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Karzok - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 32°58′05″N 78°15′50″E / 32.968125°N 78.2639885°E

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Karzok Korzok
Village

Karzok Location in Ladakh, India Show map of Ladakh Karzok Karzok (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 32°58′05″N 78°15′50″E / 32.968125°N 78.2639885°E / 32.968125; 78.2639885
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Leh
Tehsil	Nyoma^[1]
Elevation	4,595 m (15,075 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,291
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code	899

Karzok or Korzok is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India.^[2] It is located close to Nyoma, in the Rupshu region and block, on the shores of the Tso Moriri lake. It is among the highest towns in the world and the highest settlement in India.^[3] Various sources give slightly different measurements of the altitude from 14,995 ft (4,570 m) to 15,075 ft (4,595 m) above sea level.^[4] The Drukpa Buddhist Korzok Monastery is located here.

History

Karzok was on the Central Asian trade route until 1947 and was the headquarters of the Rupshu Valley. One of the kings, Rupshu Goba, who lived there with his family, built nine permanent houses there.^[5]

The village has several houses, and the nomadic population who establish their tents (made of yak hair or skin) in summer, add to the agricultural operations in the region. The tents are provided with vents at the top to let out the smoke. Pashmina is the valuable product that the Changmas trade along with the salt that they extract from large salt fields in the area, such as the springs at Puga. They barter these two products for food grains and other necessities. In recent years, building activity is on the rise with the nomadic tribes changing their lifestyle.^[6]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Karzok has 253 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 46.64%.^[7]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[7]
	Total	Male	Female
Population	1291	673	618
Children aged below 6 years	189	102	87
Scheduled caste	4	2	2
Scheduled tribe	931	485	446
Literates	514	292	222
Workers (all)	813	450	363
Main workers (total)	315	225	90
Main workers: Cultivators	257	192	65
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	3	2	1
Main workers: Household industry workers	6	0	6
Main workers: Other	49	31	18
Marginal workers (total)	498	225	273
Marginal workers: Cultivators	224	117	107
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	7	3	4
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	126	19	107
Marginal workers: Others	141	86	55
Non-workers	478	223	255

Climate

Karzok has a subarctic climate (Köppen classification Dfc) bordering on a tundra climate (ET). Summers are cool with chilly nights, and winters are long and cold with lows below zero.

Climate data for Karzok
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−7.2 (19.0)	−5.4 (22.3)	−1.2 (29.8)	4.3 (39.7)	9.2 (48.6)	14.0 (57.2)	16.9 (62.4)	16.2 (61.2)	12.9 (55.2)	6.5 (43.7)	1.2 (34.2)	−3.5 (25.7)	5.3 (41.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−13.1 (8.4)	−11.2 (11.8)	−6.8 (19.8)	−1.5 (29.3)	2.9 (37.2)	7.4 (45.3)	10.7 (51.3)	10.2 (50.4)	6.4 (43.5)	−0.2 (31.6)	−5.6 (21.9)	−10.0 (14.0)	−0.9 (30.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−18.9 (−2.0)	−16.9 (1.6)	−12.4 (9.7)	−7.2 (19.0)	−3.3 (26.1)	0.9 (33.6)	4.5 (40.1)	4.2 (39.6)	0.0 (32.0)	−6.8 (19.8)	−12.4 (9.7)	−16.5 (2.3)	−7.1 (19.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	22 (0.9)	21 (0.8)	24 (0.9)	19 (0.7)	19 (0.7)	9 (0.4)	28 (1.1)	34 (1.3)	23 (0.9)	12 (0.5)	7 (0.3)	12 (0.5)	230 (9)
Source: climate-data.com

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Korzok.

^ "Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
^ "Blockwise Village Amenity Directory" (PDF). Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
^ Korzok | https://www.dangerousroads.org/asia/india/5683-korzok.html
^ List of highest cities in the world
^ Jina, Prem Singh (1995). High pasturelands of Ladakh Himalaya. Indus Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 978-81-7387-026-2. Retrieved 22 November 2009. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ "Tso Moriri - Tea with Changpas". The Statesman. 16 June 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Leh district census". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

Union Territory of Ladakh

Capital: Kargil; Leh

State symbols

History

Pre-Independent India	Maryul Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh Tibet–Ladakh–Mughal war Treaty of Tingmosgang Dogra–Tibetan War Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir
Post-Independent India	1947–1948 India-Pakistan War 1948 military operations in Ladakh 1971 battle of Turtuk 2010 Ladakh floods 2019 Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh reorganisation
Conflicts	Demchok conflict India–China conflict India–Pakistan conflict Kashmir conflict Siachen conflict

Administration

Geography

General	Four types of Himalayan ranges Geology of the Himalaya
Ranges	Baltoro Muztagh Ladakh Range Saltoro Mountains Zanskar Range Kailash Range
Plateau	Depsang Plains More plains Sirijap Teram Shehr Plateau
Valleys	Leh Rupshu Salt Valley Mushkoh Valley Padum Shyok Suru Valley Nubra Zanskar Aryan valley
Glaciers	Chumik Glacier Drang-Drung Glacier Machoi Glacier Parkachik Glacier Shafat Glacier Siachen Glacier
Lakes	Tso Moriri Pangong Tso
Rivers	Sutlej Beas Ravi Shyok Chenab Drass River Indus Zanskar Tsarap Doda Yapola Suru River Markha Galwan Chip Chap
Passes	Bilafond La Chang la Fotu La Gyong La Indira Col Karakoram Pass Khardung La Kongka Pass Lachulung La Taglang La Marsimik La Namika La Pensi La Rezang La Rimo Sasser Pass Sia La Shingo La Spanggur Gap Zoji La
Mountain peaks	Bana Top Chumik Kangri Ghent Kangri Gurung Hill India Saddle K12 Saltoro Kangri Sherpi Kangri Tiger Saddle

Human
settlements

Culture

General	Music of Ladakh
Languages	Ladakhi Purgi Balti Zangskari Changthang Brokskat
Festivals	Bono-na festival

Tourism and
wildlife

Wildlife	Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary Hemis National Park Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary
Tourism	Khurnak Fort Ladakh Marathon Shanti Stupa, Ladakh Siachen Base Camp
Indo-Tibetan Buddhist monasteries	Alchi Bardan Basgo Chemrey Diskit Hanle Hemis Hundur Korzok Karsha Lamayuru Likir Lingshed Mashro/Matho Monastery Mulbekh Namgyal Tsemo Phugtal Phyang Rangdum Rizong Sani Sankar Saspul Shey Monastery Spituk Stakna Stok Stongdey Takthok Thikse Tserkarmo Tonde Wanla Zangla Zongkul

Transport

Airports	Kargil Airport Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (Leh) Military AGLs
Roads	Darbuk–Shyok–DBO Road India-China Border Roads Leh–Manali Highway NH1 Leh–Kargil–Srinagar Highway Nimmu–Padum–Darcha road (under construction) Sasoma–Saser La Road
Railway	Bhanupli–Leh line (Planned) Srinagar–Leh line (Planned)

Infrastructure

General	Indian Astronomical Observatory
Dams and hydroelectric project	Chutak Dumkhar Salal
Education	Central Institute of Buddhist Studies Defence Institute of High Altitude Research Druk White Lotus School Eliezer Joldan Memorial College Leh, Ladakh Government Degree College, Kargil Phuktal Monastic School Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh University of Ladakh