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Revenue village·Shergole tehsil·Kargil

Karamba

Shergole mandal
Pincode 194109
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Karamba observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Ladakh.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Karamba

  • Rijong · 3.9 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Shergole mandal

The principal temple recorded for Shergole mandal is Rijong. No temple of this dedication is on record within Karamba itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Karamba is a village in Shergole mandal, Kargil district, Ladakh. With a population of 397 across 56 households, the village has a literacy rate of 65.5%. It has one temple as a notable point of interest.

Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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LGD code
1018
Pincode
194109
Post office
Mulbek
Population
397
Households
56
Literacy rate
65.5%
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000♂
Workers
354
Distance to district centre
17 km
Distance to mandal centre
8 km
Distance to Leh
125 km
Distance to Delhi
648 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Army hospital · 21 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Karamba compares

By population, Karamba ranks #10 of 14 villages in Shergole mandal.

Literacy rate
%
65.5%
+2.5% vs mandal average
Karamba
65.5%
Shergole mandal
63.0%
Kargil district
61.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
956
−28 vs mandal average
Karamba
956
Shergole mandal
984
Household size
people per home
7.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
Karamba
7.1
Shergole mandal
7.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Karamba at a glance

Karamba is a village of 397 people in 56 households (Census 2011) in Shergole tehsil, Kargil district, Ladakh, the 10th-largest of 14 villages in Shergole tehsil. Literacy is 66%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 956 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Kargil district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 194109, served by Mulbek post office; the LGD village code is 1018. The nearest hospital or health centre is Army hospital, 21 km away. The population is estimated at 468 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Karamba

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →
villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Karamba · this village39766%
Tingdoo · Shergole29259%2.9 km NE
Darket · Shergole25473%6.9 km NE
Phoo · Shergole61057%8.1 km N
Skamboo · Shergole62366%8.3 km N
Mulbekh · Shergole1,39366%10.8 km E
Tacha · Shergole46748%13 km NE

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Notice board · Karamba

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Karamba

LGD code
1018
Pincode
194109
Post office
Mulbek
Population (Census 2011)
397
Population (projected 2026)
468
Households
56
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
956
Literacy rate
65.5%
Coordinates
34.38812°N, 76.25244°E
Block / Mandal
Shergole
Getting there

How to reach Karamba

Mandal centre
Shergole · ≈ 7.9 km
≈ 16 min by car · 19 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Kargil · ≈ 17 km
≈ 35 min by car · 41 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Leh125 kmcapital
  • Delhi648 km
  • Mumbai1735 km
  • Kolkata1765 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopKargil bus station21 km
  • Hospital / PHCArmy hospital21 km
  • ATM / bankJ&K Bank13 km
  • Petrol pumpHP20 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Karamba

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Villages near Karamba

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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