Kargyak
Kargyak
Kargiakh | |
|---|---|
village | |
Kargyak from the south | |
| Coordinates: 33°03′49″N 77°13′36″E / 33.0636558°N 77.2268041°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Ladakh |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.764 km2 (0.681 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,120 m (13,520 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 429 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Website | https://kargil.nic.in/ |
Kargyak (also Kargiakh, Kurgiakh) is a small village in the Lungnak valley in Zanskar tehsil, Kargil district, Ladakh, India. The village is situated on the right bank of the Kargiakh Chu (river) about 77 km (48 mi) south of Padum on the Padum-Darcha highway (NPD road). The economy is largely agrarian and the main religion is Buddhism.