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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Leh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Leh district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Ladakh|District of Ladakh]] 
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Leh 02.jpg
| image_caption = View of Leh Town
| image_map = Ladakh Districts (2019).svg
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Leh
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = {{nowrap|[[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]}}
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Ladakh Government Banner.png}} [[Ladakh]]
| subdivision_type2 =
| subdivision_name2 =
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1 July 1979
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Leh]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = Leh, Khaltsi, Nyoma, Kharu, Diskit Nubra, Saspol, Durbuk and Sumoor
| area_total_km2 = 45,110
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 133,487 (2011)
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 45,671
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 77.2%
| demographics1_title2 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| demographics1_info2 = 690 [[female|♀]]/ 1000 [[male|♂]] 
| demographics_type2 = Languages
| demographics2_title1 = Official
| demographics2_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[English language|English]]
| demographics2_title2 = Spoken
| demographics2_info2 = [[Ladakhi language|Ladakhi]], [[Balti language|Balti]], Tibetan, [[Hindi]]
| leader_title = [[District magistrate (India)|Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_name = Mr. Shrikant Balasaheb Suse [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| leader_title1 = [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh|Chief Executive Councillor]]
| leader_name1 = Tashi Gyalson, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| leader_title2 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha Constituency]]
| leader_name2 = [[Ladakh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ladakh]]
| leader_title3 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]]
| leader_name3 = {{nowrap|[[Jamyang Tsering Namgyal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberHomePage.aspx?mpsno=5006|title=Lok Sabha Members|work=Lok Sabha|accessdate=12 July 2021}}</ref>}}
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate = LA-01
| blank_name_sec1 =
| blank_info_sec1 =
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = {{url|leh.nic.in/}}
| official_name =
| map_caption = Leh district in Ladakh
}}

'''Leh district''' is a district in the [[States and union territories of India|union territory]] of [[Ladakh]], a territory administered as part of [[India]]. With an area of 45,110 ''km''''2'', it is the second largest district in the country smaller only to Kutch. It is bounded on the north by [[Gilgit-Baltistan]]'s [[Kharmang District|Kharmang]] and [[Ghanche District|Ghanche]] districts and [[Xinjiang]]'s [[Kashgar Prefecture]] and [[Hotan Prefecture]] 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 [[32nd parallel north|32]] to [[36th parallel north|36 degree]] north latitude and [[75th meridian east|75]] to [[80th meridian east|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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Muslim Precedence Politics - How it operates in Ladakh |date=August 2002 |work=Kashmir Sentinel |url=http://kashmirsentinel.com/aug2002/8.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006063842/http://kashmirsentinel.com/aug2002/8.html |archive-date=2008-10-06}}</ref>

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 (in-charge, NTCP, Kashmir) 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."<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/leh-declared-tobacco-free/454870.html|title=Leh Declared Tobacco-Free|website=The Tribune India|access-date=24 August 2017}}</ref>

In August 2019 the [[Parliament of India]] passed an [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019|act]] that contained provisions to make Leh a district of the new union territory of [[Ladakh]], which was formed 31 October 2019.<ref name="Business Today 2019-08-06">{{Cite news |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/jammu-and-kashmir-crisis-live-updates-governor-reviews-security-situation-in-state/story/370856.html|title=Article 370 revoked Updates: Jammu & Kashmir is now a Union Territory, Lok Sabha passes bifurcation bill |date=6 August 2019 |website=Business Today}}</ref>

==Administration==
There are seven sub-divisions and twelve tehsils.
The sub-divisions are: [[Nubra Valley|Nubra]], [[Durbuk]] (Durbok), [[Khalatse]] (Khaltsi/Khalsi), [[Leh]], [[Kharoo]], [[Likir]], [[Nyoma]].
The tehsils are: [[Panamik]], [[Sumoor]], [[Turtuk]], and [[Diskit]] in [[Nubra Valley]], [[Durbuk]], [[Khalatse]], [[Suspol, Leh|Saspol]], [[Leh]], [[Chuchot Gongma|Chuchot]], [[Kharoo]], [[Likir]], [[Nyoma]]<ref name="leh div 4">[https://leh.nic.in/about-district/administrative-setup/tehsil/ Leh tehsils].</ref>

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As a result of ''The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Removal of Difficulties) 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.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2019/11/02/jammu-and-kashmir-reorganisation-removal-of-difficulties-second-order-2019/ |title = J&K Reorganisation (Removal of Difficulties) Second Order, 2019 -- [Territory of Leh district shall constitute, Gilgit, Gilgit Wazarat, Chilas, Tribal territory & 'Leh & Ladakh' except present territory of Kargil]|date = 2 November 2019}}</ref>

