| Poyen | |
| Other Name: | Poyen, Kargil, Ladakh |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Ladakh#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | 12000ft |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ladakh, India |
| Coordinates: | 34.5621°N 76.1313°W[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ladakh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kargil |
| Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kargil |
| Government Type: | UT of Ladakh |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 216[2] |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Ladakhi, Hindi, Purgi, English |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Spoken |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Ladakhi, Balti, Purgi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 194103 |
Poyen is a village in the Kargil district, Ladakh, in India, close to the Kargil town. It is on the right bank of Wakha Rong river near its confluence with the Suru River. The village jurisdiction includes the hamlets of Hunderman acquired from Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.
According to the 2011 census of India, Poyen has 280 households.[3] The literacy rate of Poyen is 62.43%. In Hardas, Male literacy stands at 75.27% while the female literacy rate was 50.00%.
| Population | 2500 | 107 | 109 | |
| Children aged below 6 years | 27 | 14 | 13 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 215 | 107 | 108 | ||
| Literacy | 62.43% | 75.27% | 50.00% | |
| Workers (all) | 38 | 35 | 3 | |
| Main workers (all) | 8 | – | – | |
| Marginal workers (total) | 30 | 29 | 1 |
Poyen is well-connected by road to other places in Ladakh and India by the Srinagar-Leh Highway or the NH 1.
The nearest major railway stations to Hardas are Sopore railway station and Srinagar railway station located at a distance of 218 kilometres and 224 kilometres.
The nearest airport is at Kargil located at a distance of 12 kilometres but it is currently non-operational. The next nearest major airport is Leh Airport located at a distance of 220 kilometres.