Leh district


Leh district is a district in the union territory of Ladakh in northern India. With an area of 45,110 km2, it is the second-largest district in the country in terms of area. It is bounded on the north by Gilgit-Baltistan's Kharmang and Ghanche districts and Xinjiang's Kashgar and Hotan prefectures linked via the historic Karakoram Pass. It has Aksai Chin and Tibet are to the east, Kargil district to the west, and Lahul and Spiti to the south. The district headquarters is in Leh. It lies between 32 to 36 degree north latitude and 75 to 80 degree east longitude.
The whole of Ladakh was under the administration of Leh until 1 July 1979, when the Kargil and Leh administrative districts were created. Religion has been a source of grievances between Buddhists and Muslims since the late 20th century and was a contributor to this division.
In 2017, the district was declared a tobacco-free zone. The Directorate of Health Services Kashmir under the National Tobacco Control Programme began working towards the designation early in 2017 and the status was declared in August. Rehana Kousar said that work was done with civil society, religious and women's groups and that a "major success was achieved by the involvement of women in the anti-tobacco campaign."
In August 2019 the Parliament of India passed an act that contained provisions to make Leh a district of the new union territory of Ladakh, which was formed on 31 October 2019.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Leh district had a population of 133,487, roughly equal to the nation of Saint Lucia. This gives it a ranking of 609th in India. The district has a population density of. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.87%,. Leh has a sex ratio of 690 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 77.2%.

Religion

Languages

Administration

As of July 2019, Leh district is divided into 6 sub-divisions, 8 tehsils and 16 blocks. Six sub-divisions are Khaltsi, Nubra, Kharu, Nyoma, Durbok and Likir.
The eight tehsils are:
The 16 blocks are:
As a result of The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Second Order, 2019, Leh district would claim de jure jurisdiction over the following areas of Pakistani-administered Kashmir: Gilgit, Gilgit Wazarat, Chilas and Tribal territory.

Politics

Leh District had two assembly constituencies: Nobra and Leh. The district falls under Ladakh.

Autonomous Hill Council

Leh District is administered by an elected body known as the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh. The LAHDC was established in 1995.