Jusgund

Jusgund Jasgound
Village
Jusgund Location in Ladakh, India Show map of Ladakh Jusgund Jusgund (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 34.38°N 75.68°E / 34.38; 75.68[1]
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Kargil
Tehsil	Drass[2]
Population  (2011)
• Total	467[3]
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English
• Spoken	Shina, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	194105

Jusgund is a village in Drass tehsil in Kargil district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh. The village is located 30 kilometres from the district headquarters Kargil.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Jusgund had 53 households.[4] The literacy rate of Jusgund village is 78.92%. In Jusgund, Male literacy stands at 88.46% while the female literacy rate was 69.68%.

Demographics (2011 Census)

	Total	Male	Female
Population	467	224	243
Children aged below 6 years	97	42	55
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	464	223	241
Literacy	78.92%	88.46%	69.68%
Workers (all)	95	84	11
Main workers (all)	53	–	–
Marginal workers (total)	42	39	3

Transport

Road

Jusgund is connected by road to other places in Ladakh and India by the NH 301.

Rail

The nearest major railway stations to Jusgund are Sopore railway station and Srinagar railway station located at a distance of 247 kilometres and 253 kilometres.

Air

The nearest airport is located in Kargil at a distance of 36 kilometres but it is currently non-operational. The next nearest major airport is Leh Airport located at a distance of 243 kilometres.

See also

• Ladakh
• Kargil
• Drass

References

1. "Jusgund (Google Maps)". Google Maps. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
2. "Villages in Kargil district". Kargil district website. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
3. "Jusgund Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
4. "Jusgund Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 30 April 2020.