About Kargyak Village

Kargyak is a small village in Zanskar tehsil, in the district of Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 217 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.4 hectares hectares.

Kargyak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kargyak village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kargil
Tehsil	Zanskar
Area (hectares)	176.4 hectares
Population	429
Male Population	217
Female Population	212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kargyak compares

By the 2011 count Kargyak is the 15th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 552 residents. Its 176.4 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kargyak

Kargyak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kargyak as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Akshow, Ating, Chah and Hamiling. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kargyak

As per the Census of India 2011, Kargyak village had a population of 429. That makes it the 15th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 552 residents.

Kargyak village has 217 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kargyak has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Kargyak covers 176.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kargyak falls under Zanskar tehsil of Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Kargyak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kargyak.

Kargyak is in Zanskar tehsil of Kargil district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.