Thang, Ladakh


Thang is a 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.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Thang had 16 households in that year. The effective literacy rate was 63.41%.
TotalMaleFemale
Population1035350
Children aged below 6 years211110
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe884543
Literates522725
Workers 482523
Main workers 361917
Main workers: Cultivators341816
Main workers: Agricultural labourers000
Main workers: Household industry workers000
Main workers: Other211
Marginal workers 1266
Marginal workers: Cultivators532
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers000
Marginal workers: Household industry workers101
Marginal workers: Others633
Non-workers552827