Bogdang (Bukdang, Beyoqdan, Biagdangdo, ) is a village located in Diskit tehsil in the Nubra district of Ladakh, India. The village is famous for its apricots and beautiful landscapes. The population is predominantly Balti-speaking and follows the Sofia Noorbakshia sect of Islam.
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) Total Male Female Population 1988 1005 983 Children aged below 6 years 450 242 208 Scheduled caste 0 0 0 Scheduled tribe 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
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