Khardong, Ladakh

Khardong
Khardong
Village
	Khardung La mountain pass
	Khardong Location in Ladakh, India Khardong Khardong (India)
	Coordinates: 34°24′00″N 77°39′22″E / 34.400°N 77.656°E
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Leh
Tehsil	Nubra Valley
Elevation	3,975 m (13,041 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	468
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code	935

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.

Demographics[edit]

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]
	Total	Male	Female
Population	468	227	241
Children aged below 6 years	38	19	19
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	466	225	241
Literates	154	97	57
Workers (all)	317	149	168
Main workers (total)	80	56	24
Main workers: Cultivators	0	0	0
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Main workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Main workers: Other	80	56	24
Marginal workers (total)	237	93	144
Marginal workers: Cultivators	211	68	143
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Others	26	25	1
Non-workers	151	78	73

References[edit]

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

[1] "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

[census_2011-2] "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

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