Thasgam
Thasgam | |
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Village | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Kargil |
| Tehsil | Drass[1] |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 400[2] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| • Spoken | Purgi, Shina, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 194103 |
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
[edit | edit source]According to the 2011 census of India, Thasgam has 43 households.[2] 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%.
| 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
[edit | edit source]Road
[edit | edit source]Thasgam is well-connected by road to other places in Ladakh and India by the Srinagar-Leh Highway or the NH 1.
Rail
[edit | edit source]The nearest railway station to Thasgam is the Srinagar railway station located at a distance of 190 kilometres.
Air
[edit | edit source]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.
