Thang, Ladakh

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'''Thang''' (also called '''Dhothang''', '''Thanga Chathang''') is a small village in the Nubra district of Ladakh, India.<ref name="amenities">{{cite web |url=http://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf |title=Blockwise Village Amenity Directory |publisher=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council |accessdate=2015-07-23 }}</ref> 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. It is twinned with the village of Frano, Gilgit-Baltistan.

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/featured/turtuk-story-of-a-promise-land|title=Turtuk, a Promised Land Between Two Hostile Neighbours|website=The Wire}}</ref> The area's population is largely Balti.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/travel/exploring-the-breathtaking-landscapes-of-indo-pak-border/story-kv6FwkfBWS1vZAnY5VRAjP.html|title=Exploring the breathtaking landscapes of Indo-Pak border|date=March 15, 2015|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

==History== right|thumb|distance chart thumb|Thang View point thumb|Thang View Point 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%.<ref name=amenities/><ref name="census_2011"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Demographics (2011 Census)<ref name="census_2011">{{cite news |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/datagov/CDB_PCA_Census/PCA_CDB_0103_F_Census.xls |title=Leh district census |work=2011 Census of India |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations |accessdate=2015-07-23 }}</ref> ! !! 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== {{reflist}}

==External links== * Jitaditya Narzary, [https://travellingslacker.com/thang-village-loc-turtuk/ Thang, That Village Beyond the LOC], Travelling Slacker (blog), 31 July 2019.

Category:Villages in Nubra tehsil