Geographic Location of Khows

The village Khows is located in Sanku Tahsil of Kargil District in the Union Territory of Ladakh in India. It is governed by Khows Gram Panchayat. It comes under Taifsuru Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kargil, which is about 52 kilometers away from Khows.

Travel and Communication for Khows

The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Khows

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

Social Structure of Khows

As per available data from the year 2009, 756 persons live in 95 house holds in the village Khows. There are 359 female individuals and 397 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.49% and males constitute 52.51% of the total population.

There are 633 scheduled tribes persons of which 303 are females and 330 are males. Females constitute 47.87% and males constitute 52.13% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 83.73% of the total population.

Population density of Khows is 648.93 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Khows

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Total area of Khows is 116.5 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 44.9 ha. About 2.4 ha is un-irrigated area. About 42.5 ha is irrigated area. About 42.5 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 25.5 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 46.1 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Khows

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

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Khows.

There is a government middle school in the village Khows.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Namsura, which is 5-10 kms away from Khows.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Namsura, which is 5-10 kms away from Khows.

Colleges in Khows

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 Khows.

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 Khows.

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 Khows.

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 Khows.

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 Khows.

Other Educational Facilities in Khows

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 Khows.

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 Khows.

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 Khows.

Healthcare Facilities in Khows

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Khows.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Khows.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Khows.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Khows.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Khows.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Khows.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Khows.

There is a dispensary with 0 doctors and 3 paramedical staff in the village Khows.

There is a veterinary hospital with 1 doctors and 3 paramedical staff in the village Khows.

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

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

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