Kharbu
Kharboo | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 34°32′N 75°59′E / 34.53°N 75.98°E | |
Country | India |
Union Territory | Ladakh |
District | Kargil |
Tehsil | Drass[1] |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,074[2] |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, English |
• Spoken | Shina, Urdu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 194103 |
Kharbu is a village in Drass tehsil in Kargil district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh. The village is located 26 kilometres from the district and tehsil headquarters Kargil.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 census of India, Kharbu has 145 households.[3] The literacy rate of Kharbu village is 79.23%. In Kharbu, Male literacy stands at 93.58% while the female literacy rate was 64.29%.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Population | 1074 | 566 | 508 |
Children aged below 6 years | 188 | 114 | 74 |
Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scheduled tribe | 1064 | 559 | 505 |
Literacy | 79.23% | 93.58% | 64.29% |
Workers (all) | 345 | 231 | 114 |
Main workers (all) | 170 | – | – |
Marginal workers (total) | 175 | 92 | 83 |
Transport
[edit]Road
[edit]Kharbu is well-connected by road to other places in Ladakh and India by the Srinagar-Leh Highway or the NH 1.
Rail
[edit]The nearest railway station to Kharbu is the Srinagar railway station located at a distance of 201 kilometres.
Air
[edit]The nearest airport is at Kargil located at a distance of 35 kilometres but it is currently non-operational. The next nearest major airports are Srinagar International Airport and Leh Airport located at a distance of 198 kilometres and 241 kilometres.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Villages in Kargil district". Kargil district website. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Kharbu Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Kharbu Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 8 May 2020.