Kharbu is a village in Drass tehsil in Kargil district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh. The village is located 26 kilometres from the district and tehsil headquarters Kargil.

According to the 2011 census of India, Kharbu has 145 households. The literacy rate of Kharbu village is 79.23%. In Kharbu, Male literacy stands at 93.58% while the female literacy rate was 64.29%.

Demographics (2011 Census)

	Total	Male	Female
Population	1074	566	508
Children aged below 6 years	188	114	74
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	1064	559	505
Literacy	79.23%	93.58%	64.29%
Workers (all)	345	231	114
Main workers (all)	170	–	–
Marginal workers (total)	175	92	83

Kharbu is well-connected by road to other places in Ladakh and India by the Srinagar-Leh Highway or the NH 1.

The nearest railway station to Kharbu is the Srinagar railway station located at a distance of 201 kilometres.

The nearest airport is at Kargil located at a distance of 35 kilometres but it is currently non-operational. The next nearest major airports are Srinagar International Airport and Leh Airport located at a distance of 198 kilometres and 241 kilometres.

• Ladakh
• Kargil
• Suru Valley
• Drass