Kharbu

Kharbu

Kharboo
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
Population (2011)
• Total	1,074
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%.

Demographics (2011 Census)
	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.

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.

[1] "Villages in Kargil district". Kargil district website. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

[2] "Kharbu Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

[3] "Kharbu Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

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