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

Choskar is a village situated in Kargil tehsil of Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 426 families residing in the village Choskar. The total population of Choskar is 3,430 out of which 1,723 are males and 1,707 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Choskar is 991.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Choskar village is 590 which is 17% of the total population. There are 284 male children and 306 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Choskar is 1,077 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (991) of Choskar village.

Population
3,430
Families
426
Literacy
68.24%
Sex Ratio
991

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Choskar is 68.2%. Thus Choskar village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.2% of Kargil district. The male literacy rate is 79.99% and the female literacy rate is 56.17% in Choskar village.

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

Choskar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 590 284 306
Literacy 68.24% 79.99% 56.17%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 3,044 1,530 1,514
Illiterate 1,492 572 920

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 88.7% of total population in Choskar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Choskar village out of total population, 781 were engaged in work activities. 65.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 781 workers engaged in Main Work, 162 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 510 465 45
Cultivators 162 143 19
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 347 321 26
Marginal Workers 271 248 23
Non Working 2,649 1,010 1,639

Nearby Villages to Choskar,

Below are the list of villages near Choskar village in Kargil.

Village Population
Skambo 623
Minji 2,331
Nunamchey 199
Shimsha 794
Darkiat 254
Thasgam 400
Lochum 405
Chokial 965
Tacha 467
Thrangos 413

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