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Dhothang

Thang (also called Dhothang, Thanga Chathang) is a small village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. 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. The area's population is largely Balti.

History

See history of Turtuk and nearby areas.

Demographics

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%.

Demographics (2011 Census)
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

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.