Kargil
Kargil is a town in Ladakh union territory of India and serves as Nagar Parishad. It is also one of the districts of Ladakh.
As on November 2024, the current population of Kargil is 18.1 thousands out of which 11.2 thousands are males and rest 6.9 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this town is 621 females per 1000 males. There are around 1.6 thousands teenagers in Kargil. It has literacy rate of 76% which means around 13.7 thousands persons can read and write. Total 9 people belonging to scheduled caste and 12.7 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the town. There are around 2.4 thousands households in Kargil, which means every family has 7 members on average. The town has working population of 8.2 thousands.
Schools
Kargil has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Mps Higher Dept Baroo Karg
- Jafaria Pvt School Kargil
- Munshi Habib. Mission School Kgl
- Suru Valey Pvt School Kargil
- Govt. Girls Hr. Secondary School Kargil
Banks
Kargil has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- HDFC Bank Kargil
- ICICI Bank Kargil
- Jammu & Kashmir Bank Akchamal
- Jammu & Kashmir Bank Batalik
- Jammu & Kashmir Bank Lal Chowk Kargil
Kargil District
Kargil is one of the 2 districts of Ladakh, spread in an area of 14036 square kilometers. It is divided into 7 Tehsils and 15 blocks. As on 22nd November 2024, the current population of Kargil district is 1.56 lakhs, which includes urban population of 18.1 thousands and rural population of 1.38 lakhs. The sex ratio of district is 810 females per 1000 males. There are 20.3 thousands houses in the district which means every household has around 8 members. There are around 19.9 thousands teenagers in district. It has literacy rate of 61% which means around 95.6 thousands persons can read and write. The district has working population of 57.5 thousands. Total 20 people belonging to scheduled caste and 1.36 lakhs scheduled tribe people live in the district.
Tehsils in Kargil district
Kargil district has total 7 Tehsil.
Blocks in Kargil district
Kargil district has total 15 blocks.
- Drass
- Kargil
- Sankoo
- Shaker Chaktan
- Shargol
- Taisuru
- Zansker
- GM Pora (Trespone)
- Lungnak
- Soudh
- Bhimbat
- Pashkum
- Lotsum
- Barsoo
- Karsha
Kargil District Planning & Development Board
The office landline number is 01985-23**16. The office address is Deputy Commissioner / Chief Executive Officer, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, District Kargil, Pincode - 194105. You can reach there by taking a bus till Kargil bus stop which is less than a km away. Kargil District Planning & Development Board consists of total 15 Block Development Council.
- Drass
- Kargil
- Sankoo
- Shaker Chaktan
- Shargol
- Taisuru
- Zansker
- GM Pora (Trespone)
- Lungnak
- Soudh
- Bhimbat
- Pashkum
- Lotsum
- Barsoo
- Karsha
Kargil Block Development Council
Kargil Block Development Council consists of total 12 Halqa Panchayat.