Loading
  • 21 Aug, 2019

  • By, Wikipedia

Thasgam

Thasgam is a village in Drass tehsil in Kargil district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh. The village is located 36 kilometres from the district and tehsil headquarters Kargil.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Thasgam has 43 households. The literacy rate of Thasgam village is 70.70%. In Thasgam, male literacy stands at 84.57% while the female literacy rate was 55.92%.

Demographics (2011 Census)
Total Male Female
Population 400 212 188
Children aged below 6 years 86 50 36
Scheduled caste 0 0 0
Scheduled tribe 398 210 188
Literacy 70.70% 84.57% 55.92%
Workers (all) 72 65 7
Main workers (all) 53
Marginal workers (total) 19 15 4

Transport

Road

Thasgam is well-connected by road to other places in Ladakh and India by the Srinagar-Leh Highway or the NH 1.

Rail

The nearest railway station to Thasgam is the Srinagar railway station located at a distance of 190 kilometres.

Air

The nearest airport is at Kargil located at a distance of 45 kilometres but it is currently non-operational. The next nearest major airports are Srinagar International Airport and Leh Airport located at a distance of 188 kilometres and 251 kilometres.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Villages in Kargil district". Kargil district website. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Thasgam Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Thasgam Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 8 May 2020.