Hunderman

Hunderman
Hunderman
Hamlet
	Hunderman Hunderman
	Coordinates: 34.616°N 76.130°E
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Kargil
Tehsil	Kargil
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj
• Body	Gram panchayat
Population (2011)
• Total	216
Languages
• Official	Balti, Ladakhi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	194103

Hunderman or Hundarmaan or Hundurmaan is one of the northernmost hamlets in India and is situated in the Kargil district of Ladakh. Located on the banks of the Suru River 10 km from Kargil, it is a hamlet under Shilikchey village of Kargil district.[1]][2] It was under Pakistan's control until 1971. Geographically, Hunderman lies in the Baltistan Region. There are two parts of Hunderman: Lower Hunderman Mal (lower village) and Hunderman Broq (hill village).

History

At the end of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, Hunderman came under the control of Pakistan.[3] The Indian Army captured Hunderman after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

Tourism

Hunderman–Museum of Memories in Hunderman Boq was founded by restoring three rooms in one of the private houses in the row of abandoned storied traditional houses in Hunderman. After the India Pakistan 1971 War, the residents of Hunderman moved to higher slopes of mountains, abandoning the original Hunderman village at LoC at the lower heights. It displays the old kitchen utensils, traditional jewelry, indoor games, family documents, letters to armaments from the wars. Ilyas Ansari, who has native connection to this village, along with Ajaz Hussain Munshi, museum curator from Kargil and other organizations (the Roots Collective and the Farside Collective of Leh), built the museum.[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Hunderman has a population of about 216.

Demographics (2011 Census)
	Total	Male	Female
Population	216	107	109
Children aged below 6 years	27	14	13
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	215	–	–
Literates	118	70	48
Literacy Rate	54.6%	–	22.2%
Workers (all)	38	–	–
Non-workers	178	–	–

Transport

Road

Hunderman is connected by road to other places in Ladakh and India by the Srinagar-Leh Highway or the NH 1 and the LOC View Point Road.

Rail

The nearest railway stations are Baramulla railway station, Sopore railway station and Srinagar railway station, 227 kilometres, 222 kilometres and 229 kilometres away respectively.

Air

The nearest airport is at Kargil, 18 kilometres away, but it is currently non-operational. The next nearest major airport is Leh Airport 225 kilometres away.

References

"Hunderman Village, Kargil (Google Maps)". Google Maps. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
Village wise Hamlet detail, Kargil district, District Statistics & Evaluation Office, retrieved 15 January 2023.
"A portrait of a village on the border". Livemint. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
"Did You Know About the Museum of Memories on the LoC". 11 November 2022.