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.
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%.
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 |