Leh district
Leh district is a district in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir-region. Ladakh is an Indian-administered union territory. With an area of 45,110 km2, it is the second largest district in the country, second only to Kutch. It is bounded on the north by Gilgit-Baltistan's Kharmang and Ghanche districts and Xinjiang's Kashgar Prefecture and Hotan Prefecture, to which it connects via the historic Karakoram Pass. 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 and 36 degree north latitude and 75 to 80 degree east longitude.
All 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 grievance between Buddhists and Muslims since the late 20th century and contributed 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 the act that contained provisions to make Leh a district of the new union territory of Ladakh, which was formed 31 October 2019.
Administration
Leh district has seven sub-divisions and eight tehsils.The sub-divisions are: Nubra, Durbuk, Khalatse, Leh, Kharoo, Likir, Nyoma.
The tehsils are: Sumoor, Diskit, Durbuk, Khalatse, Saspol, Leh, Kharoo, and Nyoma.
As a result of The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Second Order, 2019, Leh district claimed de jure jurisdiction over the following areas of Pakistani-administered Kashmir: Gilgit, Gilgit Wazarat, Chilas, and Tribal territory.
The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh is the Autonomous District Council that administers the Leh district.
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
is the most spoken language, and Hindi/Urdu is the second-largest language, mainly spoken in Leh. Balti is found in Nubra near the boundary with Gilgit-Baltistan. Tibetan, Punjabi, Marathi and Nepali are all mainly spoken in Leh. Urdu and English are widely understood in Leh.Politics
Parliamentary Constituency
The district falls under Ladakh. The present Member of Parliament of Ladakh is Mohmad Haneefa.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.The latest elections were held in October 2020. The BJP secured 15 seats while the INC won 9 and the Independents won 2.
Transportation
Road
Leh is connected to the rest of India by two high-altitude roads both of which are subject to landslides and neither of which are passable in winter when covered by deep snows. The National Highway 1D from Srinagar via Kargil is generally open longer. The Leh-Manali Highway can be troublesome due to very high passes and plateaus, and the lower but landslide-prone Rohtang Pass near Manali. The third road axis is under construction.- National Highway 1
- National Highway 3 or Leh-Manali Highway
This is the third road axis to Leh. It is currently under construction.