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Kharoo Population - Leh, Jammu and Kashmir

Kharoo is a small village located in Leh Tehsil of Leh district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 42 families residing. The Kharoo village has population of 167 of which 77 are males while 90 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kharoo village population of children with age 0-6 is 15 which makes up 8.98 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kharoo village is 1169 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Kharoo as per census is 1143, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Kharoo village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Kharoo village was 66.45 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kharoo Male literacy stands at 75.71 % while female literacy rate was 58.54 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kharoo 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 Kharoo village.

Kharoo Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 42 - -
Population 167 77 90
Child (0-6) 15 7 8
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 167 77 90
Literacy 66.45 % 75.71 % 58.54 %
Total Workers 89 47 42
Main Worker 49 - -
Marginal Worker 40 3 37

Caste Factor

In Kharoo village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Kharoo village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kharoo village of Leh.

Work Profile

In Kharoo village out of total population, 89 were engaged in work activities. 55.06 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.94 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 89 workers engaged in Main Work, 19 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.