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'''Hanu''' (also called '''Hanoo''') is a [[village panchayat]] in the [[Leh district]] of [[Ladakh]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Blockwise Village Amenity Directory |publisher=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council 2014–15 |url=http://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403131559/https://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf |archive-date=3 April 2018}}</ref> It consists of two villages, Yogma Hanu (Lower Hanu) and Goma Hanu (Upper Hanu), a few miles to the north, in the '''Hanu valley''' below the [[Chorbat La]] pass.
'''Hanu''' (also called '''Hanoo''') is a [[village panchayat]] in the [[Khalatse|Khalsi tehsil]] in the [[Leh district]] of [[Ladakh]], India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blockwise Village Amenity Directory |publisher=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council 2014–15 |url=http://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403131559/https://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf |archive-date=3 April 2018}}</ref> It is one of the main [[Brokpa]] villages in [[Ladakh]]. It is in the valley of the Hanu stream that flows from the [[Chorbat La]] pass to drain into the Indus river.
The villages form part of the [[Khalatse|Khalsi]] [[tehsil]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
The two villages Yogma Hanu and Goma Hanu lie in the Hanu valley, which runs between the [[Chorbat La]] pass and the [[Indus River]] valley near [[Dah, Leh|Dah]]. The Hanu mountain stream flows down the valley jointing the Indus. To the north of the Chorbat La pass, the [[Chorbat Lungpa]] river flows north to join the [[Shyok river]] near [[Hassanabad, Chorbat|Hassanabad Chorbat]]. The Chorbat La pass is considered the traditional boundary between [[Baltistan]] and [[Ladakh]]. According to geographer [[Frederick Drew]], the valleys of Chorbat Lungpa and Hanu constituted the main route from Baltistan to Ladakh in the past. The two villages Goma Hanu and Yogma Hanu are fortified, indicating that they experienced raids from Baltistan in the past.<ref name=Drew>{{harvp|Drew, The Jummoo and Kashmir Territories|1875|pp=263–264}}: "The Chorbat Pass is the boundary of Baltistan in this direction; by this road also used to come Balti raiders, as the remains of a fort at Yogma Hanū prove, which the people of the valley had put up against them."</ref>
Hanu consists of two villages — Yogma Hanu (Lower Hanu) and Goma Hanu (Upper Hanu) — which lie in the eponymous valley, running between the [[Chorbat La]] pass and the [[Indus River]] valley near [[Dah, Leh|Dah]]. The Hanu stream flows down the valley and joins the Indus. To the north of the Chorbat La pass, the [[Chorbat Lungpa]] river flows north to join the [[Shyok river]] near [[Hassanabad, Chorbat|Hassanabad Chorbat]].
 
== History ==
The Chorbat La pass is considered the traditional boundary between [[Baltistan]] and [[Ladakh]]. According to geographer [[Frederick Drew]], the valleys of Chorbat Lungpa and Hanu constituted the main route from Baltistan to Ladakh in the past. The two villages Goma Hanu and Yogma Hanu are fortified, indicating that they experienced raids from Baltistan in the past.<ref name="Drew">{{harvp|Drew, The Jummoo and Kashmir Territories|1875|pp=263–264}}: "The Chorbat Pass is the boundary of Baltistan in this direction; by this road also used to come Balti raiders, as the remains of a fort at Yogma Hanū prove, which the people of the valley had put up against them."</ref>


== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
According to the [[2011 census of India]], Hanoo has 224 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 47.69%.<ref name="census_2011"/>
According to the [[2011 census of India]], Hanoo has a population of 1207 across 224 households. The literacy rate is 47.69%.<ref name="census_2011">{{cite news |title=Leh district census |work=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/datagov/CDB_PCA_Census/PCA_CDB_0103_F_Census.xls |access-date=2015-07-23}}</ref>
 
==See also==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*[[Dah, Leh|Dah]]
|+ 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>
*[[Garkon]]
! !! Total !! Male !! Female
*[[Darchik]]
|-
*[[Chulichan]]
| Population || 1207 || 587 || 620
|-
| Children aged below 6 years || 190 || 95 || 95
|-
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 1 || 1 || 0
|-
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 1204 || 584 || 620
|-
| Literates || 485 || 241 || 244
|-
| Workers (all) || 638 || 318 || 320
|-
| Main workers (total) || 314 || 293 || 21
|-
| Main workers: Cultivators || 178 || 173 || 5
|-
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers || 1 || 1 || 0
|-
| Main workers: Household industry workers || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Main workers: Other || 135 || 119 || 16
|-
| Marginal workers (total) || 324 || 25 || 299
|-
| Marginal workers: Cultivators || 317 || 22 || 295
|-
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Marginal workers: Others || 6 || 3 || 3
|-
| Non-workers || 569 || 269 || 300
|}


==References==
==References==
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* {{citation |last=Drew |first=Frederic |title=The Jummoo and Kashmir Territories: A Geographical Account |url=https://archive.org/details/jummooandkashmi00drewgoog/page/n5 |year=1875 |publisher=E. Stanford |via=archive.org |ref={{sfnref|Drew, The Jummoo and Kashmir Territories|1875}}}}
* {{citation |last=Drew |first=Frederic |title=The Jummoo and Kashmir Territories: A Geographical Account |url=https://archive.org/details/jummooandkashmi00drewgoog/page/n5 |year=1875 |publisher=E. Stanford |via=archive.org |ref={{sfnref|Drew, The Jummoo and Kashmir Territories|1875}}}}


{{India topics}}
{{Ladakh}}
{{Ladakh}}
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{{Leh district}}


[[Category:Villages in Khalsi tehsil]]
[[Category:Villages in Khalsi tehsil]]

Latest revision as of 20:49, 26 February 2024

Hanu
Village
Hanu is located in Ladakh
Hanu
Hanu
Location in Ladakh, India
Coordinates: 34°35′28″N 76°37′23″E / 34.591°N 76.623°E / 34.591; 76.623
Country India
Union Territory Ladakh
DistrictLeh
TehsilKhalsi
PanchayatHanu
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,207
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code940

Hanu (also called Hanoo) is a village panchayat in the Khalsi tehsil in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[1] It is one of the main Brokpa villages in Ladakh. It is in the valley of the Hanu stream that flows from the Chorbat La pass to drain into the Indus river.

Geography[edit | edit source]

Hanu consists of two villages — Yogma Hanu (Lower Hanu) and Goma Hanu (Upper Hanu) — which lie in the eponymous valley, running between the Chorbat La pass and the Indus River valley near Dah. The Hanu stream flows down the valley and joins the Indus. To the north of the Chorbat La pass, the Chorbat Lungpa river flows north to join the Shyok river near Hassanabad Chorbat.

History[edit | edit source]

The Chorbat La pass is considered the traditional boundary between Baltistan and Ladakh. According to geographer Frederick Drew, the valleys of Chorbat Lungpa and Hanu constituted the main route from Baltistan to Ladakh in the past. The two villages Goma Hanu and Yogma Hanu are fortified, indicating that they experienced raids from Baltistan in the past.[2]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

According to the 2011 census of India, Hanoo has a population of 1207 across 224 households. The literacy rate is 47.69%.[3]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council 2014–15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Drew, The Jummoo and Kashmir Territories (1875), pp. 263–264: "The Chorbat Pass is the boundary of Baltistan in this direction; by this road also used to come Balti raiders, as the remains of a fort at Yogma Hanū prove, which the people of the valley had put up against them."
  3. ↑ "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
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