Poyen, Ladakh

Poyen Poyen, Kargil, Ladakh
Town
Poyen Location in Ladakh, India Show map of Ladakh Poyen Poyen (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 34°33′44″N76°07′53″E / 34.5621°N 76.1313°E / 34.5621; 76.1313 [1]
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Kargil
Tehsil	Kargil
Government
• Type	UT of Ladakh
Population  (2011)
• Total	216 [2]
Languages
• Official	Ladakhi, Hindi, Purgi, English
• Spoken	Ladakhi, Balti, Purgi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	194103

Poyen ^[a] is a town in the Kargil district, Ladakh, in India, close to the Kargil town. It is on the right bank of Wakha Rong river near its confluence with the Suru River. The village jurisdiction includes the hamlets of Hunderman acquired from Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Poyen has 280 households. ^[3] The literacy rate of Poyen is 62.43%. In Hardas, Male literacy stands at 75.27% while the female literacy rate was 50.00%.

Demographics (2011 Census)

	Total	Male	Female
Population	2500	1070	1090
Children aged below 6 years	27	14	13
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	215	107	108
Literacy	62.43%	75.27%	50.00%
Workers (all)	38	35	3
Main workers (all)	8	–	–
Marginal workers (total)	30	29	1

Transport

Road

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

Rail

The nearest major railway stations are Sopore railway station and Srinagar railway station located at a distance of 218 kilometres and 224 kilometres.

Air

The nearest airport is at Kargil located at a distance of 12 kilometres but it is currently non-operational. The next nearest major airport is Leh Airport located at a distance of 220 kilometres.

See also

• Ladakh
• Kargil
• Dras War Memorial

Notes

1. Alternative spellings: Poyan and Poin.

References

1. "Poyen (Google Maps)". Google Maps. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
2. "Poyen Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
3. "Poyen Population". Our Hero. Retrieved 30 April 2020.