Chalunka
Chalunka
Chulungkha | |
|---|---|
Village | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
| Census code | 914 |
Chalunka (also known as Chalunkha or Chulungkha) is a small mountainous village, in
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the village came under the jurisdiction of Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmir
.
History
Chalunka, along with
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
.
During the
Karakoram Scouts).[4][5] Advancing further, they attacked Turtuk on 11 December, and captured it by 14 December.[4]
After 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]
| 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
- ^ Vohra, Mythic Lore from Nubra Valley (1990), p. 231.
- ^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory 2014–15" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2018.
- ^ Krishna Rao, Prepare or Perish (1991), p. 472, item (d).
- ^ a b Chakravorty, Stories of Heroism (1995), p. 140.
- ^ Cheema, Crimson Chinar (2015), pp. 311–312.
- ^ 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- Vohra, Rohit (1990), "Mythic Lore and Historical Documents from Nubra Valley in Ladakh", Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 44 (1/2), Akadémiai Kiadó: 225–239, JSTOR 23658122
