Thang (also called Dhothang, Thanga Chathang) is a small village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[1] It is in the historical Chorbat region of Baltistan, divided between India and Pakistan by the 1972 Line of Control. Thang is part of the Nubra tehsil and the Turtuk community development block.
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Thang
Dhothang, Thanga Chathang | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 34°55′34″N 76°47′42″E / 34.926°N 76.795°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Union Territory | Ladakh |
District | Leh |
Tehsil | Nubra |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 103 |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 194401 |
Census code | 911 |
The village was seized from Pakistan along with three other villages in the area as a result of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. It is 2.5 kilometers from the line of control.[2] The area's population is largely Balti.[3]
History
editDemographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Thang had 16 households in that year. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) was 63.41%.[1][4]
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Population | 103 | 53 | 50 |
Children aged below 6 years | 21 | 11 | 10 |
Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scheduled tribe | 88 | 45 | 43 |
Literates | 52 | 27 | 25 |
Workers (all) | 48 | 25 | 23 |
Main workers (total) | 36 | 19 | 17 |
Main workers: Cultivators | 34 | 18 | 16 |
Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Main workers: Other | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Marginal workers (total) | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Marginal workers: Cultivators | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Marginal workers: Others | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Non-workers | 55 | 28 | 27 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Turtuk, a Promised Land Between Two Hostile Neighbours". The Wire.
- ^ "Exploring the breathtaking landscapes of Indo-Pak border". Hindustan Times. 15 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
External links
edit- Jitaditya Narzary, Thang, That Village Beyond the LOC, Travelling Slacker (blog), 31 July 2019.