Thasgam | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Ladakh#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ladakh, India |
Coordinates: | 34.47°N 75.93°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Ladakh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kargil |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Drass[1] |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 400[2] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Title2: | Spoken |
Demographics1 Info2: | Purgi, Shina, Urdu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 194103 |
Thasgam is a village in Drass tehsil in Kargil district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh. The village is located 36 kilometres from the district and tehsil headquarters Kargil.
According to the 2011 census of India, Thasgam has 43 households.[3] The literacy rate of Thasgam village is 70.70%. In Thasgam, male literacy stands at 84.57% while the female literacy rate was 55.92%.
Population | 400 | 212 | 188 | |
Children aged below 6 years | 86 | 50 | 36 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
398 | 210 | 188 | ||
Literacy | 70.70% | 84.57% | 55.92% | |
Workers (all) | 72 | 65 | 7 | |
Main workers (all) | 53 | – | – | |
Marginal workers (total) | 19 | 15 | 4 |
Thasgam is well-connected by road to other places in Ladakh and India by the Srinagar-Leh Highway or the NH 1.
The nearest railway station to Thasgam is the Srinagar railway station located at a distance of 190 kilometres.
The nearest airport is at Kargil located at a distance of 45 kilometres but it is currently non-operational. The next nearest major airports are Srinagar International Airport and Leh Airport located at a distance of 188 kilometres and 251 kilometres.