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	'''Chalunka''' (also known as '''Chalunkha''' or '''Chulungkha''') is a small mountainous village in the [[Chorbat]] area of the [[Shyok River]] valley in [[Ladakh]], [[India]].{{sfnp\|Vohra, Mythic Lore from Nubra Valley\|1990\|p=231}} At the end of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]], it was on the cease-fire line agreed between the India and Pakistan.{{sfnp\|Krishna Rao, Prepare or Perish\|1991\|loc=p. 472, item (d)}} ~~The village is now interior to the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir as further territory to~~ the ~~north of it was captured in~~ [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].		'''Chalunka''' (also known as '''Chalunkha''' or '''Chulungkha''') is a small mountainous village in the [[Chorbat]] area of the [[Shyok River]] valley in [[Ladakh]], [[India]].{{sfnp\|Vohra, Mythic Lore from Nubra Valley\|1990\|p=231}} At the end of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]], it was on the cease-fire line agreed between the India and Pakistan.{{sfnp\|Krishna Rao, Prepare or Perish\|1991\|loc=p. 472, item (d)}} After the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], the village came under the jurisdiction of Indian-administered [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)\|Jammu & Kashmir]].

	The Chalunka village is in the [[Nubra Valley\|Nubra]] [[tehsil]] and the [[Turtuk]] community development block.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Blockwise Village Amenity Directory 2014–15 \|publisher=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council \|url=http://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403131559/https://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf \|archive-date=3 April 2018}}</ref>		The Chalunka village is in the [[Nubra Valley\|Nubra]] [[tehsil]] and the [[Turtuk]] community development block.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Blockwise Village Amenity Directory 2014–15 \|publisher=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council \|url=http://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403131559/https://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf \|archive-date=3 April 2018}}</ref>
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	* {{citation \|last=Chakravorty \|first=B. \|title=Stories of Heroism: PVC & MVC Winners \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uzizVBSb4YsC&pg=PA139 \|year=1995 \|publisher=Allied Publishers \|isbn=978-81-7023-516-3 \|pages=139–140 \|ref={{sfnref\|Chakravorty, Stories of Heroism\|1995}}}}		* {{citation \|last=Chakravorty \|first=B. \|title=Stories of Heroism: PVC & MVC Winners \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uzizVBSb4YsC&pg=PA139 \|year=1995 \|publisher=Allied Publishers \|isbn=978-81-7023-516-3 \|pages=139–140 \|ref={{sfnref\|Chakravorty, Stories of Heroism\|1995}}}}
	* {{citation \|last=Cheema \|first=Brig Amar \|title=The Crimson Chinar: The Kashmir Conflict: A Politico Military Perspective \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qc25BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA51 \|date=2015 \|publisher=Lancer Publishers \|~~ISBN~~=978-81-7062-301-4 \|pages=51– \|ref={{sfnref\|Cheema, Crimson Chinar\|2015}}}}		* {{citation \|last=Cheema \|first=Brig Amar \|title=The Crimson Chinar: The Kashmir Conflict: A Politico Military Perspective \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qc25BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA51 \|date=2015 \|publisher=Lancer Publishers \|isbn=978-81-7062-301-4 \|pages=51– \|ref={{sfnref\|Cheema, Crimson Chinar\|2015}}}}
	* {{citation \|last=Rao \|first=K. V. Krishna \|title=Prepare Or Perish: A Study of National Security \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G7xPaJomYsEC&pg=PA43 \|year=1991 \|publisher=Lancer Publishers \|isbn=978-81-7212-001-6 \|ref={{sfnref\|Krishna Rao, Prepare or Perish\|1991}}}}		* {{citation \|last=Rao \|first=K. V. Krishna \|title=Prepare Or Perish: A Study of National Security \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G7xPaJomYsEC&pg=PA43 \|year=1991 \|publisher=Lancer Publishers \|isbn=978-81-7212-001-6 \|ref={{sfnref\|Krishna Rao, Prepare or Perish\|1991}}}}
	* {{citation \|title=Mythic Lore and Historical Documents from Nubra Valley in Ladakh \|first=Rohit \|last=Vohra \|journal=Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae \|volume=44 \|number=1/2 \|year=1990 \|pp=~~225-239~~ \|publisher=Akadémiai Kiadó \|jstor=23658122 \|ref={{sfnref\|Vohra, Mythic Lore from Nubra Valley\|1990}}}}		* {{citation \|title=Mythic Lore and Historical Documents from Nubra Valley in Ladakh \|first=Rohit \|last=Vohra \|journal=Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae \|volume=44 \|number=1/2 \|year=1990 \|pages=225–239 \|publisher=Akadémiai Kiadó \|jstor=23658122 \|ref={{sfnref\|Vohra, Mythic Lore from Nubra Valley\|1990}}}}

