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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Poyen<br />
| other_name = Poyen, Kargil, Ladakh<br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = [[Town]]<br />
| image_skyline = <br />
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| pushpin_map = India Ladakh#India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = 12000ft<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ladakh, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|34.5621|76.1313 |format=dms|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Poyen,+Kargil+194103/@34.563896,76.1299878,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x38e3231d59313775:0x2c8c36c3d4246f63!8m2!3d34.562426!4d76.1327201?hl=en&authuser=0|title=Poyen (Google Maps)|work=Google Maps|accessdate=30 April 2020}}</ref><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 = [[Kargil]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = UT of Ladakh<br />
| governing_body = <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
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| area_total_km2 = <br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| population_total = 216<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ourhero.in/villages/poyan-972|title=Poyen Population|work=Our Hero|accessdate=30 April 2020}}</ref><br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Ladakhi language|Ladakhi]], [[Hindi]], [[Purgi language|Purgi]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| demographics1_title2 = Spoken<br />
| demographics1_info2 = [[Ladakhi language|Ladakhi]], [[Balti language|Balti]], [[Purgi language|Purgi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 194103<br />
| registration_plate = <br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Poyen'''{{efn|Alternative spellings: '''Poyan''' and '''Poin'''.}} is a [[village|town]] in the [[Kargil district]], [[Ladakh]], in [[India]], close to the [[Kargil]] town. It is on the right bank of [[Wakha Rong]] river near its confluence with the [[Suru River (Indus)|Suru River]]. The village jurisdiction includes the hamlets of [[Hunderman]] acquired from Pakistan during the [[Indo-Pakistan War of 1971]].<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
According to the [[2011 census of India]], Poyen has 280 households.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ourhero.in/villages/poyan-972|title=Poyen Population|work=Our Hero|accessdate=30 April 2020}}</ref> The literacy rate of Poyen is 62.43%. In Hardas, Male literacy stands at 75.27% while the female literacy rate was 50.00%.<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)<br />
! !! Total !! Male !! Female<br />
|-<br />
| Population || 2500|| 1070 || 1090<br />
|-<br />
| Children aged below 6 years || 27 || 14 || 13<br />
|-<br />
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 0 || 0 || 0<br />
|-<br />
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 215 || 107 || 108<br />
|-<br />
| Literacy || 62.43% || 75.27% || 50.00%<br />
|-<br />
| Workers (all) || 38 || 35 || 3<br />
|-<br />
| Main workers (all) || 8 || – || –<br />
|-<br />
| Marginal workers (total) || 30 || 29 || 1<br />
|}<br />
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==Transport==<br />
===Road===<br />
Poyen 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 major railway stations are [[Sopore railway station]] and [[Srinagar railway station]] located at a distance of 218 kilometres and 224 kilometres.<br />
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===Air===<br />
The nearest airport is at [[Kargil Airport|Kargil]] located at a distance of 12 kilometres but it is currently non-operational. The next nearest major airport is [[Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport|Leh Airport]] located at a distance of 220 kilometres.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Ladakh]]<br />
*[[Kargil]]<br />
*[[Dras War Memorial]]<br />
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==Notes==<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 Kargil tehsil]]<br />
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{{Ladakh-geo-stub}}</div>
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