Thasgam

Thasgam
Thasgam
Village
	Thasgam Location in Ladakh, India Thasgam Thasgam (India)
	Coordinates: 34°28′N 75°56′E / 34.47°N 75.93°E
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Kargil
Tehsil	Drass
Population (2011)
• Total	400
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]

According to the 2011 census of India, Thasgam has 43 households.^[3] 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[edit]

Road[edit]

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

Rail[edit]

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

Air[edit]

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.

References[edit]

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

[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.

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