Thang, Ladakh

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Village in Ladakh, India

Thang

Dhothang, Thanga Chathang

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Thang

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Coordinates: 34°55′34″N 76°47′42″E﻿ / ﻿34.926°N 76.795°E﻿ / 34.926; 76.795
Country|  India
Union Territory| Ladakh
District| Leh
Tehsil| Nubra
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 103
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

194401

Census code| 911

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.

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

[edit]

See history of Turtuk and nearby areas.

## Demographics

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According 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]

Demographics (2011 Census)[4] | Total | Male | Female

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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

[edit]

* Chewang Rinchen
* Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
2. ^ "Turtuk, a Promised Land Between Two Hostile Neighbours". The Wire.
3. ^ "Exploring the breathtaking landscapes of Indo-Pak border". Hindustan Times. 15 March 2015.
4. ^ 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.

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Union Territory of Ladakh

Capital: Kargil; Leh

State symbols|

* Animal: Snow leopard
* Bird: Black-necked crane

History|

| Pre-Independent India|

* Maryul
* Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh
* Tibet–Ladakh–Mughal war
* Treaty of Tingmosgang
* Dogra–Tibetan War
* Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir

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Post-Independent India|

* 1947–1948 India-Pakistan War
* 1948 military operations in Ladakh
* 1971 battle of Turtuk
* 2010 Ladakh floods
* 2019 Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh reorganisation

Conflicts|

* Demchok conflict
* India–China conflict
* India–Pakistan conflict
* Kashmir conflict
* Siachen conflict

Administration|

* Districts
* Politics of Ladakh
* Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil
* Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh
* Ladakh Police
* Ladakh Renewable Energy Development Agency
* Jammu and Kashmir High Court
* Lieutenant Governors
* Ladakh (Lok Sabha constituency)

Geography|

| General|

* Four types of Himalayan ranges
* Geology of the Himalaya

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Ranges|

* Baltoro Muztagh
* Ladakh Range
* Saltoro Mountains
* Zanskar Range
* Kailash Range

Plateau|

* Depsang Plains
* More plains
* Sirijap
* Teram Shehr Plateau

Valleys|

* Leh
* Rupshu
* Salt Valley
* Mushkoh Valley
* Padum
* Shyok
* Suru Valley
* Nubra
* Zanskar
* Aryan valley

Glaciers|

* Chumik Glacier
* Drang-Drung Glacier
* Machoi Glacier
* Parkachik Glacier
* Shafat Glacier
* Siachen Glacier

Lakes|

* Tso Moriri
* Pangong Tso

Rivers|

* Sutlej
* Beas
* Ravi
* Shyok
* Chenab
* Drass River
* Indus
* Zanskar
* Tsarap
* Doda
* Yapola
* Suru River
* Markha
* Galwan
* Chip Chap

Passes|

* Bilafond La
* Chang la
* Fotu La
* Gyong La
* Indira Col
* Karakoram Pass
* Khardung La
* Kongka Pass
* Lachulung La
* Taglang La
* Marsimik La
* Namika La
* Pensi La
* Rezang La
* Rimo
* Sasser Pass
* Sia La
* Shingo La
* Spanggur Gap
* Zoji La

Mountain peaks|

* Bana Top
* Chumik Kangri
* Ghent Kangri
* Gurung Hill
* India Saddle
* K12
* Saltoro Kangri
* Sherpi Kangri
* Tiger Saddle

Human
settlements|

* Meenamarg
* Burtse
* Chalunka
* Chemrey
* Chushul
* Daulat Beg Oldi
* Demchok
* Diskit
* Dras
* Dzingrulma
* Fukche
* Hemis
* Hanle
* Kargil
* Khalatse
* Leh
* Likir
* Murgo
* Nimo
* Nyoma
* Padum
* Panamik
* Purne
* Rangdum
* Sankoo
* Sasoma
* Shey
* Shyok
* Thiksey
* Thoise
* Turtuk
* Ukdungle
* Upshi
* Zangla

Culture|

| General|

* Music of Ladakh

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Languages|

* Ladakhi
* Purgi
* Balti
* Zangskari
* Changthang
* Brokskat

Festivals|

* Bono-na festival

Tourism and
wildlife|

| Wildlife|

* Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary
* Hemis National Park
* Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary

