Karzok

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Karzok
| other_name = Korzok
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Karzok Tso Moriri.jpg
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| pushpin_map = India Ladakh#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ladakh, India
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| coordinates = {{coord|32.968125|N|78.2639885|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Ladakh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Leh district|Leh]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Nyoma]]<ref>https://leh.nic.in/about-district/administrative-setup/village/</ref>
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 4595
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1291
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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'''Karzok''' or '''Korzok''' is a village in the [[Leh district]] of [[Ladakh]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf |title=Blockwise Village Amenity Directory |publisher=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council |access-date=2015-07-23 }}</ref> It is located close to [[Nyoma]], in the [[Rupshu]] region and [[Community development block in India|block]], on the shores of the [[Tso Moriri]] lake. It is among the highest towns in the world and the highest settlement in India.<ref>Korzok | https://www.dangerousroads.org/asia/india/5683-korzok.html</ref> 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.<ref>[[List of highest cities in the world]]</ref> The [[Drukpa Lineage|Drukpa]] [[Buddhist]] [[Korzok Monastery]] is located here.

== History ==
Karzok was on the [[Central Asia]]n 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.<ref name=Jina>{{Cite book|last=Jina|first=Prem Singh|title= High pasturelands of Ladakh Himalaya|work=Korzok|page=49|access-date=2009-11-22|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G2jv3ETBwBUC&q=Korzok&pg=PA49|publisher= Indus Publishing|year=1995|isbn= 978-81-7387-026-2}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rangan-datta.info/Tso%20moriri.htm|title=Tso Moriri - Tea with Changpas|access-date=2009-11-23|publisher=The Statesman|date=2004-06-16}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
[[File:Karzok.jpg|thumb|280px|Karzok village]]

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%.<ref name="census_2011"/>

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|+ Demographics (2011 Census)<ref name="census_2011">{{cite news |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/datagov/CDB_PCA_Census/PCA_CDB_0103_F_Census.xls |title=Leh district census |work=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations |access-date=2015-07-23 }}</ref>
! !! Total !! Male !! Female
|-
| Population || 1291 || 673 || 618
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| Children aged below 6 years || 189 || 102 || 87
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| [[Scheduled caste]] || 4 || 2 || 2
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| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 931 || 485 || 446
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| Literates || 514 || 292 || 222
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| Workers (all) || 813 || 450 || 363
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| Main workers (total) || 315 || 225 || 90
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| Main workers: Cultivators || 257 || 192 || 65
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| Main workers: Agricultural labourers || 3 || 2 || 1
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| Main workers: Household industry workers || 6 || 0 || 6
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| Main workers: Other || 49 || 31 || 18
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| Marginal workers (total) || 498 || 225 || 273
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| Marginal workers: Cultivators || 224 || 117 || 107
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| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers || 7 || 3 || 4
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| Marginal workers: Household industry workers || 126 || 19 || 107
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| Marginal workers: Others || 141 || 86 || 55
|-
| Non-workers || 478 || 223 || 255
|}
[[File:Karzok welcome sign.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Welcome sign, Karzok]]

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

{{weather box
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|location = Karzok

| Jan high C =-7.2
| Feb high C =-5.4
| Mar high C =-1.2
| Apr high C =4.3
| May high C =9.2
| Jun high C =14.0
| Jul high C =16.9
| Aug high C =16.2
| Sep high C =12.9
| Oct high C =6.5
| Nov high C =1.2
| Dec high C =-3.5

| Jan mean C =-13.1
| Feb mean C =-11.2
| Mar mean C =-6.8
| Apr mean C =-1.5
| May mean C =2.9
| Jun mean C =7.4
| Jul mean C =10.7
| Aug mean C =10.2
| Sep mean C =6.4
| Oct mean C =-0.2
| Nov mean C =-5.6
| Dec mean C =-10.0

| Jan low C =-18.9
| Feb low C =-16.9
| Mar low C =-12.4
| Apr low C =-7.2
| May low C =-3.3
| Jun low C =0.9
| Jul low C =4.5
| Aug low C =4.2
| Sep low C =0.0
| Oct low C =-6.8
| Nov low C =-12.4
| Dec low C =-16.5

| Jan precipitation mm =22
| Feb precipitation mm =21
| Mar precipitation mm =24
| Apr precipitation mm =19
| May precipitation mm =19
| Jun precipitation mm =9
| Jul precipitation mm =28
| Aug precipitation mm =34
| Sep precipitation mm =23
| Oct precipitation mm =12
| Nov precipitation mm =7
| Dec precipitation mm =12

|source = climate-data.com
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==References==
{{commons category|Karzok}}
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{{Ladakh}}
{{Leh district}}

[[Category: Villages in Nyoma tehsil]]

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