Zanskar district
Zanskar district | |
|---|---|
 View of Zanskar Valley | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory |  Ladakh |
| Headquarter | Zanskar |
| Established | 2024 |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Ladakh |
| • MP | Mohmad Haneefa |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi and English[1] |
| • Spoken | Purgi, Shina, Ladakhi, Urdu, Balti, Tibetan, Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Zanskar district is one of 7 districts in Ladakh, India.[2] Patwar Halqa: Phay, Runtaksha, Karsha, Padum, Uptipipiting and Icher
History
[edit]The people in Zanskar and the Ladakh Buddhist Association Zanskar (LBAZ) has also been demanding the creation of Zanskar district by upgrading the Zanskar sub-division.[3] [4]The residents of the region have been demanding district status to the region.[5] In Aug 2024, the district was created,[6] by carving out from the Kargil district.[7]
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 census, the population of the Zanskar district is 13,793 . The sex ratio was 862 females per 1,000 males and the literacy rate was 59.73%.[8]
Religion
[edit]
Majority of the population of Zanskar folows Buddhism.
Languages
[edit]People living in Zanskar speak Zanskari language of the Ladakhi-Balti language group.[12][13] It is written using the Tibetan script.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Ganai, Naseer (19 January 2022). "Urdu No More Official Language Of Ladakh". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "MHA announces five new districts in Ladakh". The Times of India. 2024-08-26. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ 3,000 Demonstrate for Separate District in Sub-Zero Temperatures at Kargil, The Wire, 6 February 2020.
- ^ Ladakh-based Buddhist association demands district status for Zanskar, India Today, 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Residents seek district tag for Drass". Tribune India. 14 Jan 2024. Retrieved 26 Aug 2024.
- ^ "Ladakh Gets 5 New Districts: Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra And Changthang". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ Gillani, Syed Shadab Ali (2024-08-26). "Will Ladakh's New Districts Have Autonomous Hill Councils Too, Congress Asks". Kashmir Life. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ District Census Handbook: Kargil, Jammu & Kashmir -- Village and Town Directory. 2 Part XII A. Directorate of Census Operations, Himachal Pradesh, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India. 2011.
- ^ Rizvi (1998), p. 254.
- ^ "Zanskar Population". Census India. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Jammu & Kashmir (Report). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ Rather, Ali Mohammad (September 1999), "Kargil: The Post-War Scenario", Journal of Peace Studies, 6 (5–6), International Center for Peace Studies, archived from the original on 1 December 2014
- ^ Beek, Martijn van Pirie, Fernanda (2008). Modern Ladakh : anthropological perspectives on continuity and change. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-16713-1. OCLC 896146052.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Zangskari". Script Source. Retrieved 25 August 2012.