Gya () or Gia is a village in the
Leh district
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of
Ladakh
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in
India
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.
It is located in the
Kharu tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...
, off the
Leh–Manali Highway, close to
Tso Kar.
The village overlooks the Gya river in the
Ladakh
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region, between the
Indus
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river valley and
Tanglang La Pass on the
Leh-Manali Highway. Accessible from Upshi in the Indus River Valley, the village is located in the gorge created by the River Gya. A Buddhist
Gompa with accompanying
chortens
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or
stupas
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is situated above the village and the gorge.
Most of the people are engaged in agriculture adopting organic farming. The village is still protected with its old heritage and culture for which countless tourist love to visit there.
Demographics
According to the
2011 census of India, Gya has 140 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 58.67%.
References
{{Leh-Manali Highway
Villages in Kharu tehsil