285
Children aged below 6 years 87 42 45
0 0 0
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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India.
  2. Web site: Blockwise Village Amenity Directory . Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council 2014–15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180403131559/https://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf . 3 April 2018.
  3. News: Leh district census . . Directorate of Census Operations . 2015-07-23 .