Jaggang

The village is located about 80 kilometers away from the county seat of Rutog Town, and about 80 kilometres northeast of the Dumchele border trading point in the Skakjung valley (Indus valley).[4]

It is on the bank of the Maga Zanbo river, which originates northeast of the Chang La pass and takes a circuitous route to flow into the Pangong Lake up north, passing by Risong and Rutog towns. It is one of the largest rivers that drains into the Pangong Lake.

Traditional villages

Tashigang area by Survey of India, 1924. Traditional villages of Chikang and Churkang marked.

The new village is close to the traditional villages called Chikang and Churkang, which are also on the bank of the Maga Zanbo river. Churkang lies at the intersection of the routes to Rutog from Tashigang as well as the Skakjung valley. Traditionally, monthly fairs were held at Churkang for trade between India and Tibet.[5][6]

Prior to the 1962 Sino-Indian War, the Chinese built a 'class 9 fair weather road' from Churkang to Chang La, a distance of 40km.[6] The road has now been extended up to Dumchele.

In 2016, there were 691 people in 185 households in Jaggang village.[3] This increased to 197 households with 723 people in 2018.[2] The per capita income in 2016 was CN¥ 8,060 yuan (US$ 1228.10).[3]

In 2019 the village had 106 Chinese Communist Party members.[7]

The village has a collective economy focusing on manufacturing, border trade, development of nurseries and husbandry. The residents are provided with government subsidies for living in the border regions. The village has access to water, electricity and cellular network coverage.[1]

• Risong Township