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

Kukste is a village situated in Kargil tehsil of Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 47 families residing in the village Kukste. The total population of Kukste is 349 out of which 183 are males and 166 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kukste is 907.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kukste village is 59 which is 17% of the total population. There are 30 male children and 29 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kukste is 967 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (907) of Kukste village.

Population
349
Families
47
Literacy
67.93%
Sex Ratio
907

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kukste is 67.9%. Thus Kukste village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.2% of Kargil district. The male literacy rate is 77.12% and the female literacy rate is 57.66% in Kukste village.

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

Kukste Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 59 30 29
Literacy 67.93% 77.12% 57.66%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 348 182 166
Illiterate 152 65 87

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.7% of total population in Kukste village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kukste village out of total population, 88 were engaged in work activities. 28.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 71.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 88 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 25 18 7
Cultivators 1 0 1
Other Workers 24 18 6
Marginal Workers 63 58 5
Non Working 261 107 154

Nearby Villages to Kukste,

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

Village Population
Push Kum 3,419
Karit 526
Chuliskambo 982
Lamsusando 520
Kharbu 1,074
Yogmakharbu 554
Kaksar 958
Sanjak 416
Karkit 2,373
Chiktan 1,285

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