Kargil is a district in Jammu And Kashmir State of India. It has a total of 3 Tehsils in this district. The district has an total area of 14,036 sq km. There are 1 towns and 127 villages in this district.. Kargil population is estimated to be 195,715 in 2023.
Kargil is one of districts of Jammu And Kashmir in India, Kargil District population in 2023 is 195,715 (estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in Dec 2023 data). As per 2011 census of India, Kargil District has a population of 140,802 in 2011 out of which 77,785 are male and 63,017 are female. Population of Kargil in 2022 is estimated to be 185,859 inhabitants. Literate people are 86,236 out of 56,301 are male and 29,935 are female. People living in Kargil District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 51,873 out of which men are 39,839 and women are 12,034. Total 1,834 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 1,102 are cultivated by men and 732 are women. 524 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 279 and 245 are women. Kargil District sex ratio is 810 females per 1000 of males. Next Kargil District Census will be in 2022-2023.The district has an total area of 14,036 sq km., 2 sq km is urban and 14034 sq km is rural. Out of total population of Kargil, 156,291 in the district, 16,338 are in urban area and 124,464 are in rural area. 2,191 households are in urban, 16,147 are in rural area. 12,340 literate people are in urban, 73,896 are in rural area.
The most spoken Language in Kargil is Urdu, Kashmiri, Hindi, Punjabi.
The Kargil average altitude (elevation) 5753 metres above sealevel.
Tehsil is the local administrative division mostly a town or city, Below is the Kargil District District Tehsils list in the state of Jammu And Kashmir, Tehsil can be considered as sub-districts, As on the last 2011 census, Kargil District is divided into 3 Tehsils.
According to 2011 Census of India, Kargil District District Tehsils population, Below is the list of Kargil District Tehsils househods, total population and as per male and female statistics.
| Tehsils | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drass | 21,988 | 14,731 | 7,257 | 2,149 |
| Kargil | 25,174 | 12,723 | 12,451 | 3,293 |
| Shakar Chiktan | 11,233 | 5,871 | 5,362 | 1,609 |
| Shargole | 11,728 | 6,024 | 5,704 | 1,625 |
| Zanskar | 11,653 | 5,858 | 5,795 | 1,991 |
| Lungnak | 2,140 | 1,150 | 990 | 336 |
| Sanku | 17,735 | 9,063 | 8,672 | 2,340 |
| Taifsuru | 10,059 | 5,170 | 4,889 | 1,322 |
| Gundmagalpur Trespore | 12,754 | 7,113 | 5,641 | 1,482 |