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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chumathang
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = File:Chumathang gompa.jpg
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| image_caption = Chumathang gompa
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Ladakh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Leh district|Leh]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Nyoma]]
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| elevation_m = 3950
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| population_total = 641
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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[[File:Chumathang sign.jpg|thumb|right|Chumathang dhaba and sign]]
'''Chumathang''' is a village in [[Leh District]], [[Ladakh]] in northern [[India]] on the banks of the [[Indus river]].

== Location ==
Chumathang 138 km (86 miles) southeast of [[Leh]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.distancesfrom.com/distance-from-Chumathang-to-Hanle/DistanceHistory/13377460.aspx?IsHistory=1&GMapHistoryID=13377460|title=116 Km - Distance from Chumathang to Hanle}}</ref> and 41 km northwest of [[Nyoma]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.distancesfrom.com/directions-from-Chumathang-to-Nyoma/DirectionHistory/11412152.aspx|title = Directions from Chumathang to Nyoma}}</ref> and 29 km (18 miles) from Kiari, where there is a small medical centre run by the [[Indian Army]].<ref>
''Ladakh, The Essential Guide with Kashmir and Kulu-Manali''. Second Edition 2010. Partha S. Banarjee. Milestone Books, Calcutta, p. 183
</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India]], Chumathang has 127 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 68.03%.<ref name="census_2011"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)<ref name="census_2011">{{cite news |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/datagov/CDB_PCA_Census/PCA_CDB_0103_F_Census.xls |title=Leh district census |work=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations |accessdate=2015-07-23 }}</ref>
! !! Total !! Male !! Female
|-
| Population || 641 || 237 || 404
|-
| Children aged below 6 years || 56 || 29 || 27
|-
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 635 || 231 || 404
|-
| Literates || 398 || 159 || 239
|-
| Workers (all) || 222 || 106 || 116
|-
| Main workers (total) || 132 || 97 || 35
|-
| Main workers: Cultivators || 72 || 56 || 16
|-
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Main workers: Household industry workers || 4 || 1 || 3
|-
| Main workers: Other || 56 || 40 || 16
|-
| Marginal workers (total) || 90 || 9 || 81
|-
| Marginal workers: Cultivators || 74 || 2 || 72
|-
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Marginal workers: Others || 16 || 7 || 9
|-
| Non-workers || 419 || 131 || 288
|}

== Tourism ==
[[File:Chumathang chorten.jpg |thumb|right|Chumathang chorten]]

There are a few small [[dhaba]]s or restaurants here making it a good spot to lunch and visit the hot springs which are about 2 km to the east. There is also a basic guesthouse and small store in the village.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://devilonwheels.com/index.php/stakna-hemis-and-chumathang-hot-springs-ladakh-2012/|title=Stakna, Hemis and Chumathang Hot Springs | Ladakh - 2012 - DeViL on WheeLs|date=18 June 2012}}</ref> Near the hot springs is the Hot Spring Resort which has 4 basic rooms - one with a hot bath. Chumathang also offers Himalayan homestays which are suitable for those who like to live and take a little peek in a local Ladakhi house and stay there for a day or two.

Travellers coming from the south will find that Chumathang is significantly lower than the [[Tso Moriri]] lake, making it a good stop for people suffering from [[altitude sickness]].

===Gompa===
Behind and above the village is a small village [[gompa]] or monastery.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.bcmtouring.com/forum/hotels-guest-houses-jammu-kashmir-ladakh-f48/hot-spring-resort-chumathang-t52752/ For some information and good photos]

{{Ladakh}}
{{Leh district}}

[[Category:Villages in Nyoma tehsil]]

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