Choglamsar

Choglamsar, also spelt Chuglamsar, is a census town in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[2] It is located on the bank of the Indus River.[3]

Choglamsar

Chuglamsar
Census Town
Stupas at Choglamsar
Choglamsar
Location in Ladakh, India
Choglamsar
Choglamsar (India)
Coordinates: 34.1185°N 77.5889°E / 34.1185; 77.5889
Country India
Union territoryLadakh
DistrictLeh
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total10,754
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
194101
Vehicle registrationLA-

Etymology

Two circular passes go to Leh via Choglamsar: one through Spituk, and other through Saboo. According to one theory, the name Choglamsar is derived from the Ladakhi words lcog-yog ("winded"), lam ("pass"), and sar ("place"). Another theory derives the name from the words kyok ("turn"), lam ("path"), and sar ("place"). A third theory dervices it from the words chok ("tent") and tsal ("garden"). The town is also called "Choklsel" after chokse, a type of Ladakhi table.

Demographics

Choglamsar was designated as a census town for the first time during the 2011 Census of India, which recorded its population as 10,754 and literacy rate as 98.55%. The sex ratio of the town is 648 (females per 1000 males); the sex ratio for the population aged 0–6 years is 953.[1]

Infrastructure
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited flood relief camp at Choglamsar in 2010

Choglamsar is connected to Leh by road. The town has golf links, a polo ground, and horticultural nurseries. It has Tibetan refugee camps and an arts and crafts centre.[3] The village was badly affected during the 2010 Ladakh floods.[4]

According to the 2011 census, the town has 1 primary school, 3 middle schools, 3 secondary schools, and 1 senior secondary school; it does not have any colleges.[1] In 2016, the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Choglamsar was given the status of a deemed university by the Government of India, for a period of five years.[5]

The Choglamsar Bridge over the Indus River connects the town to Chuchat Yakma, the site of an Imambara.[3] In 2019, the Indian Army built a suspension bridge in 40 days, connecting Choglamsar to Chuchat Yakma and Stok. Named Maitri Bridge, it is the longest suspension bridge built over the Indus River.[6]

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References
  1. "District Census Handbook - Leh" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations. 2011. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
  2. "Village directory: Jammu & Kashmir" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
  3. Vanessa Betts; Victoria McCulloch, eds. (2013). India - The North. Footprint. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-907263-74-3.
  4. Radek Kucharski (2015). Trekking in Ladakh. Cicerone Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-78362-262-7.
  5. "Central Institute of Buddhist Studies (CIBS) shall be a deemed-to-be-university, provisionally for a period of five years, under the de novo category". Press Information Bureau. 27 January 2016.
  6. "Longest suspension bridge over Indus river opens to public". Business Today. 3 April 2019.
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