Chumathang

Chumathang
Chumathang
	Village
	Chumathang dhaba and sign
	Chumathang Location in Ladakh, India Chumathang Chumathang (India)
	Coordinates: 33.36°N 78.34°E
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Leh
Tehsil	Nyoma
Elevation	3,950 m (12,960 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	641
Languages
• Official	Ladakhi, Boti
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	194201
Census code	900

Chumathang is a village in Leh District, Ladakh in northern India on the banks of the Indus river.

It is 138 km (86 miles) southeast of Leh.,[1] and 41 km northwest of Nyoma,[2] and 29 km (18 miles) from Kiari, where there is a small medical centre run by the Indian Army.[3] It lies on the banks of Indus River. Chumathang also offers Himalayan homestays which are suitable for those who like to live and take a little peek in a local Ladakhi house and stay there for a day or two.

There are a few small dhabas or restaurants here making it a good spot to lunch and visit the hot springs which are about 2 km to the east. There is also a basic guesthouse and small store in the village.[4] Near the hot springs is the Hot Spring Resort which has 4 basic rooms - one with a hot bath.

Travellers coming from the south will find that Chumathang is significantly lower than the Tso Moriri lake, making it a good stop for people suffering from altitude sickness.

Gompa

Behind and above the village is a small village gompa or monastery.

Chumathang chorten
Chumathang gompa

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Chumathang has 127 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 68.03%.[5]

Demographics (2011 Census)[5]
	Total	Male	Female
Population	641	237	404
Children aged below 6 years	56	29	27
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	635	231	404
Literates	398	159	239
Workers (all)	222	106	116
Main workers (total)	132	97	35
Main workers: Cultivators	72	56	16
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Main workers: Household industry workers	4	1	3
Main workers: Other	56	40	16
Marginal workers (total)	90	9	81
Marginal workers: Cultivators	74	2	72
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Others	16	7	9
Non-workers	419	131	288

External links

For some information and good photos

References

Ladakh, The Essential Guide with Kashmir and Kulu-Manali. Second Edition 2010. Partha S. Banarjee. Milestone Books, Calcutta, p. 183
"Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

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[3] Ladakh, The Essential Guide with Kashmir and Kulu-Manali. Second Edition 2010. Partha S. Banarjee. Milestone Books, Calcutta, p. 183

[census_2011-5] "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.