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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Thasgam
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map = India Ladakh#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ladakh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|34.47|N|75.93|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Ladakh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Ladakh|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kargil district|Kargil]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of tehsils in India|Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Dras|Drass]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kargil.nic.in/revenue-villages/|title=Villages in Kargil district|work=Kargil district website|accessdate=1 May 2020}}</ref>
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 400<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ourhero.in/villages/thasgam-997|title=Thasgam Population|work=Our Hero|accessdate=8 May 2020}}</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
| demographics1_title2 = Spoken
| demographics1_info2 = [[Purgi language|Purgi]], [[Shina language|Shina]], [[Urdu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 194103
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'''Thasgam''' is a village in [[Dras|Drass]] tehsil in [[Kargil district]] of the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|union territory]] of [[Ladakh]]. The village is located 36 kilometres from the district and tehsil headquarters [[Kargil]].

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India]], Thasgam has 43 households.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ourhero.in/villages/thasgam-997|title=Thasgam Population|work=Our Hero|accessdate=8 May 2020}}</ref> The literacy rate of Thasgam village is 70.70%. In Thasgam, male literacy stands at 84.57% while the female literacy rate was 55.92%.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)
! !! Total !! Male !! Female
|-
| Population || 400 || 212 || 188
|-
| Children aged below 6 years || 86 || 50 || 36
|-
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 398 || 210 || 188
|-
| Literacy || 70.70% || 84.57% || 55.92%
|-
| Workers (all) || 72 || 65 || 7
|-
| Main workers (all) || 53 || – || –
|-
| Marginal workers (total) || 19 || 15 || 4
|}

==Transport==
===Road===
Thasgam is well-connected by road to other places in Ladakh and India by the [[National Highway 1 (India)|Srinagar-Leh Highway]] or the NH 1.

===Rail===
The nearest railway station to Thasgam is the [[Srinagar railway station]] located at a distance of 190 kilometres.

===Air===
The nearest airport is at [[Kargil Airport|Kargil]] located at a distance of 45 kilometres but it is currently non-operational. The next nearest major airports are [[Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport|Srinagar International Airport]] and [[Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport|Leh Airport]] located at a distance of 188 kilometres and 251 kilometres.

==See also==
*[[Ladakh]]
*[[Kargil]]
*[[Suru Valley]]
*[[Dras|Drass]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Ladakh}}
{{Kargil district}}

[[Category:Villages in Drass tehsil]]

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