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Kerey Population - Leh, Jammu and Kashmir

Kerey is a medium size village located in Leh Tehsil of Leh district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 60 families residing. The Kerey village has population of 290 of which 140 are males while 150 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kerey village population of children with age 0-6 is 30 which makes up 10.34 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kerey village is 1071 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Kerey as per census is 1308, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Kerey village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Kerey village was 77.69 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kerey Male literacy stands at 88.98 % while female literacy rate was 66.92 %.

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

Kerey Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 60 - -
Population 290 140 150
Child (0-6) 30 13 17
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 290 140 150
Literacy 77.69 % 88.98 % 66.92 %
Total Workers 174 89 85
Main Worker 118 - -
Marginal Worker 56 16 40

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Kerey village out of total population, 174 were engaged in work activities. 67.82 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.18 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 174 workers engaged in Main Work, 49 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.