The [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh]] (LAHDC Leh), is the [[Autonomous regions of India|Autonomous District Council]] that administers the Leh district.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/4912/1/ladakh_autonomous_hill_development_council_act%2C_1997.pdf|title=Ladakh Autonomous Hill development Council act 1997|format=PDF|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref>

As of July 2019, Leh district is divided into 7 sub-divisions (new sub-divisions in Leh), 12 [[tehsil]]s (new tehsils in Panamik, Turtuk, Chuchot and Likir) and 18 (new blocks in Sumoor and Likir) [[community development block in India|blocks]].<ref name="leh div 1">{{cite web|title=Subdivisions & Blocks|url=https://leh.nic.in/about-district/administrative-setup/subdivision-blocks/|publisher=District Leh - Ladakh}}</ref><ref name="leh div 4" />
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto 1em auto; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"
! colspan="4" |<big>Sub–divisions, Blocks and Villages in Leh</big><ref>{{Cite web|title=Villages {{!}} District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh {{!}} India|url=https://leh.nic.in/about-district/administrative-setup/village/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201224142026/https://leh.nic.in/about-district/administrative-setup/village/|archive-date=24 December 2020|access-date=2020-12-24|website=District Leh - Ladakh – Government of India|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
!District
! scope="col" ! | Sub-Division
! scope="col" ! | Blocks
! scope="col" ! | Villages
|-
! rowspan="16" |Leh district
| rowspan="3" | [[Khalatse|Khaltsi]]
| Khaltsi || [[Kanji, Ladakh|Kanji]], Khaltsi, [[Lamayouro|Lamayuru]], Leh Dho, [[Nurla]], Skindiang, [[Takmachik]], [[Temisgam]], [[Tia, Leh|Tia]]
|-
|Singaylalok
|[[Fotoksar]], [[Lingshet]], [[Wanla]], [[Youl Chung]]
|-
|[[Skur Buchan|Skurbuchan]]
|[[Dah, Ladakh|Dah]], [[Damkhar]], [[Hanu, Ladakh|Hanoo]], [[Skur Buchan]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Leh]]
|Chuchot
| Chuchot Yakma, [[Chuchot Gongma]], [[Chuchot Shama]], [[Mathoo]], [[Stakna]], [[Stok]]
|-
|Leh
|[[Phey]], [[Saboo, Leh|Saboo]], [[Fiang|Phyang]], [[Spituk]], [[Choglamsar]]
|-
|[[Thiksey|Thiksay]]
|[[Nang, Leh|Nang]], [[Rambir Por]], [[Shey]], [[Thiksey]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Nubra]]
|[[Diskit]]
| [[Digger, Leh|Diger]], [[Disket]], [[Hundar, India|Hundar]], [[Hundar Dok]], [[Hundri]], [[Khalsar, India|Khalsar]], [[Khardong, Leh|Khardong]], Khema Khungru, [[Lakjung]], [[Largiab]], [[Partap Pore|Partapur]], [[Skanpuk]], [[Skuru]], [[Tangyar]], [[Terchey]], [[Udmaru]], [[Warisfistan]]
|-
|Panamik
|[[Chamshan Charasa]], [[Khemi]], [[Kubed, Leh|Kubed]], [[Panamic]], [[Sumoor]], [[Tegar|Tiggar]]
|-
|[[Turtuk]]
|[[Bogdang]], [[Chalunka|Chulungkha]], [[Takshi|Taksi]], [[Thang, Ladakh|Thanga Chathang]], [[Turtok]]
|-
| [[Durbok|Durbuk]]
|[[Durbok|Durbuk]]
| [[Chushul]], [[Durbok|Durbuk]], [[Kargyam]], [[Man Pangong]], Shachukul, [[Tangste]]
|-
| [[Kharoo|Kharu]]
| [[Kharoo|Kharu]] || [[Changa, Leh|Changa]], [[Chemrey|Chemday]], [[Gia, Leh|Gia]], [[Hemis]], [[Igoo]], Khargu, [[Langokor]], [[Matselang]], Miru, [[Phuktse]], [[Sakti, Leh|Serthi]], [[Shang, Leh|Shang]], [[Shara, Leh|Shara]], [[Sharnose]], [[Upshi]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Likir]]
| [[Nimo, Leh|Nimoo]] || [[Bazgoo]], [[Chiling Sumda]], [[Likir]], [[Ney, Leh|Ney]], Nimo, [[Rumbak]], [[Skiumarkha]], [[Taroo]], [[Umla]]
|-
|[[Suspol, Leh|Saspol]]
|[[Alchi]], [[Giramangu]], [[Saspochey]], [[Suspol, Leh|Suspol]], [[Tarhipti]], [[Hemis Shukpachan|Hemishok Pachan]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Nyoma]]
| [[Nyoma]] || [[Anlay]], [[Demchok, Ladakh|Demjok]], [[Koyul]], [[Mood, Leh|Mood]], [[Nyoma]]
|-
|Rong-Chumathang
|[[Chumathang]], [[Himya]], [[Kerey]], [[Kumgyam]], [[Liktse]], [[Skitmang]], [[Tarchit]], [[Teri, Leh]], [[Tukla, Leh|Tukla]]
|-
|Rupsho-Puga
|[[Karzok]], [[Kharnak]], [[Samad Rakchan]]
|-
!Total
!7
!16
!113
|}

