Demchok, Ladakh
Demchok
བདེ་མཆོག | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 32°42′14″N 79°26′48″E / 32.7038°N 79.4467°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Nyoma |
| Panchayat | Koyul |
| Government | |
| • Sarpanch | Ugrain Chodon |
| Area | |
• Total | 33 ha (82 acres) |
| Elevation | 4,200 m (13,800 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 78 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Ladakhi, Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Census code | 906 |
Demchok (Tibetan: ཌེམ་ཆོག, Wylie: bde mchog, THL: dem chok), previously called New Demchok, and called Parigas (Chinese: 巴里加斯; pinyin: Bālǐ jiā sī) by the Chinese, is a village and military encampment in the Indian-administered Demchok sector, that is disputed between India and China. It is administered as part of the Nyoma tehsil in the Leh district of Ladakh by India, and claimed by China as part of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
The Line of Actual Control (LAC) passes along the southeast side of the village, along the Charding Nullah (also called Demchok River and Lhari stream) which joins the Indus River near the village. Across the stream, less than a kilometre away, is a Chinese-administered Demchok village.