Hardas

Hardas Hardass
Village
Hardas Location in Ladakh, India Show map of Ladakh Hardas Hardas (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 34°36′N 76°05′E / 34.60°N 76.09°E / 34.60; 76.09^[1]
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Kargil district
Tehsil	Kargil
Population (2011)
• Total	1,480^[2]
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English
• Spoken	Balti
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	194103

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.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

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)
	Total	Male	Female
Population	1480	739	741
Children aged below 6 years	247	113	134
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	1335	674	661
Literacy	76.24%	87.86%	64.25%
Workers (all)	305	247	58
Main workers (all)	134	–	–
Marginal workers (total)	171	139	32

Transport[edit | edit source]

Road[edit | edit source]

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

Rail[edit | edit source]

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

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.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Hardas (Google Maps)". Google Maps. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
↑ "Hardass Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
↑ "Hardass Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 29 April 2020.

Union territory of Ladakh

Capital: Kargil; Leh

History

Pre-Independent India	Maryul Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh Tibet–Ladakh–Mughal War Treaty of Tingmosgang Dogra–Tibetan War Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir
Post-Independent India	1947–1948 India-Pakistan War 1948 military operations in Ladakh 1971 battle of Turtuk 2010 Ladakh floods 2019 Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh reorganisation
Conflicts	Demchok conflict India–China conflict India–Pakistan conflict Kashmir conflict Siachen conflict

Administration

Geography

General	Four types of Himalayan ranges Geology of the Himalaya
Ranges	Baltoro Muztagh Ladakh Range Saltoro Mountains Zanskar Range Kailash Range
Plateau	Depsang Plains More plains Sirijap Teram Shehr Plateau
Valleys	Leh Rupshu Salt Valley Mushkoh Valley Padum Shyok Suru Valley Nubra Zanskar
Glaciers	Chumik Glacier Drang-Drung Glacier Machoi Glacier Parkachik Glacier Shafat Glacier Siachen Glacier
Lakes	Tso Moriri Pangong Tso Spanggur Tso
Rivers	Sutlej Beas Ravi Shyok Chenab Drass River Indus Zanskar Tsarap Doda Yapola Suru River Markha Galwan Chip Chap
Passes	Bilafond La Chang la Fotu La Gyong La Indira Col Karakoram Pass Khardung La Kongka Pass Lachulung La Taglang La Marsimik La Namika La Pensi La Rezang La Rimo Sasser Pass Sia La Shingo La Spanggur Gap Zoji La
Mountain peaks	Bana Top Chumik Kangri Ghent Kangri Gurung Hill India Saddle K12 Saltoro Kangri Sherpi Kangri Tiger Saddle

Human
settlements

Culture

General	Music of Ladakh
Languages	Ladakhi Purgi Balti Zangskari Changthang

Tourism and
wildlife

Wildlife	Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary Hemis National Park Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary
Tourism	Khurnak Fort Ladakh Marathon Shanti Stupa, Ladakh Siachen Base Camp
Indo-Tibetan Buddhist monasteries	Alchi Bardan Basgo Chemrey Diskit Hanle Hemis Hundur Korzok Karsha Lamayuru Likir Lingshed Mashro/Matho Monastery Mulbekh Namgyal Tsemo Phugtal Phyang Rangdum Rizong Sani Sankar Saspul Shey Monastery Spituk Stakna Stok Stongdey Takthok Thikse Tserkarmo Tonde Wanla Zangla Zongkul

Transport

Airports	Kargil Airport Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (Leh) Military AGLs
Roads	Darbuk–Shyok–DBO Road India-China Border Roads Leh–Manali Highway NH1 Leh–Kargil–Srinagar Highway Nimmu–Padum–Darcha road (under construction) Sasoma–Saser La Road
Railway	Bilaspur–Leh line (Planned) Srinagar–Kargil–Leh line (Planned)

Infrastructure

General	Indian Astronomical Observatory
Dams and hydroelectric project	Chutak Dumkhar Salal
Education	Central Institute of Buddhist Studies Defence Institute of High Altitude Research Druk White Lotus School Eliezer Joldan Memorial College Leh, Ladakh Government Degree College, Kargil Phuktal Monastic School Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh University of Ladakh

Hardas

Contents

Demographics[edit | edit source]

Transport[edit | edit source]

Road[edit | edit source]

Rail[edit | edit source]

Air[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]