Bogdang

Bogdang (Bukdang, Beyoqdan,[1] Biagdangdo,[2] ) is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[3] It belongs to the Nubra tehsil and the Turtuk community development block.

Bogdang

Biagdangdo, Beyoqdan
Village
Bogdang
Location in Ladakh, India
Bogdang
Bogdang (India)
Coordinates: 34.803409°N 77.041481°E / 34.803409; 77.041481
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryLadakh
DistrictLeh
TehsilNubra
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,988
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
194401
Census code915

Location

Bogdang is located in the Shyok River valley after it narrows near Yagulung, the portion sometimes called the Chorbat Valley, distinguishing it from the "Lower Nubra" (the wider Shyok Valley).[4] During the First Kashmir War of 1947–48, the Gilgit Scouts that invaded the region were pushed beyond the village, and the cease-fire line was set at Chalunka, the next village on the Shyok River.[5] Thus Bogdang was the northernmost village oin union territory of ladakh on the Shyok River. In the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the Ladakh Scouts conquered Chalunka, Turtuk and other villages of the Chorbat Valley, making Bogdang safely in the interior of Indian-administered Kashmir.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Bogdang has 272 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 64.89%.[6]

Demographics (2011 Census)[6]
TotalMaleFemale
Population19881005983
Children aged below 6 years450242208
Scheduled caste000
Scheduled tribe1975998977
Literates998631367
Workers (all)782366416
Main workers (total)16515510
Main workers: Cultivators000
Main workers: Agricultural labourers110
Main workers: Household industry workers220
Main workers: Other16215210
Marginal workers (total)617211406
Marginal workers: Cultivators572173399
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers303
Marginal workers: Household industry workers000
Marginal workers: Others42384
Non-workers1206639567

References

  1. "Chorbat Valley: The Picturesque Valley of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan". Pakistan Source. 8 April 2016. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016.
  2. Longstaff, Glacier Exploration in the Eastern Karakoram (1910), p. 638.
  3. "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  4. Longstaff, Glacier Exploration in the Eastern Karakoram (1910), p. 648.
  5. Rao, K. V. Krishna (1991), Prepare Or Perish: A Study of National Security, Lancer Publishers, p. 472, item (d), ISBN 978-81-7212-001-6
  6. "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

Bibliography

  • Longstaff, T. G. (June 1910), "Glacier Exploration in the Eastern Karakoram", The Geographical Journal, The Royal Geographical Society, 35 (6): 622–653, JSTOR 1777235
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