Demographics
As of the 2001 census, Kargil had a population of 10,657 in 2,065 households. The municipality had a sex ratio of 559 females per 1,000 males. Kargil has an average literacy rate of 73%, 1 percent lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 58%. In Kargil, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
People in Kargil are of mixed Dard and Tibetan descent. The inhabitants of Kargil were adherents of Tibetan Buddhism until the 14th-15th centuries when Muslim missionaries began to proselytise to the local people. Today, 90% of Kargil's population are Shia Muslim, 5% Sunni and 5% Tibetan Buddhist. The architecture of older mosques in Kargil combines Tibetan and Iranian styles, while newer mosques architectural styles tend to follow those of modern Iranian and Arabic styles.
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