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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Kharbu<br />
| other_name = Kharboo<br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Ladakh#India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ladakh, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|34.53|N|75.98|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = [[India]]<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Ladakh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Ladakh|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kargil district|Kargil]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of tehsils in India|Tehsil]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Dras|Drass]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kargil.nic.in/revenue-villages/|title=Villages in Kargil district|work=Kargil district website|accessdate=1 May 2020}}</ref><br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| governing_body = <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
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| population_total = 1074<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ourhero.in/villages/kharbu-978|title=Kharbu Population|work=Our Hero|accessdate=8 May 2020}}</ref><br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[English language|English]] <br />
| demographics1_title2 = Spoken<br />
| demographics1_info2 = [[Shina language|Shina]], [[Urdu]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 194103<br />
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'''Kharbu''' is a village in [[Dras|Drass]] tehsil in [[Kargil district]] of the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|union territory]] of [[Ladakh]]. The village is located 26 kilometres from the district and tehsil headquarters [[Kargil]].<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
According to the [[2011 census of India]], Kharbu has 145 households.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ourhero.in/villages/kharbu-978|title=Kharbu Population|work=Our Hero|accessdate=8 May 2020}}</ref> 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%.<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)<br />
! !! Total !! Male !! Female<br />
|-<br />
| Population || 1074 || 566 || 508<br />
|-<br />
| Children aged below 6 years || 188 || 114 || 74<br />
|-<br />
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 0 || 0 || 0<br />
|-<br />
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 1064 || 559 || 505<br />
|-<br />
| Literacy || 79.23% || 93.58% || 64.29%<br />
|-<br />
| Workers (all) || 345 || 231 || 114<br />
|-<br />
| Main workers (all) || 170 || – || –<br />
|-<br />
| Marginal workers (total) || 175 || 92 || 83<br />
|}<br />
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==Transport==<br />
===Road===<br />
Kharbu is well-connected by road to other places in Ladakh and India by the [[National Highway 1 (India)|Srinagar-Leh Highway]] or the NH 1.<br />
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===Rail===<br />
The nearest railway station to Kharbu is the [[Srinagar railway station]] located at a distance of 201 kilometres.<br />
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===Air===<br />
The nearest airport is at [[Kargil Airport|Kargil]] located at a distance of 35 kilometres but it is currently non-operational. The next nearest major airports are [[Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport|Srinagar International Airport]] and [[Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport|Leh Airport]] located at a distance of 198 kilometres and 241 kilometres.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Ladakh]]<br />
*[[Kargil]]<br />
*[[Suru Valley]]<br />
*[[Dras|Drass]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Ladakh}}<br />
{{Kargil district}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Drass tehsil]]</div>
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