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Choglamsar
Choglamsar, also spelt Chuglamsar, is a census town in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. It is located on the bank of the Indus River.
Two circular passes go to Leh via Choglamsar: one through Spituk, and other through Saboo.
Choglamsar was designated as a census town for the first time during the 2011 Census of India, which recorded its population as 10,754 and literacy rate as 98.55%. The sex ratio of the town is 648 (females per 1000 males); the sex ratio for the population aged 0–6 years is 953.
Choglamsar is connected to Leh by road. The town has golf links, a polo ground, horticultural nurseries, and an arts and crafts centre. It has Tibetan refugee camps constructed by the Indian government and the Central Tibetan Administration.
The village was badly affected during the 2010 Ladakh floods.
According to the 2011 census, the town has 1 primary school, 3 middle schools, 3 secondary schools, and 1 senior secondary school; it does not have any colleges. In 2016, the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Choglamsar was given the status of a deemed university by the Government of India, for a period of five years.
The Choglamsar Bridge over the Indus River connects the town to Chuchat Yakma, the site of an Imambara. In 2019, the Indian Army built a suspension bridge in 40 days, connecting Choglamsar to Chuchat Yakma and Stok. Named Maitri Bridge, it is the longest suspension bridge built over the Indus River.
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Choglamsar
Choglamsar, also spelt Chuglamsar, is a census town in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. It is located on the bank of the Indus River.
Two circular passes go to Leh via Choglamsar: one through Spituk, and other through Saboo.
Choglamsar was designated as a census town for the first time during the 2011 Census of India, which recorded its population as 10,754 and literacy rate as 98.55%. The sex ratio of the town is 648 (females per 1000 males); the sex ratio for the population aged 0–6 years is 953.
Choglamsar is connected to Leh by road. The town has golf links, a polo ground, horticultural nurseries, and an arts and crafts centre. It has Tibetan refugee camps constructed by the Indian government and the Central Tibetan Administration.
The village was badly affected during the 2010 Ladakh floods.
According to the 2011 census, the town has 1 primary school, 3 middle schools, 3 secondary schools, and 1 senior secondary school; it does not have any colleges. In 2016, the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies in Choglamsar was given the status of a deemed university by the Government of India, for a period of five years.
The Choglamsar Bridge over the Indus River connects the town to Chuchat Yakma, the site of an Imambara. In 2019, the Indian Army built a suspension bridge in 40 days, connecting Choglamsar to Chuchat Yakma and Stok. Named Maitri Bridge, it is the longest suspension bridge built over the Indus River.