Village in Ladakh, India
15km 10miles
Chorbat Lungpa
Hanu stream
Shyok river
Batalik
Khaplu
Chalunka
Turtuk
Hassanabad
Chorbat La
Chalunka (also known as Chalunkha or Chulungkha ) is a small mountainous village, in Nubra tehsil and Turtuk community development block, in Chorbat area of Shyok River valley in Ladakh , India .[ 2] At the end of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 , it was on the cease-fire line agreed between the India and Pakistan. After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 , the village came under the jurisdiction of Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmir .
History
Chalunka, along with Tyakshi , Turtuk and Thang , became part of the Pakistani-administered Northern Areas following the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 .
During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 , on 10 December 1971, the Ladakh Scouts under the command of Major Chewang Rinchen cleared the village of the Pakistani forces (two companies of Karakoram Scouts ). Advancing further, they attacked Turtuk on 11 December, and captured it by 14 December.
After the Simla Agreement of 1972, they were incorporated into the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir . Following the reorganisation of the state in August 2019, these villages became part of the union territory of Ladakh.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India , Chulungkha has 42 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 91.1%.[ 6]
Demographics (2011 Census)[ 6]
Total
Male
Female
Population
516
403
113
Children aged below 6 years
44
22
22
Scheduled caste
53
53
0
Scheduled tribe
223
110
113
Literates
430
372
58
Workers (all)
362
348
14
Main workers (total)
353
342
11
Main workers: Cultivators
36
27
9
Main workers: Agricultural labourers
1
1
0
Main workers: Household industry workers
0
0
0
Main workers: Other
316
314
2
Marginal workers (total)
9
6
3
Marginal workers: Cultivators
2
1
1
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers
3
1
2
Marginal workers: Household industry workers
0
0
0
Marginal workers: Others
4
4
0
Non-workers
154
55
99
References
Sources
Chakravorty, B. (1995), Stories of Heroism: PVC & MVC Winners , Allied Publishers, pp. 139–140, ISBN 978-81-7023-516-3
Cheema, Brig Amar (2015), The Crimson Chinar: The Kashmir Conflict: A Politico Military Perspective , Lancer Publishers, pp. 51–, ISBN 978-81-7062-301-4
Rao, K. V. Krishna (1991), Prepare Or Perish: A Study of National Security , Lancer Publishers, ISBN 978-81-7212-001-6
Vohra, Rohit (1990), "Mythic Lore and Historical Documents from Nubra Valley in Ladakh", Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae , 44 (1/2), Akadémiai Kiadó: 225–239, JSTOR 23658122
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