Sangla, India
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Geography
Sangla is located at an altitude of Script error: No such module "convert". above mean sea level on the right bank of the Baspa River. It is situated on the lower end of an alluvial fan of moderate slope in a bowl-shaped section of the Baspa Valley.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Climate
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Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the population of Sangla was 2,224, with 1,125 males and 1,119 females giving it a sex ratio of 995. Around 219 were under the age of 6 years old, corresponding to about 10% of the population. About 62% of the population was scheduled tribes (ST), and around 24% was scheduled caste (SC). About 71% of the population was literate.[1]
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Economy
Agriculture and tourism are the primary economic activities of the region. Apples constitute an important cash crop and are widely cultivated. A trout farm was established at Sangla in 1961-62 by the state fisheries department on the banks of the Baspa river.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[2] A goat breeding farm was also opened in 1960 to breed chigu goats for their pashm wool, but following the closer of the Indo-Tibetan border after the 1962 India-China war, it was closed down.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Education
Around 71% of the population of Sangla (1,594 people) was literate according to the 2011 census.[1] Sangla had one pre-primary school, three primary schools, one middle school, one secondary school and one senior secondary school in 2011. There were no institutions of higher education in the village.[3]
Places of Interest
Being located at center of the Baspa valley, Sangla is the locus of exploration and trekking trails. Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Kamru Fort
Lake and Dam, Kupa
Temples
- Badrinath Temple, Kamru
- Bering Nag Temple, Sangla
- Batseri
- Mata Devi Temple Chhitkul
- Piri Nages Temple, Sapni[4]
Trek Routes
- Rupin Valley Trek[5]
- Sangla Kande Trek
- Charang Chitkul Trek
Apart from these places, the tourists can walk to the Trout Farm, The Mall(Sangla), Riverside in Chitkul and village walks in Kupa, Kamru, Sangla and Batseri.[6]
Festivals
- Saazo - January
- Faagul/ Holi - March
- Dakhrain - July[7]
- Ukhyang - September
Gallery
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Local women celebrating Holi in Sangla
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A traditional skit during a festival in Sangla
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View of Sangla from the east after snowfall
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A vernacular house in Sangla
References
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Bibliography
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External links
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