Durbuk

Durbok Durbuk Laga
Village
Durbok Location in Ladakh Durbok Durbok (India)
Coordinates: 34.1206°N 78.1034°E / 34.1206; 78.1034
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Leh
Tehsil	Durbuk
Elevation	4,115 m (13,501 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	852
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code	873

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 (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 66.62%.

Demographics (2011 Census)

	Total	Male	Female
Population	852	416	436
Children aged below 6 years	85	40	45
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	846	414	432
Literates	511	298	213
Workers (all)	502	274	228
Main workers (total)	303	200	103
Main workers: Cultivators	134	96	38
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	5	4	1
Main workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Main workers: Other	164	100	64
Marginal workers (total)	199	74	125
Marginal workers: Cultivators	165	68	97
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	5	0	5
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	2	1	1
Marginal workers: Others	27	5	22
Non-workers	350	142	208

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.