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The Indian union territory of
The Wire, 06/FEB/2020. It had 40,000 or more than 25% population of Kargil district in 2011. It lies 42 km southwest of Kargil town. *
India Today, September 4, 2019. In 2020, the town's population was 20,000. It lies 250 km south of Kargil town. * Drass: Some people of Drass subdivision of Kargil district also demanded district status for Drass. *
The Indian union territory of Ladakh
Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory which constitutes a part of the larger Kashmir region and has been the subject of dispute between India, Pakistan, and China since 1947. (subscription required) Quote: "Jammu ...
consists of two districts. Each district elects an autonomous district council
The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India allows for the formation of autonomous administrative divisions which have been given autonomy within their respective states. Most of these autonomous district councils are located in North Ea ...
. Until 31 October 2019, these districts were part of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir.
List
* Indicates area under the actual control of India.Proposed new districts
Demands have been raised for the creation of new districts in Ladakh. There had been 9 proposals to make districts. local BJP unit has hinted the creation of two new districts:Nubra
Nubra, also called Dumra, is a historical region of Ladakh, India that is currently administered as a subdivision and a tehsil in the Leh district. Its inhabited areas form a tri-armed valley cut by the Nubra and Shyok rivers. Its Tibetan name ...
and Zanskar
Zanskar, Zahar (locally) or Zangskar, is a tehsil of Kargil district, in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. The administrative centre is Padum (former Capital of Zanskar). Zanskar, together with the neighboring region of Ladakh, was brie ...
. The Ladakh Buddhist Association Zanskar (LBAZ) has also been demanding the creation of Zanskar
Zanskar, Zahar (locally) or Zangskar, is a tehsil of Kargil district, in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. The administrative centre is Padum (former Capital of Zanskar). Zanskar, together with the neighboring region of Ladakh, was brie ...
district.
* Nubra
Nubra, also called Dumra, is a historical region of Ladakh, India that is currently administered as a subdivision and a tehsil in the Leh district. Its inhabited areas form a tri-armed valley cut by the Nubra and Shyok rivers. Its Tibetan name ...
: Demands have been raised and the BJP has hinted at the creation of Nubra and Zanskar as new districts.
* Sankoo: In February 2020, organised by various youth, religious and several political parties, nearly 3,000 people protested for the creation of a new Muslim-majority district of Sankoo out of Kargil because it remains cut-off from Kargil and the rest of India during snowfall of winters.3,000 Demonstrate for Separate District in Sub-Zero Temperatures at KargilThe Wire, 06/FEB/2020. It had 40,000 or more than 25% population of Kargil district in 2011. It lies 42 km southwest of Kargil town. *
Zanskar
Zanskar, Zahar (locally) or Zangskar, is a tehsil of Kargil district, in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. The administrative centre is Padum (former Capital of Zanskar). Zanskar, together with the neighboring region of Ladakh, was brie ...
: People of Zanskar have been demanding for more than past seven decades for a new district from the existing Kargil district.Ladakh-based Buddhist association demands district status for ZanskarIndia Today, September 4, 2019. In 2020, the town's population was 20,000. It lies 250 km south of Kargil town. * Drass: Some people of Drass subdivision of Kargil district also demanded district status for Drass. *
Changthang
The Changtang (alternatively spelled Changthang or Qangtang) is a part of the high altitude Tibetan Plateau in western and northern Tibet extending into the southern edges of Xinjiang as well as southeastern Ladakh, India, with vast highlands and g ...
: The people of Durbuk and Nyoma subdivisions of Leh district also demanded district status for the region (Changthang is a historical and cultural region of Ladakh. It is the southern part of Leh district comprising Durbuk and Nyoma subdivisions)
* Khaltsi
Khaltse or Khalsi is the headquarters of the eponymous subdivision, block and tehsil in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.
: The people of Khaltsi, a subdivision of Leh district, have also demanded district status for their region (the western region of Leh district).
*Turtuk
Turtuk ཏུར་ཏུཀ་ is a village and the headquarters of an eponymous community development block in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. It is a small village sandwiched between Karakorum Range and Himalayas. and one of the north ...
: Recommendations of mp of Ladakh to upgrade the tehsil of Turtuk. It comprises Turtuk and other towns and siachen glacier.
* Aryan valley of Ladakh: The people of Aryan valley of Ladakh are demanding either to grant them a subdivision or a district because to protect their culture which is different as compared to other part of the Ladakh.https://ladakh.nic.in/mp-ladakh-raises-important-issues-in-the-parliament/
See also
* List of districts in India *Geography of Ladakh
Ladakh is an administrative territory of India that has been under its control since 1947. The geographical region of Ladakh union territory is the highest altitude plateau region in India (much of it being over 3,000 m), incorporatin ...
* Tourism in Ladakh
Tourism is one of an economic contributor to the union territory of Ladakh in Northern India. The union territory is sandwiched between the Karakoram mountain range to the north and the Himalayas to the south and is situated at the height ...
References
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