Geographic Location of Shakar

The village Shakar is located in Shaker Chiktan Tahsil of Kargil District in the Union Territory of Ladakh in India. It is governed by Shakar Gram Panchayat. It comes under Shakar Chiktan Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kargil, which is about 90 kilometers away from Shakar.

Travel and Communication for Shakar

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Shakar,
Kargil,
Ladakh, India
PIN - 194109

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Shakar

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

Social Structure of Shakar

As per available data from the year 2009, 1922 persons live in 277 house holds in the village Shakar. There are 919 female individuals and 1003 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.81% and males constitute 52.19% of the total population.

There are 1878 scheduled tribes persons of which 898 are females and 980 are males. Females constitute 47.82% and males constitute 52.18% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 97.71% of the total population.

Population density of Shakar is 1112.27 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Shakar

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Total area of Shakar is 172.8 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 94.7 ha. About 8.9 ha is un-irrigated area. About 85.8 ha is irrigated area. About 85.8 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 63.5 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 14.6 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Shakar

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

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Shakar.

There are 7 government middle schools in the village Shakar.

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

There is a government senior secondary school in the village Shakar.

Colleges in Shakar

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 Shakar.

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 Shakar.

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 Shakar.

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 Shakar.

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 Shakar.

Other Educational Facilities in Shakar

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 Shakar.

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 Shakar.

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 Shakar.

Healthcare Facilities in Shakar

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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with doctors and 5 paramedical staff in the village Shakar.

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

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

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Shakar.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Shakar.

There is a dispensary with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Shakar.

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

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Shakar.

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

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