Goshan

Goshan
Village
Goshan Location in Ladakh, India Goshan Goshan (India)
Coordinates: 34.40°N 75.79°E / 34.40; 75.79
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Kargil
Tehsil	Drass
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,485
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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Goshan had 189 households. 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%.

Demographics (2011 Census)

	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

Transport

Road

Goshan is connected by road to other places in Ladakh and India by the Srinagar–Leh Highway or the NH 1.

Rail

The nearest railway stations to Goshan are Sopore railway station and Srinagar railway station located at a distance of 178 kilometres and 185 kilometres. The nearest major railway station is Jammu Tawi railway station located at a distance of 445 kilometres.

Air

The nearest airport is located in Kargil at a distance of 85 kilometres but it is currently non-operational. The next nearest major airports are Srinagar International Airport and Leh Airport located at a distance of 183 kilometres and 292 kilometres.

See also

• Ladakh
• Kargil
• Drass