Durbok


Durbok, also spelled Durbuk and Darbuk, is a village and headquarter of eponymous Subdivision and block in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. It is located in the Durbuk tehsil.
This small village falls between Chang La mountain pass and Tangste on the way to Pangong Tso Lake.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Durbok has 160 households. The effective literacy rate is 66.62%.
TotalMaleFemale
Population852416436
Children aged below 6 years854045
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe846414432
Literates511298213
Workers 502274228
Main workers 303200103
Main workers: Cultivators1349638
Main workers: Agricultural labourers541
Main workers: Household industry workers000
Main workers: Other16410064
Marginal workers 19974125
Marginal workers: Cultivators1656897
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers505
Marginal workers: Household industry workers211
Marginal workers: Others27522
Non-workers350142208

Transportation

Durbok is connected to all parts of Ladakh by road. A road to Karu connects it to the Indus river valley, thence to Leh and Kargil. The same road in the opposite direction connects it to the Pangong Tso. Another road along the western branch of the Shyok River connects it to Diskit and Turtuk. The Darbuk–Shyok–DBO Road connects it to places on the eastern branch of the Shyok River, including the Daulat Beg Oldi military post on the China border.