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The people in Zanskar and the Ladakh Buddhist Association Zanskar (LBAZ) has also been demanding the creation of Zanskar district by upgrading the Zanskar sub-division. The residents of the region have been demanding district status to the region. In Aug 2024, the district was created, by carving out
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According to the 2011 census, the population of the Zanskar district is 13,793 . The sex ratio was 862 females per 1,000 males and the literacy rate was 59.73%.
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3,000 Demonstrate for Separate District in Sub-Zero Temperatures at Kargil
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Ladakh-based Buddhist association demands district status for Zanskar
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Majority of the population of Zanskar follows Buddhism.
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Index

District
Ladakh
View of Zanskar Valley
Country
India
Union Territory
Ladakh
Zanskar
Lok Sabha constituencies
Ladakh
MP
Mohmad Haneefa
Hindi
English
Purgi
Shina
Ladakhi
Urdu
Balti
Tibetan
Punjabi
Time zone
UTC+05:30
IST
Ladakh
India
Kargil district

Sani Monastery
Ladakh

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