Koyul
Koyul | |
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Village | |
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| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Nyoma |
| Government | |
| • Sarpanch | Ugrain Chodon |
| Area | |
• Total | 193 ha (480 acres) |
| Elevation | 4,660 m (15,290 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 493 |
| • Density | 255/km2 (662/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Ladakhi/Bhoti, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 904 |
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Lua error in Module:OSM_Location_map at line 456: bad argument #1 to 'abs' (number expected, got nil). Koyul is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[1] It is located in the Nyoma tehsil, on the banks of the Koyul Lungpa river just before it joins the Indus River.[3]
Geography
[edit | edit source]The village of Koyul is in the Koyul Lungpa valley, which houses an active river that joins the Indus near Fukche. The river originates at the twin passes Zulung La and Dilung La on Ladakh's border with Tibet's Zanda County and flows northeast. Koyul is about 8 km away from the junction with the Indus.[4][5]
Between the Koyul Lungpa and the Indus valley to the east is a ridge, which also goes by the name "Koyul ridge". China's claim line of the Demchok sector runs along the crest of this ridge.[6][7] The Koyul village is just beyond the claim line (in undisputed territory), but the claim line cuts the Koyul ridge in half and partially blocks Koyul's access to the Indus valley.[8]
Skakjung pastureland, which runs along the right bank of Indus river from China-administered Dumchele and Tsoskar Lake in south to India-administered Dungti-Loma in north, lies on the right bank of Indus river and north of Koyul.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]According to the 2011 census of India, Koyul has 115 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 64.76%.[9]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 493 | 236 | 257 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 56 | 27 | 29 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 201 | 99 | 102 |
| Literates | 283 | 161 | 122 |
| Workers (all) | 209 | 127 | 82 |
| Main workers (total) | 106 | 75 | 31 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 28 | 21 | 7 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 76 | 52 | 24 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 103 | 52 | 51 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 22 | 10 | 12 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 55 | 29 | 26 |
| Non-workers | 284 | 109 | 175 |
Transport
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- Koyul-Chisumle-Zursar Road (KCZ Road) was completed by December 2023.[10]
- Hanle-Chisumle-Koyul-Fukche-Demchok Road (HKFD Road) was constructed by BRO, which runs via Koyul.
- Likaru-Mig La-Koyul-Fukche Road (LMLF Road), through 19,400 ft Mig La.[11] Likaru, also spelled as Lekaru, is lightly northwest of Hanle on Hanle-Sangrak (military logistics base)-Kiarlakle-Likaru-Pampakarule-Rhongo/Rongoo-Loma-Mood-Nyoma route. Mig La is east-northeast of Likaru.
- Hanle-Photi La-Koyul-Fukche Road (HPLFR)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lack of infra forcing people to migrate from frontier Archived 24 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine, The Tribune, Chandigar, 17 July 2019.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Bhattacharji (2012), Chapter 9.
- ^ Koyul Lungpa river marked on OpenStreetMap, retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).: "[The Chinese claim line] crosses the Shangatsangpu (Indus River) at 33 degrees north Latitude, runs along the watershed east of the Koyul Lungpa River and south of the Hanle River up to Mount Shinowu..."
- ^ China's claim line in Demchok sector, OpenStreetMap, retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Koyul and China's claim line, OpenStreetMap, retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ YEAR-END DEADLINE SET FOR BRO TO COMPLETE 20 ROADS ALONG LAC AS STANDOFF WITH CHINA LOOKS INCREASINGLY IRREVERSIBLE, INDIAN DEFENCE NEWS, AUGUST 03, 2023.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Romesh Bhattacharji, Mesmerised in Ladakh, Frontline, 15 January 2011.
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
