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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Nimo
| other_name = Nimmoo, Nimu, Nimmu, Snymoo
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Nimoo, Ladakh.jpg
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| pushpin_map = India Ladakh#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ladakh, India
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| subdivision_name = {{Flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Ladakh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Leh district|Leh]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Leh]]<ref>https://leh.nic.in/about-district/administrative-setup/village/</ref>
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| elevation_m = 3140
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1134
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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[[File:Sign for Nimmu Village , Ladakh.jpg|thumb|280px|Sign for Nimmu Village , Ladakh]]
'''Nimo''' (also known as '''Nimu''' or '''Nimoo''' or '''Nimmu''') is the headquarters of the ''Nimoo'' [[Community development block in India|block]] in the [[Leh district]] of [[Ladakh]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf |title=Blockwise Village Amenity Directory |publisher=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council |access-date=2015-07-23 }}</ref> It is located in the [[Likir]] [[tehsil]], 35 km from Leh.

Nimoo is a stop for all the river rafting groups and is the main starting point for the annually held all India river rafting expedition, which is done in the [[Indus]] River.<br/> The temperature here varies from 40 °C in summer to −29 °C in winter. Due to such a harsh climate and [[extreme weather]] conditions, this area has very little vegetation cover (as seen in the picture on the right). It has a hydroelectric power plant known as the Nimu-Bazgo dam.<ref>https://www.news18.com/news/india/strategically-located-nimu-which-proved-its-worth-during-kargil-war-has-a-new-identity-after-pm-modis-visit-2699631.html</ref>

[[Magnetic Hill (India)|Magnet Hill]] is a [[gravity hill|gravity defying]] road<ref name=magnet1/><ref name=magnet2/> 7.5 km southeast of Nimoo.

==History==
On 6 August 2010, the village was impacted by the [[2010 Ladakh floods]].

==Tourism==
Nimo has several monasteries and orchards. Rafting in the [[Indus]] River (Grade 1) and rafting in the [[Zanskar River]] (Grade 2) are popular outdoor sports. The confluence of Zanskar and Indus rivers is located close to it.<ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/connecting-ladakh-india-growing-road-network-to-link-borders-with-the-mainland-1713978-2020-08-22</ref>

Nimmu House is a heritage hotel in the village; it is open from June to September. There are several tourist spots near Nimo, including Basgo, Likir and Alchi monasteries.
Nimoo is also very famous for its tea-samosa and Chola-puri. It is a famous tea point to peoples who are on their way to different villages.

===Magnetic hill optical illusion===
{{ see also | List_of_gravity_hills#India | l1= List of gravity hills in India }}
[[Magnetic Hill (India)|Magnet Hill]] or '''Nimoo-Leh Magnet Hill''' is a [[gravity hill]] located near [[Leh]] in [[Ladakh]], [[India]].<ref name=magnet1>{{cite web|url=http://www.eureka4you.com/magnetichillworldwide/Leh-JK.htm|title=Magnetic Hill Leh, Jammu & Kashmir|access-date=6 March 2016}}</ref> Due to the surrounding geographical features, it has an [[optical illusion]] where vehicles seem to roll uphill in defiance of gravity when they are, in fact, rolling downhill.<ref name=magnet2>{{cite news|title=NOTHING MAGNETIC ABOUT MAGNETIC HILL|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/others/sci-tech/Nothing-magnetic-about-Magnetic-Hill/articleshow/48299466.cms|date=31 July 2015|access-date=11 March 2016}}</ref> It is 7.5 km southeast of Nimo and 26.5 km west of Leh on [[Srinagar]]-Ladakh road.

==Religious Significance==
Nimo is religiously significant for [[Hinduism]] and [[Sikhism]].
Every year Hundreds of Pilgrims come here and celebrate it by taking holy dip in the river, do puja and yagna. Along with Ganges, Indus river is also considered very important in Hindu theology.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/india/pm-modi-performed-sindhu-darshan-puja-at-ladakhs-nimu/amp_articleshow/76781066.cms|title=PM Modi performed Sindhu Darshan puja at Ladakh's Nimu|date=4 July 2020|publisher=Times Of India}}</ref>

Sri Pathar Sahib [[Gurudwara]] is also situated in this town and is important for Sikhs.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India]], Nimo has 193 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 72.51%.<ref name="census_2011"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)<ref name="census_2011">{{cite news |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/datagov/CDB_PCA_Census/PCA_CDB_0103_F_Census.xls |title=Leh district census |work=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations |access-date=2015-07-23 }}</ref>
! !! Total !! Male !! Female
|-
| Population || 1134 || 568 || 566
|-
| Children aged below 6 years || 119 || 51 || 68
|-
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 1071 || 535 || 536
|-
| Literates || 736 || 405 || 331
|-
| Workers (all) || 603 || 364 || 239
|-
| Main workers (total) || 509 || 336 || 173
|-
| Main workers: Cultivators || 224 || 148 || 76
|-
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers || 9 || 4 || 5
|-
| Main workers: Household industry workers || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| Main workers: Other || 275 || 184 || 91
|-
| Marginal workers (total) || 94 || 28 || 66
|-
| Marginal workers: Cultivators || 58 || 15 || 43
|-
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers || 4 || 1 || 3
|-
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers || 1 || 1 || 0
|-
| Marginal workers: Others || 31 || 11 || 20
|-
| Non-workers || 531 || 204 || 327
|}

== External links ==
* [http://ladakh.nimmu-house.com/ Nimmu House]

== References ==
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{{Ladakh}}
{{Leh district}}

[[Category:Villages in Likir tehsil]]

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