Kargyam is a village in Leh district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh.[2] It is located in the Durbuk tehsil (subdistrict), in the Long Parma valley between Tangtse and Chushul. Kargyam is famous for its wetlands and Blackneck crane and nomadic lifestyle.
Kargyam | |
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Kargyam Location of Kargyam Sato in Ladakh, India Show map of LadakhKargyam Kargyam (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 33.8731°N 78.2910°E / 33.8731; 78.2910 | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Durbuk[1] |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 564 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Census code | 907 |

According to the 2011 census of India, Kargyam has 106 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 59.12%.[3]
| Total | Male | Female | |
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| Population | 564 | 279 | 285 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 87 | 42 | 45 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 468 | 232 | 236 |
| Literates | 282 | 169 | 113 |
| Workers (all) | 294 | 142 | 152 |
| Main workers (total) | 213 | 121 | 92 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 30 | 15 | 15 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Main workers: Other | 171 | 100 | 71 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 81 | 21 | 60 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 79 | 21 | 58 |
| Non-workers | 270 | 137 | 133 |
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