Shargole | |
Other Name: | Shargol |
Settlement Type: | Tehsil and Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Ladakh#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ladakh, India |
Coordinates: | 34.39°N 76.3°W[1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Ladakh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kargil |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Shargole[2] |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 486[3] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Title2: | Spoken |
Demographics1 Info2: | Ladakhi, Urdu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 194109 |
Shargole is a medium-sized village and tehsil in Kargil district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh. The village is located 30 kilometres from district headquarters Kargil.
According to the 2011 census of India, Shargole has 75 households.[4] The literacy rate of Shargole village is 77.67%. In Shargole, Male literacy stands at 88.39% while the female literacy rate was 65.48%.
Population | 486 | 263 | 223 | |
Children aged below 6 years | 65 | 39 | 26 | |
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486 | 263 | 223 | ||
Literacy | 77.67% | 88.39% | 65.48% | |
Workers (all) | 215 | 117 | 98 | |
Main workers (all) | 69 | – | – | |
Marginal workers (total) | 146 | 54 | 92 |
Shargole is connected to other places in Ladakh by the NH 1.
The nearest railway station to Shargole is Sopore railway station located at a distance of 250 kilometres. The nearest major railway station to Shargole is Jammu Tawi railway station located at a distance of 517 kilometres.
The nearest airport is at Kargil located at a distance of 28 kilometres but it is currently non-operational. The next nearest major airport is Leh Airport located at a distance of 184 kilometres.