Takshi, also known as Tyakshi or Tyaqsi, is a remote village in Nubra valley, located on the banks of the Shyok River in the Nubra district of UT Ladakh, India. It lies in the historical Chorbat Valley of the Baltistan region, which was divided between India and Pakistan by the modified ceasefire line (designated as the Line of Control) that was established in the 1972 Shimla Agreement.
Tyakshi, along with Chalunka, Turtuk and Thang, became part of the Pakistani-administered Northern Areas following the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948. All four villages were captured by Indian forces during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, after which they were incorporated into the erstwhile Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir. Following the revocation of Article 370 by the Government of India in August 2019, Tyakshi formally fell under the jurisdiction of the Indian-administered union territory of Ladakh. After 1971 war four villages Pakistan controlled Kashmir were retained by India while many Indian villages in Chhamb sector were retained by Pakistan and line of control was defined. The population of Takshi is largely Balti.
History See history of Turtuk and nearby areas.
Demographics According to the 2011 Census of India, Takshi has 112 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 85.56 %.
+ Demographics (2011 Census) Total Male Female Population 886 452 434 Children aged below 6 years 169 96 73 Scheduled caste 0 0 0 Scheduled tribe 876 444 432 Literates 467 283 184 Workers (all) 371 178 193 Main workers (total) 297 157 140 Main workers: Cultivators 193 75 118 Main workers: Agricultural labourers 1 1 0 Main workers: Household industry workers 0 0 0 Main workers: Other 103 81 22 Marginal workers (total) 74 21 53 Marginal workers: Cultivators 61 16 45 Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 0 0 0 Marginal workers: Household industry workers 1 0 1 Marginal workers: Others 12 5 7 Non-workers 515 274 241
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