Namsuru

Namsuru
Village
Namsuru Location in Ladakh, India Namsuru Namsuru (India)
Coordinates: 34.11°N 76.01°E / 34.11; 76.01
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Kargil
Tehsil	Taisuru
Population  (2011)
• Total	905
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English
• Spoken	Ladakhi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	194403

Namsuru is a village in Kargil district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh, Kashmir. The village is located 88 kilometres from district headquarters Kargil.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Hardas has 108 households. The literacy rate of Namsuru village is 48.70%. In Namsuru, Male literacy stands at 61.56% while the female literacy rate was 34.30%.

Demographics (2011 Census)

	Total	Male	Female
Population	905	460	445
Children aged below 6 years	176	75	101
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	893	453	440
Literacy	48.70%	61.56%	34.20%
Workers (all)	239	188	51
Main workers (all)	74	–	–
Marginal workers (total)	165	120	45

Transport

Road

Namsuru is connected to other places in Ladakh by the NH 301.

Rail

The nearest railway station to Namsuru is the Sopore railway station located at a distance of 305 kilometres.

Air

The nearest airport is at Kargil located at a distance of 94 kilometres but it is currently non-operational. The next nearest major airport is Leh Airport located at a distance of 301 kilometres.

See also

• Ladakh
• Kargil
• Suru Valley
• Rangdum