Hundar, India should not be confused with Hunderman.
| Hundar | |
| Other Name: | Hunder, Hundur |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Ladakh#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ladakh, India |
| Pushpin Map1: | India |
| Pushpin Map Caption1: | Location in India |
| Coordinates: | 34.5758°N 77.4948°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ladakh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Leh |
| Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nubra |
| Seat Type: | Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 1179 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Census code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 928 |
Hundar is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India, famous for sand dunes and Bactrian camels.[1] It is located in the Nubra tehsil, on the banks of the Shyok River. The Hunder Monastery is located here.
Hundar was once the capital of the former Nubra kingdom. There are several ruined buildings, including the ruins of the king's palace, the Langchen Khar ("Elephant Palace").[2] There is a fort at the top of the hill, called Gula. Hundar also has two Buddhist temples: the white temple (Lhakhang Karpo) and the red temple (Lhakhang Marpo).[3] Between Hundar and Diskit lie sand dunes.[4]
According to the 2011 census of India, Hundar has 269 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 60.65%.
| Population | 1179 | 548 | 631 | |
| Children aged below 6 years | 137 | 54 | 83 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1170 | 540 | 630 | ||
| Literates | 632 | 341 | 291 | |
| Workers (all) | 728 | 341 | 387 | |
| Main workers (total) | 267 | 169 | 98 | |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Main workers: Other | 258 | 161 | 97 | |
| Marginal workers (total) | 461 | 172 | 289 | |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 410 | 143 | 267 | |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 23 | 6 | 17 | |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Marginal workers: Others | 27 | 23 | 4 | |
| Non-workers | 451 | 207 | 244 |