| Chalunka | |
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| Settlement type | Village |
| Country | India |
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Chalunka (also known as Chalunkha or Chulungkha) is a small mountainous village in the Chorbat area of the Shyok River valley in Ladakh, India.Template:Sfnp At the end of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, it was on the cease-fire line agreed between the India and Pakistan.Template:Sfnp After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the village came under the jurisdiction of Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmir.
The Chalunka village is in the Nubra tehsil and the Turtuk community development block.[1]
Operations in 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).Template:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp Advancing further, they attacked Turtuk on 11 December, and captured it by 14 December.Template:Sfnp
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%.[2]
| 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 |
See also
References
- ↑ Blockwise Village Amenity Directory 2014–15. Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Leh district census. 2011 Census of India. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
- Sources
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- The Crimson Chinar: The Kashmir Conflict: A Politico Military Perspective. Lancer Publishers(2015).
- Prepare Or Perish: A Study of National Security. Lancer Publishers.
- [{{{url}}} Mythic Lore and Historical Documents from Nubra Valley in Ladakh]. Akadémiai Kiadó.