| Khalsar | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Khalsar Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India  Khalsar Khalsar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 34°29′26″N77°42′11″E / 34.4905795°N 77.7029976°E Coordinates: 34°29′26″N77°42′11″E / 34.4905795°N 77.7029976°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Nubra |
| Elevation | 3,264 m (10,709 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 98 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| 2011 census code | 934 |
Khalsar is a village in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. [1] It is located in the Nubra tehsil.
Leh is one of the two districts located in Ladakh, the other being the Kargil District to the west, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. With an area of 45,110 km2, it is the second largest district in the country in terms of area. It is bounded on the north by Ghanche District (Gilgit-Baltistan), a small border with Xinjiang, China, via the Karakoram Pass which is part of the district. Aksai Chin and Tibet are to the east, Kargil district to the west, and Lahul and Spiti to the south. The district headquarters is in Leh. It lies between 32 to 36 degree north latitude and 75 to 80 degree east longitude.
Jammu and Kashmir is a state in northern India, often denoted by its acronym, J&K. It is located mostly in the Himalayan mountains, and shares borders with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south. The Line of Control separates it from the Pakistani-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan in the west and north respectively, and a Line of Actual Control separates it from the Chinese-administered territory of Aksai Chin in the east. The state has special autonomy under Article 370 of the Constitution of India.
India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country as well as the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
