Thang, Ladakh

Thang (also called Dhothang, Thanga Chathang) is a 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.

Thang Dhothang, Thanga Chathang
Village
Thang Thang
Coordinates: 34.926°N 76.798°E
Country	India
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]

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%.[1][4]

Demographics (2011 Census)[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

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.

External links

• Jitaditya Narzary, Thang, That Village Beyond the LOC, Travelling Slacker (blog), 31 July 2019.