Khardong, Leh

Khardong is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[1] It is located in the Nubra tehsil, 31 km by road north of Khardung La.

Khardong
Village
Khardung La mountain pass
Khardong
Location in Ladakh, India
Khardong
Khardong (India)
Coordinates: 34.400°N 77.656°E / 34.400; 77.656
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryLadakh
DistrictLeh
TehsilNubra Valley
Elevation
3,975 m (13,041 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total468
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code935

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Khardong has 144 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 35.81%.[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)[2]
TotalMaleFemale
Population468227241
Children aged below 6 years381919
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe466225241
Literates1549757
Workers (all)317149168
Main workers (total)805624
Main workers: Cultivators000
Main workers: Agricultural labourers000
Main workers: Household industry workers000
Main workers: Other805624
Marginal workers (total)23793144
Marginal workers: Cultivators21168143
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers000
Marginal workers: Household industry workers000
Marginal workers: Others26251
Non-workers1517873
gollark: *it is not very good*
gollark: Which means that people just convert them to or from letter grades they can deal with mentally so the only difference is some wasted effort.
gollark: In my country schools and some exams have switched to NUMBER grades for no good reason.
gollark: Join the Army! Be yelled at by people you *don't* know and possibly die for some arbitrary country!
gollark: Are these "CB hollies" that rare?

References

  1. "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  2. "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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