Development data · Lok Sabha
Ladakh as contested in 2024
This seat spans 2 districts. Figures below are for Kargil, its primary district only.
Figures are for Kargil district (Census 2011 boundaries) — this seat's main district — not for the constituency itself. No agency publishes these for constituencies.
Census 2011NFHS-5, 2019–21
A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
1,40,802
Density
10 / km²
Sex ratio
810 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
14,036 km²
SC population0.0%
ST population86.9%
Figures are for Kargil, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%MUSLIM
Muslim 76.9%Buddhist 14.3%Hindu 7.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water59.1%
Electricity86.9%
Sanitation96.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.5%
Children underweight (under 5)21.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER92.0%
Women literate77.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.5%
Clean cooking fuel58.1%
Health insurance13.6%
What's nearby?
14 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️ApricotGI🏷️PashminaGI🏷️SeabuckthornGI🏺Tourism
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.