==Demographics==
{{bar box
|title=Sex Ratio in Leh District in 2011 Census.<ref name="census2011-C01" /> (no. females per 1,000 males)
|float=right
|width=360px
|left1=Religion (and population)
|right1=Sex Ratio
|bars=
{{bar pixel|Buddhist (pop 88,635)|yellow|101.356||1,014 }}
{{bar pixel|Hindu (pop 22,882)|orange|4.208||42 }}
{{bar pixel|Muslim (pop 19,057)|green|81.616||816 }}
{{bar pixel|Other (pop 2,913)|grey|16.473||165 }}
{{bar pixel|Total (pop 133,487)|black|69.033||690 }}
}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Leh district had a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 133,487,<ref name="district census">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in | access-date = 2011-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/01/0103_PART_A_DCHB_LEH.pdf|title=Leh district census data 2011|access-date=20 February 2019}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Saint Lucia]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Saint Lucia 161,557 July 2011 est.}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 609th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name="district census" /> The district has a population density of {{convert| 3 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.87%, (it was 30.15% for 1991-2001).<ref name="district census" /> Leh has a [[sex ratio]] of 690 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males (this varies with religion), and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 77.2%.<ref name="district census" />

=== Religion ===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Leh district (2011)<ref name="census2011-C01" /><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/621-leh.html |title = Leh District Population Census 2011-2020, Jammu and Kashmir literacy sex ratio and density}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Buddhism]]
|value1 = 66.40
|color1 = Gold
|label2 = [[Hinduism]]
|value2 = 17.14
|color2 = Orange
|label3 = [[Islam]]
|value3 = 14.28
|color3 = Green
|label4 = [[Sikhism]]
|value4 = 0.82
|color4 = Yellow
|label5 = [[Christianity]]
|value5 = 0.49
|color5 = Blue
|label6 = [[Jainism]]
|value6 = 0.08
|color6 = Brown
|label7 = Others
|value7 = 0.04
|color7 = Grey
|label8 = Not Stated
|value8 = 0.75
|color8 = Black
}}

{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible "
|-
! colspan=10 | Leh district: religion, gender ratio, and % urban of population, according to the 2011 Census.<ref name="census2011-C01">{{cite report |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community – Jammu & Kashmir |url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW01C-01%20MDDS.XLS |publisher = Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=28 July 2020}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
!|
!| Hindu
!| Muslim
!| Christian
!| Sikh
!| Buddhist
!| Jain
!| Other
!| Not stated
!| Total
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:right;"
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Total
|| 22,882 || 19,057 || 658 || 1,092 || 88,635 || 103 || 54 || 1,006 || 133,487
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:right;"
|| 17.14% || 14.28% || 0.49% || 0.82% || 66.40% || 0.08% || 0.04% || 0.75% || 100.00%
|-
| colspan=10|
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | Male
|| 21,958 || 10,493 || 469 || 1,018 || 44,019 || 49 || 29 || 936 || 78,971
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | Female
|| 924 || 8,564 || 189 || 74 || 44,616 || 54 || 25 || 70 || 54,516
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | Gender ratio (% female)
|| 4.0% || 44.9% || 28.7% || 6.8% || 50.3% || 52.4% || 46.3% || 7.0% || 40.8%
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center"
| style="text-align:left;" | Sex ratio (no. females per 1,000 males)
|| 42 || 816 || 403 || 73 || 1,014 || – || – || 75 || 690
|-
| colspan=10|
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | Urban
|| 14,542 || 5,169 || 358 || 927 || 24,023 || 24 || 53 || 575 || 45,671
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | Rural
|| 8,340 || 13,888 || 300 || 165 || 64,612 || 79 || 1 || 431 || 87,816
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:right;"
| style="text-align:left;" | % Urban
|| 63.6% || 27.1% || 54.4% || 84.9% || 27.1% || 23.3% || 98.1% || 57.2% || 34.2%
|-
|}

