Sangla, India

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Sangla
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Sangla
Location in Himachal Pradesh
Coordinates: 31°25′29″N78°15′58″E / 31.4248°N 78.2661°E / 31.4248; 78.2661
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Government
 • BodyGram Panchayat Sangla
Area
 • Total
3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Elevation
2,650 m (8,690 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,224 [1]
Languages
 • Official Hindi
 • Spoken Kinnauri
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency Mandi
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKinnaur

Sangla is a town in the Baspa Valley, in the Kinnaur District of Himachal Pradesh, India, close to the border with Tibet. It is the administrative headquarter of the eponymous Sangla tehsil, [2] and the primary town in the Baspa Valley which is also referred to as the Sangla Valley.

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Physiography

Geography

Sangla is located at an altitude of 2,650 metres (8,690 ft) above mean sea level on the right bank of the Baspa River. It is situated on the lower end of an alluvial fan of moderate slope in a bowl-shaped section of the Baspa Valley. [3]

Climate

Sangla receives around 270.1 millimetres (10.63 in) of rainfall, and about 270 millimetres (11 in) of snowfall. [4] In the winters, the temperature can drop as low as -15°C. [5]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the population of Sangla was 2,224, with 1,125 males and 1,119 females giving it a sex ratio of 995. Around 219 were under the age of 6 years old, corresponding to about 10% of the population. About 62% of the population was scheduled tribes (ST), and around 24% was scheduled caste (SC). About 71% of the population was literate. [1]

The local people have a distinct culture and their own dialect, the Kinnauri language. [6]

Economy

Apple orchards under snow in Sangla Orchards in snow, Sangla, Himachal Pradesh, India.jpg
Apple orchards under snow in Sangla

Agriculture and tourism are the primary economic activities of the region. Apples constitute an important cash crop and are widely cultivated. A trout farm was established at Sangla in 1961-62 by the state fisheries department on the banks of the Baspa river. [7] [8] A goat breeding farm was also opened in 1960 to breed chigu goats for their pashm wool, but following the closer of the Indo-Tibetan border after the 1962 India-China war, it was closed down. [9]

Education

Around 71% of the population of Sangla (1,594 people) was literate according to the 2011 census. [1] Sangla had one pre-primary school, three primary schools, one middle school, one secondary school and one senior secondary school in 2011. There were no institutions of higher education in the village. [10]

Tourism

Trekking routes

Places of interest

Being located at center of the Baspa valley, Sangla is the locus of exploration and trekking trails. [ citation needed ]

Temples

Festivals

Transport

Sangla lies on the 40-km long Kharcham-Sangla-Chitkul section of under construction 150 km long Karcham-Harshil Road, [15] later of which begins from Karcham NH-5 [16] will have a road tunnel under the Lamkhaga Pass. [17] [18] [16] [19]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 District census handbook, Kinnaur: Village and town wise primary census abstract (PCA) (Report). Census of India 2011, Series-03 (Himachal Pradesh), Part XII-B). Directorate of Census Operations, Himachal Pradesh. 2011.
  2. ↑ Sanan & Swadi 1998, p. 98.
  3. ↑ Sanan & Swadi 1998, p. 126.
  4. ↑ Raha & Mahato 1985, p. 12.
  5. ↑ Sanan & Swadi 1998, p. 22.
  6. ↑ Raha & Mahato 1985, p. 26.
  7. ↑ Raha & Mahato 1985, pp. 55–56.
  8. ↑ District census handbook, Kinnaur: VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY (Report). Census of India 2011, Series-03 (Himachal Pradesh), Part XII-A). Directorate of Census Operations, Himachal Pradesh. 2011. p. 24.
  9. ↑ Raha & Mahato 1985, p. 58.
  10. ↑ District census handbook, Kinnaur: VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY (Report). Census of India 2011, Series-03 (Himachal Pradesh), Part XII-A). Directorate of Census Operations, Himachal Pradesh. 2011. p. 288.
  11. ↑ "Unexplored Trek Routes". Viral Khichdi.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Sangla – A Buddhist Town in the lap of Himalayas!". Raacho Trekkers. 16 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "Sapni Fort". Kinnaur. 5 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "Festival Of Flowers". Kinnaur Tourism.
  15. ↑ Himachal: BRO to build Karcham-Chitkul road along China border, Hindustan Ties, 15 July 2024.
  16. 1 2 Dutta, Amrita Nayak (15 September 2020). "Modi govt's infra push along China border — 2 new roads, alternate route to Daulat Beg Oldie". ThePrint. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  17. ↑ One step closer, Daily Pioneer, 8 October 2020.
  18. ↑ BRO plans tunnels to ensure all-weather connectivity in eastern Ladakh, Business Standard, 2 August 2025.
  19. ↑ Himachal: BRO to build Karcham-Chitkul road along China border, Hindustan Ties, 15 July 2024.

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