Bogdang Explained

Bogdang
Native Name:, Beyoqdan
Native Name Lang:Balti
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Ladakh#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ladakh, India
Coordinates:34.8034°N 77.0415°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:Union Territory
Subdivision Name1:Ladakh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Leh
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Nubra
Seat Type:Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1988
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:194401
Blank Name Sec1:Census code
Blank Info Sec1:915

Bogdang (Bukdang, Beyoqdan,[1] Biagdangdo,) is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[2] It is located in Nubra tehsil.

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). 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. Thus Bogdang was the northernmost village of Ladakh on the Shyok River until 1971.

In the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the Ladakh Scouts conquered Chalunka, Turtuk Thang Tyakshi small 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%.

Demographics (2011 Census)[3] ! !! Total !! Male !! Female
Population 1988 1005 983
Children aged below 6 years 450 242 208
0 0 0
1975 998 977
Literates 998 631 367
Workers (all) 782 366 416
Main workers (total) 165 155 10
Main workers: Cultivators 0 0 0
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 1 1 0
Main workers: Household industry workers 2 2 0
Main workers: Other 162 152 10
Marginal workers (total) 617 211 406
Marginal workers: Cultivators 572 173 399
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 3 0 3
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 0 0 0
Marginal workers: Others 42 38 4
Non-workers 1206 639 567

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chorbat Valley: The Picturesque Valley of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan . Pakistan Source . 8 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161023221226/http://www.pakistansource.com/chorbat-valley/ . 23 October 2016 . dead.
  2. Web site: Blockwise Village Amenity Directory . Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council . 2015-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160909100301/http://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf . 9 September 2016 . dead .
  3. News: Leh district census . . Directorate of Census Operations . 2015-07-23 .