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.[1][2] At the end of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, it was on the cease-fire line agreed between the India and Pakistan.[3] After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the village came under the jurisdiction of Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmir.
Chalunka
Chulungkha | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Chalunka Location in Ladakh  Chalunka Chalunka (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°49′26″N 76°56′06″E / 34.824°N 76.935°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Nubra |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 516 |
| Time zone | UTC 5:30 (IST) |
| Census code | 914 |
History
editChalunka, 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).[4][5] Advancing further, they attacked Turtuk on 11 December, and captured it by 14 December.[4]
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
editAccording 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]
| 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
edit- ^ Vohra, Mythic Lore from Nubra Valley (1990), p. 231.
- ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory 2014–15" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018.
- ^ Krishna Rao, Prepare or Perish (1991), p. 472, item (d).
- ^ a b Chakravorty, Stories of Heroism (1995), p. 140.
- ^ Cheema, Crimson Chinar (2015), pp. 311–312.
- ^ a b "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- 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