Kharbu
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Kharbu
Kharboo | |
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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[1] |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,074[2] |
| 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.
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%.
| 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 |
