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	\| name = Thang		\| name = Thang
	\| other_name = Dhothang, Thanga Chathang		\| other_name = Dhothang, Thanga Chathang
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	\| pushpin_map = India Ladakh#India		\| pushpin_map = India Ladakh#India
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|34.926\|N\|76.795\|E\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|34.926\|N\|76.795\|E\|display=inline,title}}
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	\| subdivision_type = Country		\| subdivision_type = Country
	\| subdivision_name = {{flag\|India}}		\| subdivision_name = {{flag\|India}}
	\| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India\|Union Territory]]		\| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India\|Union Territory]]
	\| subdivision_name1 = [[Ladakh]]		\| subdivision_name1 = [[Ladakh]]
	\| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India\|District]]		\| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India\|District]]
	\| subdivision_name2 = [[Leh district\|Leh]]		\| subdivision_name2 = [[Leh district\|Leh]]
	\| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]		\| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]
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	\| population_total = 103		\| population_total = 103
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	\| postal_code = 194401		\| postal_code = 194401
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	'''Thang''' (also called '''Dhothang''', '''Thanga Chathang''') is a small village in the [[Leh district]] of [[Ladakh]], [[India]].<ref name=amenities>{{cite web \|url=http://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf \|title=Blockwise Village Amenity Directory \|publisher=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council \|accessdate=2015-07-23 }}</ref> It is in the historical [[Chorbat]] region of [[Baltistan]], divided between India and Pakistan by the 1972 [[Line of Control]]. Thang is part of the [[Nubra Valley\|Nubra]] [[tehsil]] and the [[Turtuk]] community development block.

	The village was seized from [[Pakistan]] along with three other villages in the area as a result of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. It is 2.5 kilometers from the ~~line~~ of ~~control~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://thewire.in/featured/turtuk-story-of-a-promise-land\|title=Turtuk, a Promised Land Between Two Hostile Neighbours\|website=The Wire}}</ref> The area's population is largely [[Balti people\|Balti]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/travel/exploring-the-breathtaking-landscapes-of-indo-pak-border/story-kv6FwkfBWS1vZAnY5VRAjP.html\|title=Exploring the breathtaking landscapes of Indo-Pak border\|date=March 15, 2015\|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>		'''Thang''' (also called '''Dhothang''', '''Thanga Chathang''') is a small village in the [[Leh district]] of [[Ladakh]], India.<ref name="amenities">{{cite web \|url=http://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf \|title=Blockwise Village Amenity Directory \|publisher=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council \|accessdate=2015-07-23 }}</ref> It is in the historical [[Chorbat]] region of [[Baltistan]], divided between India and Pakistan by the 1972 [[Line of Control]]. Thang is part of the [[Nubra Valley\|Nubra]] [[tehsil]] and the [[Turtuk]] community development block. It is twinned with the village of [[Frano, Gilgit-Baltistan]].

			The village was seized from [[Pakistan]] along with three other villages in the area as a result of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. It is 2.5 kilometers from the [[Line of Control]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://thewire.in/featured/turtuk-story-of-a-promise-land\|title=Turtuk, a Promised Land Between Two Hostile Neighbours\|website=The Wire}}</ref> The area's population is largely [[Balti people\|Balti]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/travel/exploring-the-breathtaking-landscapes-of-indo-pak-border/story-kv6FwkfBWS1vZAnY5VRAjP.html\|title=Exploring the breathtaking landscapes of Indo-Pak border\|date=March 15, 2015\|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

			==History==
			[[File:Loc distance chart.jpg\|right\|thumb\|distance chart]]
			[[File:ThangViewPoints 1 23042019.jpg\|thumb\|Thang View point]]
			[[File:ThagViewPoint 23042019.jpg\|thumb\|Thang View Point]]
			See [[Turtuk#History\|history of Turtuk and nearby areas]].

	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
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	\| Non-workers \|\| 55 \|\| 28 \|\| 27		\| Non-workers \|\| 55 \|\| 28 \|\| 27
	\|}		\|}

			==See also==
			* [[Chewang Rinchen]]
			* [[Frano, Gilgit-Baltistan]]
			* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]

	==References==		==References==

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| name = Thang
| other_name = Dhothang, Thanga Chathang
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Ladakh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Leh district|Leh]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Nubra Valley|Nubra]]
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| population_total = 103
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'''Thang''' (also called '''Dhothang''', '''Thanga Chathang''') is a small village in the [[Leh district]] of [[Ladakh]], [[India]].<ref name=amenities>{{cite web |url=http://leh.nic.in/depts/villageamenitydirectory.pdf |title=Blockwise Village Amenity Directory |publisher=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council |accessdate=2015-07-23 }}</ref> It is in the historical [[Chorbat]] region of [[Baltistan]], divided between India and Pakistan by the 1972 [[Line of Control]]. Thang is part of the [[Nubra Valley|Nubra]] [[tehsil]] and the [[Turtuk]] community development block.

The village was seized from [[Pakistan]] along with three other villages in the area as a result of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. It is 2.5 kilometers from the line of control.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/featured/turtuk-story-of-a-promise-land|title=Turtuk, a Promised Land Between Two Hostile Neighbours|website=The Wire}}</ref> The area's population is largely [[Balti people|Balti]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/travel/exploring-the-breathtaking-landscapes-of-indo-pak-border/story-kv6FwkfBWS1vZAnY5VRAjP.html|title=Exploring the breathtaking landscapes of Indo-Pak border|date=March 15, 2015|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India]], Thang had 16 households in that year. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) was 63.41%.<ref name=amenities/><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 |accessdate=2015-07-23 }}</ref>
! !! Total !! Male !! Female
|-
| Population || 103 || 53 || 50
|-
| Children aged below 6 years || 21 || 11 || 10
|-
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 88 || 45 || 43
|-
| Literates || 52 || 27 || 25
|-
| Workers (all) || 48 || 25 || 23
|-
| Main workers (total) || 36 || 19 || 17
|-
| Main workers: Cultivators || 34 || 18 || 16
|-
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Main workers: Household industry workers || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Main workers: Other || 2 || 1 || 1
|-
| Marginal workers (total) || 12 || 6 || 6
|-
| Marginal workers: Cultivators || 5 || 3 || 2
|-
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| Marginal workers: Others || 6 || 3 || 3
|-
| Non-workers || 55 || 28 || 27
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* Jitaditya Narzary, [https://travellingslacker.com/thang-village-loc-turtuk/ Thang, That Village Beyond the LOC], Travelling Slacker (blog), 31 July 2019.

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Haresh Kathrotiya: typo fix

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