Chah Population, Caste, Working Data Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Chah is a village situated in Zanskar tehsil of Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 61 families residing in the village Chah. The total population of Chah is 465 out of which 278 are males and 187 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chah is 673.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chah village is 45 which is 10% of the total population. There are 26 male children and 19 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chah is 731 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (673) of Chah village.

Population
465
Families
61
Literacy
62.14%
Sex Ratio
673

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chah is 62.1%. Thus Chah village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.2% of Kargil district. The male literacy rate is 76.59% and the female literacy rate is 40.48% in Chah village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chah village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Chah Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chah village.

Total Male Female
Children 45 26 19
Literacy 62.14% 76.59% 40.48%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 463 276 187
Illiterate 204 85 119

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.6% of total population in Chah village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chah village out of total population, 181 were engaged in work activities. 98.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 181 workers engaged in Main Work, 156 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 179 79 100
Cultivators 156 64 92
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 21 14 7
Marginal Workers 2 2 0
Non Working 284 197 87

Nearby Villages to Chah,

Below are the list of villages near Chah village in Zanskar.

Village Population
Ruru Moony 329
Icher 249
Shan Shaday 244
Testa 460
Pipcha 213
Kargyak 429
Tangday Kumi 914
Zangla 954
Karshah 964
Lungmi Rezing 478

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