Geographic Location of Garkon

The village Garkon is located in Kargil Tahsil of Kargil District in the Union Territory of Ladakh in India. It is governed by Garkon Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kargil Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kargil, which is about 45 kilometers away from Garkon.

Travel and Communication for Garkon

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Garkon,
Kargil,
Ladakh, India
PIN - 194103

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Garkon

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A brief summary of available data for Garkon is given below:

Social Structure of Garkon

As per available data from the year 2009, 1287 persons live in 242 house holds in the village Garkon. There are 625 female individuals and 662 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.56% and males constitute 51.44% of the total population.

There are 1264 scheduled tribes persons of which 614 are females and 650 are males. Females constitute 48.58% and males constitute 51.42% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 98.21% of the total population.

Population density of Garkon is 634.93 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Garkon

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Total area of Garkon is 202.7 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 126.7 ha. About 6.5 ha is un-irrigated area. About 120.2 ha is irrigated area. About 120.2 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 52.2 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 23.8 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Garkon

There is a private pre-primary school in the village Garkon.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Garkon.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Garkon.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kargil, which is more than 10 kms away from Garkon.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Silmo, which is more than 10 kms away from Garkon.

Colleges in Garkon

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Kargil, which is more than 10 kms away from Garkon.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Garkon.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Garkon.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Garkon.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Kargil, which is more than 10 kms away from Garkon.

Other Educational Facilities in Garkon

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Kargil, which is more than 10 kms away from Garkon.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Kargil, which is more than 10 kms away from Garkon.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Kargil, which is more than 10 kms away from Garkon.

Healthcare Facilities in Garkon

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Garkon.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Garkon.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 0 paramedical staff in the village Garkon.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Garkon.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Garkon.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Garkon or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Garkon.

There are 2 dispensarys with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Garkon.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Garkon.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Garkon.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Garkon.

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