# Khardong Village, Nubra, Leh (Ladakh) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Nubra, Leh 

# Khardong

Khardong is a village in Nubra sub-district of Leh district, Ladakh, PIN code **194401**. The 2011 Census counted **468 people in 144 households**, the 15th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 468people (2011)
- 144households
- 35.8%literacy
- 194401PIN code

## Khardong PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khardong is 194401.** Khardong falls in Nubra sub-district, Leh district, Ladakh.

- PIN code194401
- Gram panchayatN.A.
- Community development blockNubra
- Census village code000935

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Khardong from nearby towns?

- Nubra (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Leh (district HQ)63 km by road
- Leh (nearest town)63 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Khardong?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Khardong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Diskit
- ○Degree college10+ km · Leh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Leh
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khardong known for?

Products made here include carpet. About 15% of the 587 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Khardong

Of every 100 households in Khardong in 2011, 0 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Khardong · ■ Nubra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**5%

Tap water ****42%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**56%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**43%

Use banking services ****99%**

**90%

Television ****1%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**13%

None of these assets ****4%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Khardong?

■ Khardong · ■ Nubra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.8%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**633

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**955

Working population ****67.7%**

**62.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.6% for men and 25.7% for women. 66% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 80 (25%) · **■** Marginal 237 (75%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nubra

- Sumoor711 people
- Khemi576 people
- Chulungkha516 people
- Lakjung514 people
- Largiab421 people
- Skanpuk416 people
- Udmaru378 people
- Terchey270 people

[All 28 villages in Nubra](https://wherepedia.org/india/ladakh/leh/nubra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khardong?194401
- How far is Khardong from Leh?63 km by road
- What is the population of Khardong?468 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khardong in?Leh district (Nubra sub-district), Ladakh
- What is the literacy rate of Khardong?35.8% (Census 2011)