Chushul

This article is about the village in Ladakh. For the town in the Lhasa Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, see Qüxü.

Chushul
village
Chushul Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Chushul Chushul (India)
Coordinates: 33.556°N 78.722°E / 33.556; 78.722
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Leh
Tehsil	Leh
Population  (2011)
• Total	949
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code	908

Chushul is a village in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located in the Leh tehsil, in the area known as "Chushul Valley".

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Chushul has 148 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 61.47%.

Demographics (2011 Census)

	Total	Male	Female
Population	949	489	460
Children aged below 6 years	121	69	52
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	945	489	456
Literates	509	315	194
Workers (all)	556	278	278
Main workers (total)	398	244	154
Main workers: Cultivators	197	130	67
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	18	12	6
Main workers: Household industry workers	25	14	11
Main workers: Other	158	88	70
Marginal workers (total)	158	34	124
Marginal workers: Cultivators	49	25	24
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	13	2	11
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	85	2	83
Marginal workers: Others	11	5	6
Non-workers	393	211	182

Chushul Airport

Chushul has an Advanced Landing Ground airstrip that was used in the Sino-Indian War.

Location

It is close to Rezang La and Panggong Lake at a height of 4,360 metres.

Administration

The Chushul village was the block headquarters of Chanthhang block of Ladakh district prior to the 1962 war with China.

Indo-China Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) point

Chushul is one of the five officially agreed Border Personnel Meeting points between the Indian Army and the People's Liberation Army of China for regular consultations and interactions between the two armies to improve relations.