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'''Chalunka''' (also known as '''Chalunkha''' or '''Chulungkha''') is a small mountainous village in the [[Chorbat]] area of the [[Shyok River]] valley in [[Ladakh]], [[India]].{{sfnp|Vohra, Mythic Lore from Nubra Valley|1990|p=231}} At the end of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]], it was on the cease-fire line agreed between the India and Pakistan.{{sfnp|Krishna Rao, Prepare or Perish|1991|loc=p. 472, item (d)}} The village is now interior to the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir as further territory to the north of it was captured in [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].

The Chalunka village is in the [[Nubra Valley|Nubra]] [[tehsil]] and the [[Turtuk]] community development block.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blockwise Village Amenity Directory 2014–15 |publisher=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council |url=http://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403131559/https://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf |archive-date=3 April 2018}}</ref>

==Operations in 1971==
On 10 December 1971, the [[Ladakh Scouts]] under the command of Major [[Chewang Rinchen]] cleared the village of the Pakistani forces (two companies of [[Karakoram Scouts]]).{{sfnp|Chakravorty, Stories of Heroism|1995|p=140}}{{sfnp|Cheema, Crimson Chinar|2015|pp=311–312}} Advancing further, they attacked Turtuk on 11 December, and captured it by 14 December.{{sfnp|Chakravorty, Stories of Heroism|1995|p=140}}

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India]], Chulungkha has 42 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 91.1%.<ref name="census_2011"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ 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 || 516 || 403 || 113
|-
| Children aged below 6 years || 44 || 22 || 22
|-
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 53 || 53 || 0
|-
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 223 || 110 || 113
|-
| Literates || 430 || 372 || 58
|-
| Workers (all) || 362 || 348 || 14
|-
| Main workers (total) || 353 || 342 || 11
|-
| Main workers: Cultivators || 36 || 27 || 9
|-
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers || 1 || 1 || 0
|-
| Main workers: Household industry workers || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Main workers: Other || 316 || 314 || 2
|-
| Marginal workers (total) || 9 || 6 || 3
|-
| Marginal workers: Cultivators || 2 || 1 || 1
|-
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers || 3 || 1 || 2
|-
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Marginal workers: Others || 4 || 4 || 0
|-
| Non-workers || 154 || 55 || 99
|}

==See also==
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
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* {{citation |last=Chakravorty |first=B. |title=Stories of Heroism: PVC & MVC Winners |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uzizVBSb4YsC&pg=PA139 |year=1995 |publisher=Allied Publishers |isbn=978-81-7023-516-3 |pages=139–140 |ref={{sfnref|Chakravorty, Stories of Heroism|1995}}}}
* {{citation |last=Cheema |first=Brig Amar |title=The Crimson Chinar: The Kashmir Conflict: A Politico Military Perspective |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qc25BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA51 |date=2015 |publisher=Lancer Publishers |ISBN=978-81-7062-301-4 |pages=51– |ref={{sfnref|Cheema, Crimson Chinar|2015}}}}
* {{citation |last=Rao |first=K. V. Krishna |title=Prepare Or Perish: A Study of National Security |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G7xPaJomYsEC&pg=PA43 |year=1991 |publisher=Lancer Publishers |isbn=978-81-7212-001-6 |ref={{sfnref|Krishna Rao, Prepare or Perish|1991}}}}
* {{citation |title=Mythic Lore and Historical Documents from Nubra Valley in Ladakh |first=Rohit |last=Vohra |journal=Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae |volume=44 |number=1/2 |year=1990 |pp=225-239 |publisher=Akadémiai Kiadó |jstor=23658122 |ref={{sfnref|Vohra, Mythic Lore from Nubra Valley|1990}}}}

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