Kargil District : Census 2011 data

Kargil District Overview

An official Census 2011 detail of Kargil, a district of Jammu and Kashmir has been released by Directorate of Census Operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Enumeration of key persons was also done by census officials in Kargil District of Jammu and Kashmir.

Kargil District Population 2011

In 2011, Kargil had population of 143,388 of which male and female were 80,791 and 62,597 respectively. In 2001 census, Kargil had a population of 119,307 of which males were 64,955 and remaining 54,352 were females. Kargil District population constituted 1.14 percent of total Maharashtra population. In 2001 census, this figure for Kargil District was at 1.18 percent of Maharashtra population.

Kargil District Population Growth Rate

There was change of 20.18 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, Kargil District recorded increase of 33.55 percent to its population compared to 1991.

Kargil District Density 2011

The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that density of Kargil district for 2011 is 10 people per sq. km. In 2001, Kargil district density was at 9 people per sq. km. Kargil district administers 14,036 square kilometers of areas.

Kargil Literacy Rate 2011

Average literacy rate of Kargil in 2011 were 74.49 compared to 0.00 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 86.73 and 58.05 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 0.00 and 0.00 in Kargil District. Total literate in Kargil District were 91,604 of which male and female were 61,123 and 30,481 respectively. In 2001, Kargil District had 0 in its district.

Kargil Sex Ratio 2011

With regards to Sex Ratio in Kargil, it stood at 775 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 837. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. In 2011 census, child sex ratio is 978 girls per 1000 boys compared to figure of 0 girls per 1000 boys of 2001 census data.

Kargil Child Population 2011

In census enumeration, data regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected for all districts including Kargil. There were total 20,407 children under age of 0-6 against 0 of 2001 census. Of total 20,407 male and female were 10,319 and 10,088 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 978 compared to 0 of census 2001. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 14.23 percent of Kargil District compared to 0.00 percent of 2001. There was net change of 14.23 percent in this compared to previous census of India.

Kargil District Urban Population 2011

Out of the total Kargil population for 2011 census, 8.89 percent lives in urban regions of district. In total 12,753 people lives in urban areas of which males are 6,661 and females are 6,092. Sex Ratio in urban region of Kargil district is 915 as per 2011 census data. Similarly child sex ratio in Kargil district was 1029 in 2011 census. Child population (0-6) in urban region was 1,532 of which males and females were 755 and 777. This child population figure of Kargil district is 11.33 % of total urban population. Average literacy rate in Kargil district as per census 2011 is 80.40 % of which males and females are 92.16 % and 67.34 % literates respectively. In actual number 9,022 people are literate in urban region of which males and females are 5,443 and 3,579 respectively.

Kargil District Rural Population 2011

As per 2011 census, 91.11 % population of Kargil districts lives in rural areas of villages. The total Kargil district population living in rural areas is 130,635 of which males and females are 74,130 and 56,505 respectively. In rural areas of Kargil district, sex ratio is 762 females per 1000 males. If child sex ratio data of Kargil district is considered, figure is 974 girls per 1000 boys. Child population in the age 0-6 is 18,875 in rural areas of which males were 9,564 and females were 9,311. The child population comprises 12.90 % of total rural population of Kargil district. Literacy rate in rural areas of Kargil district is 73.89 % as per census data 2011. Gender wise, male and female literacy stood at 86.24 and 57.00 percent respectively. In total, 82,582 people were literate of which males and females were 55,680 and 26,902 respectively.
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