Koyul is a village in the Changthang district of Ladakh, India. It is located in the Anlay tehsil, on the banks of the Koyul Lungpa river just before it joins the Indus River.
Geography The village of Koyul is in the Koyul Lungpa valley, which houses an active river that joins the Indus near Fukche. The river originates at the twin passes Zulung La and Dilung La on Ladakh's border with Tibet's Zanda County and flows northeast. Koyul is about 8 km away from the junction with the Indus.Koyul Lungpa river marked on OpenStreetMap, retrieved 12 September 2021.
Between the Koyul Lungpa and the Indus valley to the east is a ridge, which also goes by the name "Koyul ridge". China's claim line of the Demchok sector runs along the crest of this ridge.: "[The Chinese claim line] crosses the Shangatsangpu (Indus River) at 33 degrees north Latitude, runs along the watershed east of the Koyul Lungpa River and south of the Hanle River up to Mount Shinowu..."China's claim line in Demchok sector, OpenStreetMap, retrieved 12 September 2021. The Koyul village is just beyond the claim line (in undisputed territory), but the claim line cuts the Koyul ridge in half and partially blocks Koyul's access to the Indus valley.Koyul and China's claim line, OpenStreetMap, retrieved 16 October 2019.
Skakjung pastureland, which runs along the right bank of Indus river from China-administered Dumchele and Tsoskar Lake in south to India-administered Dungti-Loma in north, lies on the right bank of Indus river and north of Koyul.
Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, Koyul has 115 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 64.76%.
+ Demographics (2011 Census) Total Male Female Population 493 236 257 Children aged below 6 years 56 27 29 Scheduled caste 0 0 0 Scheduled tribe 201 99 102 Literates 283 161 122 Workers (all) 209 127 82 Main workers (total) 106 75 31 Main workers: Cultivators 28 21 7 Main workers: Agricultural labourers 0 0 0 Main workers: Household industry workers 2 2 0 Main workers: Other 76 52 24 Marginal workers (total) 103 52 51 Marginal workers: Cultivators 22 10 12 Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 11 6 5 Marginal workers: Household industry workers 15 7 8 Marginal workers: Others 55 29 26 Non-workers 284 109 175
Transport
Koyul-Chisumle-Zursar Road (KCZ Road) was completed by December 2023.YEAR-END DEADLINE SET FOR BRO TO COMPLETE 20 ROADS ALONG LAC AS STANDOFF WITH CHINA LOOKS INCREASINGLY IRREVERSIBLE, INDIAN DEFENCE NEWS, AUGUST 03, 2023.
Hanle-Chisumle-Koyul-Fukche-Demchok Road (HKFD Road) was constructed by BRO, which runs via Koyul.
Likaru-Mig La-Koyul-Fukche Road (LMLF Road), through 19,400 ft Mig La. Likaru, also spelled as Lekaru, is lightly northwest of Hanle on Hanle-Sangrak (military logistics base)-Kiarlakle-Likaru-Pampakarule-Rhongo/Rongoo-Loma-Mood-Nyoma route. Mig La is east-northeast of Likaru.
Hanle-Photi La-Koyul-Fukche Road (HPLFR)
References
Bibliography Romesh Bhattacharji, Mesmerised in Ladakh, Frontline, 15 January 2011.
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