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Kharnak Population - Leh, Jammu and Kashmir

Kharnak is a small village located in Leh Tehsil of Leh district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 35 families residing. The Kharnak village has population of 194 of which 90 are males while 104 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kharnak village population of children with age 0-6 is 19 which makes up 9.79 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kharnak village is 1156 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Kharnak as per census is 2167, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Kharnak village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Kharnak village was 63.43 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kharnak Male literacy stands at 78.57 % while female literacy rate was 49.45 %.

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

Kharnak Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 35 - -
Population 194 90 104
Child (0-6) 19 6 13
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 152 70 82
Literacy 63.43 % 78.57 % 49.45 %
Total Workers 93 47 46
Main Worker 43 - -
Marginal Worker 50 6 44

Caste Factor

In Kharnak village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 78.35 % of total population in Kharnak village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kharnak village of Leh.

Work Profile

In Kharnak village out of total population, 93 were engaged in work activities. 46.24 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.76 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 93 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.