Thasgam

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.

Thasgam
Village
Thasgam Location in Ladakh, India Thasgam Thasgam (India)
Coordinates: 34.47°N 75.93°E
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Kargil
Tehsil	Drass[1]
Population  (2011)
• Total	400[2]
Languages
• Spoken	Purgi, Shina, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	194103

Demographics

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

Road

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

Rail

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

Air

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.

See also

• Ladakh
• Kargil
• Suru Valley
• Drass

References

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.