Chalunka

Chalunka Chulungkha
Village
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Coordinates: 34°49′26″N76°56′06″E / 34.824°N 76.935°E / 34.824; 76.935
Country	India
Union territory	Ladakh
District	Leh
Tehsil	Nubra
Population  (2011)
• Total	516
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code	914

15km
9.3miles

Chorbat
Lungpa

Hanu
stream

Shyok river

Batalik

Khaplu

Chalunka

Turtuk

Hassanabad

Chorbat La

   

Chorbat

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.

History

Main articles: History of Turtuk and nearby areas and India-Pakistan battles

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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). ^{[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

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

1. Vohra, Mythic Lore from Nubra Valley (1990), p. 231.
2. "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory 2014–15" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018.
3. Krishna Rao, Prepare or Perish (1991), p. 472, item (d).
4. Chakravorty, Stories of Heroism (1995), p. 140.
5. Cheema, Crimson Chinar (2015), pp. 311–312.
6. "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