Hundar, India
Village in Ladakh, India
Hundar is a village in the Nubra district of Ladakh, India, famous for sand dunes and Bactrian camels. It is located in the Diskit tehsil, on the banks of the Shyok River. The Hunder Monastery is located here.
Hundar was once the capital of the former Nubra kingdom. There are several ruined buildings, including the ruins of the king's palace, the Langchen Khar ("Elephant Palace"). There is a fort at the top of the hill, called Gula. Hundar also has two Buddhist temples: the white temple (Lhakhang Karpo) and the red temple (Lhakhang Marpo). Between Hundar and Diskit lie sand dunes.
01Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Hundar has 269 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 60.65%.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1179 | 548 | 631 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 137 | 54 | 83 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 1170 | 540 | 630 |
| Literates | 632 | 341 | 291 |
| Workers (all) | 728 | 341 | 387 |
| Main workers (total) | 267 | 169 | 98 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 258 | 161 | 97 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 461 | 172 | 289 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 410 | 143 | 267 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 23 | 6 | 17 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 27 | 23 | 4 |
| Non-workers | 451 | 207 | 244 |
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- Hundur Gompa, Numbra valley, Ladakh.jpg by Karunakar Rayker from India, CC BY-SA 2.0
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