Nimo, Ladakh Explained

Nimo
Other Name:Nyemo, Nimmoo, Nimu, Nimmu, Snymoo
Native Name:སྙེ་མོ་
Native Name Lang:bo
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Ladakh#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ladakh, India
Coordinates:34.1952°N 77.3353°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Union Territory
Subdivision Name1:Ladakh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Leh
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Leh[1]
Seat Type:Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:3140
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1134
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Ladakhi, Hindi, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Blank Name Sec1:2011 census code
Blank Info Sec1:852

Nimo or Nyemo[2] is a village and the headquarters of an eponymous community development block in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[3] It is located in the Leh tehsil, 35 km from Leh.

Nimoo is a stop for all the river rafting groups and is the main starting point for the annually held all-India river rafting expedition on the Indus River.
The temperature here varies from 40 °C in summer to −29 °C in winter. Due to such a harsh climate and extreme weather conditions, this area has very little vegetation cover (as seen in the picture on the right). It has a hydroelectric power plant known as the Nimu-Bazgo dam.[4]

Magnet Hill is a gravity defying road 7.5 km southeast of Nimoo.

History

On 6 August 2010, the village was impacted by the 2010 Ladakh floods.

Tourism

Nimo has several monasteries and orchards. Rafting in the Indus River (Grade 1) and rafting in the Zanskar River (Grade 2) are popular outdoor sports. The confluence of Zanskar and Indus rivers is located close by.[5]

Nimoo is also very famous for its tea-samosa and Chola-puri at Nimoo Market.

Magnetic hill optical illusion

Magnet Hill or Nimoo-Leh Magnet Hill is a gravity hill located near Leh in Ladakh, India.[6] Due to the surrounding geographical features, it has an optical illusion where vehicles seem to roll uphill in defiance of gravity when they are, in fact, rolling downhill.[7] It is 7.5 km southeast of Nimo and 26.5 km west of Leh on Srinagar-Ladakh road.

Religious significance

Nimo is religiously significant for Buddhism and Sikhism.Along with the Ganges, the Indus river is also considered very important in Hindu theology.[8]

Sri Pathar Sahib Gurudwara is also situated in this town and is important to Sikhs.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Nimo has 193 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 72.51%.

Demographics (2011 Census)[9] ! !! Total !! Male !! Female
Population 1134 568 566
Children aged below 6 years 119 51 68
0 0 0
1071 535 536
Literates 736 405 331
Workers (all) 603 364 239
Main workers (total) 509 336 173
Main workers: Cultivators 224 148 76
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 9 4 5
Main workers: Household industry workers 1 0 1
Main workers: Other 275 184 91
Marginal workers (total) 94 28 66
Marginal workers: Cultivators 58 15 43
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 4 1 3
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 1 1 0
Marginal workers: Others 31 11 20
Non-workers 531 204 327

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India .
  2. Book: Bray, John . A study in continuity and change . Martijn van Beek . Fernanda Pirie . 2008 . Modern Ladakh: Anthropological Perspectives on Continuity and Change . BRILL . 61 . 978-90-474-4334-6 . 1002398795 . https://books.google.com/books?id=ZO95DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA61.
  3. Web site: Blockwise Village Amenity Directory . Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council . 2015-07-23 .
  4. Web site: Strategically Located Nimu, Which Proved Its Worth during Kargil War, Has a New Identity after PM's Visit . 3 July 2020 .
  5. Web site: Connecting Ladakh: India's growing road network to link borders with the mainland .
  6. Web site: Magnetic Hill Leh, Jammu & Kashmir. 6 March 2016.
  7. News: NOTHING MAGNETIC ABOUT MAGNETIC HILL. 31 July 2015. 11 March 2016.
  8. Web site: PM Modi performed Sindhu Darshan puja at Ladakh's Nimu. 4 July 2020. Times Of India.
  9. News: Leh district census . . Directorate of Census Operations . 2015-07-23 .