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.
Kharbu
Kharboo | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Kharbu Location in Ladakh, India  Kharbu Kharbu (India) | |
| 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 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.