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Rantaq Shah Population - Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir

Rantaq Shah is a medium size village located in Zanskar Tehsil of Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 57 families residing. The Rantaq Shah village has population of 358 of which 178 are males while 180 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Rantaq Shah village population of children with age 0-6 is 60 which makes up 16.76 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Rantaq Shah village is 1011 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Rantaq Shah as per census is 1069, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Rantaq Shah village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Rantaq Shah village was 53.02 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Rantaq Shah Male literacy stands at 67.11 % while female literacy rate was 38.93 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Rantaq Shah village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Rantaq Shah village.

Rantaq Shah Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 57 - -
Population 358 178 180
Child (0-6) 60 29 31
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 352 175 177
Literacy 53.02 % 67.11 % 38.93 %
Total Workers 250 123 127
Main Worker 162 - -
Marginal Worker 88 44 44

Caste Factor

In Rantaq Shah village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 98.32 % of total population in Rantaq Shah village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Rantaq Shah village of Kargil.

Work Profile

In Rantaq Shah village out of total population, 250 were engaged in work activities. 64.80 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.20 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 250 workers engaged in Main Work, 78 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 57 were Agricultural labourer.