Goshan
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Goshan | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Goshan Location in Ladakh, India  Goshan Goshan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°24′N 75°47′E / 34.40°N 75.79°E[1] | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Kargil |
| Tehsil | Drass[2] |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,485[3] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| • Spoken | Purgi, Shina, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 194102 |
Goshan is a village in Drass tehsil in Kargil district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh. The village is located 77 kilometres from the district headquarters Kargil.
According to the 2011 census of India, Goshan had 189 households.[4] The literacy rate of Goshan village is 76.49%. In Goshan, Male literacy stands at 85.07% while the female literacy rate was 67.13%.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1485 | 763 | 722 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 290 | 140 | 150 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 1476 | 758 | 718 |
| Literacy | 76.49% | 85.07% | 67.13% |
| Workers (all) | 370 | 249 | 121 |
| Main workers (all) | 100 | – | – |
| Marginal workers (total) | 270 | 162 | 108 |
