Bogdang
Bogdang
Beyoqdan | |
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  Bogdang Location in Ladakh, India  Bogdang Bogdang (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°48′12″N 77°02′29″E / 34.803409°N 77.041481°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Nubra |
| Tehsil | Diskit |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,988 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 194401 |
| Census code | 915 |
Bogdang (Bukdang, Beyoqdan,[1] Biagdangdo,[2] ) is a village located in Diskit tehsil in the Nubra district of Ladakh, India.[3] The village is famous for its apricots and beautiful landscapes. The population is predominantly Balti-speaking and follows the Sofia Noorbakshia sect of Islam.
Location
[edit]Bogdang is located in the Shyok River valley after it narrows near Yagulung, the portion sometimes called the Chorbat Valley, distinguishing it from the "Lower Nubra" (the wider Shyok Valley).[4] During the First Kashmir War of 1947–48, the Gilgit Scouts that invaded the region were pushed beyond the village, and the cease-fire line was set at Chalunka, the next village on the Shyok River.[5] Thus Bogdang was the northernmost village of Ladakh on the Shyok River until 1971.
In the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the Ladakh Scouts conquered Chalunka, Turtuk Thang Tyakshi small villages of the Chorbat Valley, making Bogdang safely in the interior of Indian-administered Kashmir.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 census of India, Bogdang has 272 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 64.89%.[6]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1988 | 1005 | 983 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 450 | 242 | 208 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 1975 | 998 | 977 |
| Literates | 998 | 631 | 367 |
| Workers (all) | 782 | 366 | 416 |
| Main workers (total) | 165 | 155 | 10 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 162 | 152 | 10 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 617 | 211 | 406 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 572 | 173 | 399 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 42 | 38 | 4 |
| Non-workers | 1206 | 639 | 567 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Chorbat Valley: The Picturesque Valley of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan". Pakistan Source. 8 April 2016. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016.
- ↑ Longstaff, Glacier Exploration in the Eastern Karakoram (1910), p. 638.
- ↑ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ Longstaff, Glacier Exploration in the Eastern Karakoram (1910), p. 648.
- ↑ Rao, K. V. Krishna (1991), Prepare Or Perish: A Study of National Security, Lancer Publishers, p. 472, item (d), ISBN 978-81-7212-001-6
- 1 2 "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
Bibliography
[edit]- Longstaff, T. G. (June 1910), "Glacier Exploration in the Eastern Karakoram", The Geographical Journal, 35 (6), The Royal Geographical Society: 622–653, doi:10.2307/1777235, JSTOR 1777235
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