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Tourism|

* Khurnak Fort
* Ladakh Marathon
* Shanti Stupa, Ladakh
* Siachen Base Camp

Indo-Tibetan
Buddhist monasteries|

* Alchi
* Bardan
* Basgo
* Chemrey
* Diskit
* Hanle
* Hemis
* Hundur
* Korzok
* Karsha
* Lamayuru
* Likir
* Lingshed
* Mashro/Matho Monastery
* Mulbekh
* Namgyal Tsemo
* Phugtal
* Phyang
* Rangdum
* Rizong
* Sani
* Sankar
* Saspul
* Shey Monastery
* Spituk
* Stakna
* Stok
* Stongdey
* Takthok
* Thikse
* Tserkarmo
* Tonde
* Wanla
* Zangla
* Zongkul

Transport|

| Airports|

* Kargil Airport
* Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (Leh)
* Military AGLs

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Roads|

* Darbuk–Shyok–DBO Road
* India-China Border Roads
* Leh–Manali Highway
* NH1 Leh–Kargil–Srinagar Highway
* Nimmu–Padum–Darcha road (under construction)
* Sasoma–Saser La Road

Railway|

* Bhanupli–Leh line (Planned)
* Srinagar–Leh line (Planned)

Infrastructure|

| General|

* Indian Astronomical Observatory

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Dams
and hydroelectric project|

* Chutak
* Dumkhar
* Salal

Education|

* Central Institute of Buddhist Studies
* Defence Institute of High Altitude Research
* Druk White Lotus School
* Eliezer Joldan Memorial College Leh, Ladakh
* Government Degree College, Kargil
* Phuktal Monastic School
* Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh
* University of Ladakh

See also|

| Borders|

* Line of Actual Control
* Line of Control
* Actual Ground Position Line

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Other|

* Curious BRO roadsigns

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Leh district

Cities and Towns|

* Leh (Municipal Committee)
* Choglamsar (Census Town)
* Spituk (Census Town)

Tehsils
and
villages|

| Durbuk|

* Chushul
* Durbok
* Kargyam
* Man Pangong
* Shachokol
* Tangtse

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Khalsi
(Khaltsi)|

* Dah
* Dah Hanu
* Damkhar
* Fotoksar
* Hanu
* Kanji
* Khalatse
* Lamayuru
* Leido
* Lingshet
* Nurla
* Skinlingyong
* Skur Buchan
* Takmachik
* Temisgam
* Tia
* Wanla
* Youl Chung

Kharu|

* Changa
* Chemrey
* Gia
* Hemis
* Igoo
* Khargu
* Kharoo
* Langokor
* Matselang
* Meroo
* Phuktse
* Serthi
* Shang
* Shara
* Sharnose
* Upshi

Leh|

* Chuchat Yakma
* Chuchot Gongma
* Chuchot Shama
* Fiang
* Mathoo
* Nang
* Phey
* Rambir Por
* Saboo
* Sakti
* Shey
* Stakna
* Stok
* Thiksey

Likir|

* Alchi
* Bazgoo
* Chiling Sumda
* Giramangu
* Hemis Shukpachan
* Likir
* Ney
* Nimo
* Rumbak
* Saspochey
* Skiumarkha
* Suspol
* Tarhipti
* Taroo
* Umla

Nyoma|

* Anlay
* Chumar
* Chumathang
* Demchok
* Hanle
* Himya
* Karzok
* Kerey
* Kharnak
* Koyul
* Kumgyam
* Liktse
* Mood
* Nyoma
* Samad Rakchan
* Skitmang
* Tarchit
* Teri
* Tukla
* Ukdungle

Sumur
(Nubra)|

* Bogdang
* Chalunkha
* Chamshan Charasa
* Digger
* Diskit
* Hundar
* Hundar Dok
* Hundri
* Khalsar
* Khardong
* Khemakhungiu
* Khemi
* Kubed
* Lakjung
* Largiab
* Murgo
* Panamic
* Partap Pore
* Skanpuk
* Skuru
* Sumoor
* Takshi
* Tangyar
* Tegar
* Terchey
* Thang
* Thoise
* Turtuk
* Udmaru
* Warisfistan

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