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

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]
TotalMaleFemale
Population564279285
Children aged below 6 years874245
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe468232236
Literates282169113
Workers (all)294142152
Main workers (total)21312192
Main workers: Cultivators301515
Main workers: Agricultural labourers1165
Main workers: Household industry workers101
Main workers: Other17110071
Marginal workers (total)812160
Marginal workers: Cultivators202
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers000
Marginal workers: Household industry workers000
Marginal workers: Others792158
Non-workers270137133

References

  1. "Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
  2. "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council 2014–15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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