Hardas

Hardas is a village in Kargil district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh. The village is located 10 kilometres from the district and tehsil headquarters Kargil.

Hardas
Hardass
Village
Hardas
Location in Ladakh, India
Hardas
Hardas (India)
Coordinates: 34.60°N 76.09°E / 34.60; 76.09[1]
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryLadakh
DistrictKargil district
TehsilKargil
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,480[2]
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English
 • SpokenBalti
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
194103

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Hardas has 233 households.[3] The literacy rate of Hardas was 76.24%. In Hardas, Male literacy stands at 87.86% while the female literacy rate was 64.25%.

Demographics (2011 Census)
TotalMaleFemale
Population1480739741
Children aged below 6 years247113134
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe1335674661
Literacy76.24%87.86%64.25%
Workers (all)30524758
Main workers (all)134––
Marginal workers (total)17113932

Transport

Road

Hardas is well-connected by road to other places in Ladakh and India by the Srinagar-Leh Highway or the NH 1.

Rail

The nearest major railway stations to Hardas is the Srinagar railway station located at a distance of 223 kilometres.

Air

The nearest airport is at Kargil located at a distance of 18 kilometres but it is currently not operational. The next nearest major airports are Srinagar International Airport and Leh Airport located at a distance of 219 kilometres and 225 kilometres.

See also

References
  1. "Hardas (Google Maps)". Google Maps. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. "Hardass Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. "Hardass Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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