=== Languages ===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
| caption=Leh district: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.<ref name="census2011-C16"/>
|label1 = Bauti |value1 = 68.08 |color1 = Lime
|label2 = Hindi |value2 = 12.75 |color2 = Yellow
|label3 = Balti |value3 = 3.95 |color3 = ForestGreen
|label4 = Tibetan |value4 = 3.46 |color4 = DodgerBlue
|label5 = Ladakhi |value5 = 3.31 |color5 = DarkBlue
|label6 = Punjabi |value6 = 1.02 |color6 = orange
|label7 = Marathi |value7 = 1.01 |color7 = red
|label8 = Nepali |value8 = 1.01 |color8 = SandyBrown
|label9 = Others |value9 = 5.29 |color9 = Black
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! colspan=4| Leh district: mother-tongue of population, according to the 2011 Census.<ref name="census2011-C16">{{cite report |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Jammu & Kashmir |url = https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0100.XLSX |publisher = Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=18 July 2020}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! Mother tongue code
! Mother tongue
! People
! Percentage
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 001002 || [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 281
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.21%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 002007 || [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 808
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.61%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 004001 || [[Dogri language|Dogri]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 896
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.67%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 005018 || [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 302
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.23%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006086 || [[Bhadrawahi language|Bhadrawahi]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 7
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006102 || [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 149
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.11%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006195 || [[Garhwali language|Garhwali]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 101
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.08%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006207 || [[Gojri language|Gojri/Gujjari/Gujar]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 123
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.09%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006235 || [[Haryanvi language|Haryanvi]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 70
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.05%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006240 || [[Hindi]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 17,017
| style="text-align:right;" | 12.75%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006291 || [[Kangri language|Kangri]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 7
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006340 || [[Kumauni language|Kumauni]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 65
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.05%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006394 || [[Mandeali language|Mandeali]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 7
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006400 || [[Marwari language|Marwari]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 7
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006439 || [[Pahari language|Pahari]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 168
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.13%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 006489 || [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 92
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.07%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 007016 || [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 367
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.27%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 008005 || [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 521
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.39%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 008010 || [[Kishtwari language|Kishtwari]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 17
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 008019 || Dardi
| style="text-align:right;" | 21
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.02%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 010008 || [[Maithili language|Maithili]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 19
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 011016 || [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 607
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.45%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 012003 || [[Manipuri language|Manipuri]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 60
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.04%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 013071 || [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,349
| style="text-align:right;" | 1.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 014011 || [[Nepali language|Nepali]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,349
| style="text-align:right;" | 1.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 015043 || [[Odia language|Odia]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 449
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.34%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 016002 || [[Bagri language|Bagri]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 14
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 016038 || [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,336
| style="text-align:right;" | 1.00%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 020027 || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 725
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.54%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 021046 || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 793
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.59%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 022015 || [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 158
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.12%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 029002 || [[Balti language|Balti]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 5,269
| style="text-align:right;" | 3.95%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 031001 || [[Bhotia language|Bhotia]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 320
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.24%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 031011 || [[Bauti language|Bauti]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 89,319
| style="text-align:right;" | 66.91%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 040001 || [[English language|English]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 26
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.02%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 053005 || [[Gujari language|Gujari]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 31
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.02%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 073003 || [[Ladakhi language|Ladakhi]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 4,416
| style="text-align:right;" | 3.31%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 082005 || [[Lushai language|Lushai/Mizo]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 8
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 108001 || [[Sherpa language|Sherpa]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 21
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.02%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 111001 || [[Tamang language|Tamang]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 18
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.01%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 115008 || [[Standard Tibetan|Tibetan]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 4,623
| style="text-align:right;" | 3.46%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|| 115011 || [[Purgi language|Purkhi]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 160
| style="text-align:right;" | 0.12%
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="text-align:center;" | –
|| [[Languages of India|Others]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,391
| style="text-align:right;" | 1.04%
|- style="vertical-align:top;" class=sortbottom
| colspan=2 | Total
| style="text-align:right;" | 133,487
| style="text-align:right;" | 100.00%
|-
|}

==Politics==
===Parliamentary Constituency===
The district falls under [[Ladakh (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. The present [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] (MP) of Ladakh is [[Jamyang Tsering Namgyal]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]

