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]
Koyul | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Koyul Location in Ladakh, India  Koyul Koyul (India) | |
| Coordinates: 32°53′10″N 79°11′56″E / 32.8862°N 79.199°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Nyoma |
| Government | |
| • Sarpanch | Ugrain Chodon |
| Area | |
• Total | 193 ha (477 acres) |
| Elevation | 4,660 m (15,290 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 493 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 904 |
| [1][2] | |
Geography
editThe 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]
Demographics
editAccording 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
edit"Koyul-Chisumle-Zursar Road" (KCZ Road) was completed by December 2023.[10]
"Hanle-Fukche-Koyul-Demchok Road" (HFKD Road) was constructed by BRO, which runs via Koyul.
References
edit- ^ a b "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ Lack of infra forcing people to migrate from frontier, The Tribune, Chandigar, 17 July 2019.
- ^ Lange, Diana (September 2017), "Decoding Mid-19th Century Maps of the Border Area between Western Tibet, Ladakh, and Spiti" (PDF), Revue d'Études Tibétaines (41): 353, 359
- ^ Bhattacharji (2012), Chapter 9.
- ^ Koyul Lungpa river marked on OpenStreetMap, retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Mehra, Parshotam (1989), Negotiating with the Chinese, 1846-1987: Problems and Perspectives, with an Epilogue, Reliance Publishing House, p. 225, ISBN 978-81-85047-46-1: "[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 "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ 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.
Bibliography
edit- Romesh Bhattacharji, Mesmerised in Ladakh, Frontline, 15 January 2011.
- Bhattacharji, Romesh (2012), Ladakh: Changing, yet Unchanged, Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd., ISBN 978-81-291-2238-4 – via academia.edu