Thang, Ladakh
Thang is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. 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 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. The area's population is largely Balti.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Thang had 16 households in that year. The effective literacy rate was 63.41%.| 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 | 48 | 25 | 23 |
| Main workers | 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 | 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 |