===Assembly constituencies===
Leh district had two assembly constituencies, Nubra and Leh under Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/ERos_AERos.html |title=ERO's and AERO's |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir |access-date=2008-08-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022185235/http://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/eros_aeros.html |archive-date=2008-10-22}}</ref> Since Ladakh is a union territory without legislature, it does not have a present legislative assembly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/j-k-ladakh-union-territory-with-without-legislature-difference-1577432-2019-08-05|title=J&K to be a union territory with legislature, Ladakh to be without|work=India Today|accessdate=5 August 2019}}</ref>

===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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://leh.nic.in/lahdc.htm |title=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh |publisher=Leh |access-date=2007-12-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030134447/http://leh.nic.in/lahdc.htm |archive-date=2007-10-30}}</ref>

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 (India)|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, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]]. The third road axis is under construction.

*[[National Highway 1 (India)|National Highway 1]]
The overland approach to Ladakh from the Kashmir valley via the 434-km. [[National Highway 1 (India)|National Highway 1]] typically remains open for traffic from June to October/November. The most dramatic part of this road journey is the ascent up the 3,505 m (11,500 ft.) high [[Zoji-la]], a tortuous pass in the Great Himalayan Wall. The [[Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation]] (JKSRTC) operates regular Deluxe and Ordinary bus services between Srinagar and Leh on this route with an overnight halt at Kargil. Taxis (cars and jeeps) are also available at Srinagar for the journey.

*[[National Highway 3 (India)|National Highway 3]] or [[Leh-Manali Highway]]
Since 1989, the 473-km Leh-Manali Highway has been serving as the second land approach to Ladakh. Open for traffic from June to late October, this high road traverses the upland desert plateaux of Rupsho whose altitude ranges from 3,660 m to 4,570 m. There are a number of high passes en route among which the highest one, known as [[Tanglang La]], is sometimes (but incorrectly) claimed to be the world's second-highest motorable pass at an altitude of 5,325 m. (17,469 feet). See the article on [[Khardung La]] for a discussion of the world's highest motorable passes.

* [[Nimmu–Padam–Darcha road]]

This is the third road axis to Leh. It is currently under construction.

===Air===
[[File:IXL Front 2010.jpg|thumb|[[Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport]]]]
Leh's [[Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport]] has flights to Delhi at least daily on [[Air India]] which also provides twice-weekly services to [[Jammu]] and a weekly flight to [[Srinagar]]. Passengers connect in [[Delhi]] for other destinations. [[Go First]] operates [[Delhi]] to Leh daily flights during peak time.

===Rail===
There is no railway service currently in Ladakh, however, 2 railway routes are proposed- the [[Bilaspur–Leh line]] and Srinagar–Kargil–Leh line.<ref>{{cite news|title=Himachal CM meets Union railway minister, seeks 100% Centre funding for Bhanupali-Bilaspur-Leh rail line|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/himachal-cm-meets-union-rly-minister-seeks-100-centre-funding-for-bhanupali-bilaspur-leh-rail-line/story-AGkPR9GCAei32BM6X0WhLJ.html|accessdate=9 November 2020|newspaper=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe.jpg|[[Tsomoriri]] lake
Pangong Tso 2.jpg|[[Pangong tso|Pangong]] lake
India - Ladakh - Leh - 053 - flower fields outside my guesthouse (3844435507).jpg|Leh district flower fields and mountains
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://leh.nic.in/ Official Website of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh]
* [https://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/jammuandkashmir/tehsil/leh.html Leh tehsil map], Maps of India
* [http://www.visitladakh.com Ladakh Tourism Guide] - Photo Gallery of Leh, Monasteries in Leh, NGO's in Leh, Important Phone #.
* [http://www.scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=75778 Shaam Region in Leh] (not to be confused with the [[Shaam|Middle Eastern region]])

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Leh district
|North = ''[[China]]''
|Northeast =
|East = ''[[China]]''
|Southeast =
|South = [[Lahaul and Spiti district]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Kargil district]]
|Northwest = ''[[Kashmir conflict|Disputed region]]''
}}

{{Leh district}}
{{Ladakh}}
{{Authority control}}

{{Coord|34.1667|N|77.5833|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:IN|display=title}}

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[[Category:Districts of Ladakh]]

Leh district - Revision history

Moshiurrahmanatik: updated details further and improved wording

->Dawnseeker2000: date format audit, WP:CIRCULAR, typo(s) fixed: 1991-2001 → 1991–2001

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