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 an emerging town and headquarter of eponymous tehsil in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.^[1] It is located 31 km north of Khardung La.

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]
	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

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

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