Batalik

Village and military base in Ladakh, India

34°39′21″N 76°20′22″E / 34.6558°N 76.3394°E / 34.6558; 76.3394Country

IndiaUnion TerritoryLadakhDistrictKargilTehsilKargilLanguages

• OfficialHindi, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

194103^[1]

Batalik is a village and military base in Ladakh, India,^[2] located in a narrow section of the Indus river valley, close to the Line of Control with Pakistan-administered Baltistan. It was a focal point of the 1999 Kargil War because of its strategic location between Kargil, Leh and Baltistan.^[3]^[4]

Batalik is 56 km from Kargil and is located in the Dah Hanu region, also known as the "Aryan Valley", populated by Brokpa people.^[5] Administratively, it is treated as a hamlet of the Silmo village.^[6]

Transport

Road

Batalik is connected by road to other places in Kargil and Leh via the Kargil–Batalik–Khaltse Road^[7] which forms a "detour" from the National Highway 1 between Kargil and Khalatse.

Rail

The nearest major railway stations to Batalik are Sopore railway station and Srinagar railway station located 271 and 277 kilometres away respectively.

Air

The nearest airport is at Kargil, 60 kilometres away, but it is currently non-operational. The next-nearest major airport is Leh Airport located at a distance of 205 kilometres.

References

^ "Batalik (Google Maps)". Google Maps. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
^ Bhan 2013, p. 38.
^ "Kargil anniv: 10 years later the war is Drass versus Batalik". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ "BATTLE FOR BATALIK". The Tribune. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ "Now, go for a vacation to Kargil war battlefield Batalik". Dnaindia.com. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ Village wise Hamlet detail, Kargil district, District Statistics & Evaluation Office, retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ BRO to seek NH status for Kargil-Batalik road, Greater Kashmir, 11 May 2019

Sources

Bhan, Mona (2013), Counterinsurgency, Democracy, and the Politics of Identity in India: From Warfare to Welfare?, Routledge, ISBN 978-1-134-50983-6

Union Territory of Ladakh

Capital: Kargil; Leh

State symbols

History

Pre-Independent India	Maryul Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh Tibet–Ladakh–Mughal war Treaty of Tingmosgang Dogra–Tibetan War Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir
Post-Independent India	1947–1948 India-Pakistan War 1948 military operations in Ladakh 1971 battle of Turtuk 2010 Ladakh floods 2019 Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh reorganisation
Conflicts	Demchok conflict India–China conflict India–Pakistan conflict Kashmir conflict Siachen conflict

Administration

Districts
Politics of Ladakh
Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil
Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh
Ladakh Police
Ladakh Renewable Energy Development Agency
Jammu and Kashmir High Court
Lieutenant Governors
Ladakh (Lok Sabha constituency)

Geography

General	Four types of Himalayan ranges Geology of the Himalaya
Ranges	Baltoro Muztagh Ladakh Range Saltoro Mountains Zanskar Range Kailash Range
Plateau	Depsang Plains More plains Sirijap Teram Shehr Plateau
Valleys	Leh Rupshu Salt Valley Mushkoh Valley Padum Shyok Suru Valley Nubra Zanskar Aryan valley
Glaciers	Chumik Glacier Drang-Drung Glacier Machoi Glacier Parkachik Glacier Shafat Glacier Siachen Glacier
Lakes	Tso Moriri Pangong Tso
Rivers	Sutlej Beas Ravi Shyok Chenab Drass River Indus Zanskar Tsarap Doda Yapola Suru River Markha Galwan Chip Chap
Passes	Bilafond La Chang la Fotu La Gyong La Indira Col Karakoram Pass Khardung La Kongka Pass Lachulung La Taglang La Marsimik La Namika La Pensi La Rezang La Rimo Sasser Pass Sia La Shingo La Spanggur Gap Zoji La
Mountain peaks	Bana Top Chumik Kangri Ghent Kangri Gurung Hill India Saddle K12 Saltoro Kangri Sherpi Kangri Tiger Saddle

Human
settlements

Culture

General	Music of Ladakh
Languages	Ladakhi Purgi Balti Zangskari Changthang Brokskat
Festivals	Bono-na festival

Tourism and
wildlife

Wildlife	Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary Hemis National Park Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary
Tourism	Khurnak Fort Ladakh Marathon Shanti Stupa, Ladakh Siachen Base Camp
Indo-Tibetan Buddhist monasteries	Alchi Bardan Basgo Chemrey Diskit Hanle Hemis Hundur Korzok Karsha Lamayuru Likir Lingshed Mashro/Matho Monastery Mulbekh Namgyal Tsemo Phugtal Phyang Rangdum Rizong Sani Sankar Saspul Shey Monastery Spituk Stakna Stok Stongdey Takthok Thikse Tserkarmo Tonde Wanla Zangla Zongkul

Transport

Airports	Kargil Airport Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (Leh) Military AGLs
Roads	Darbuk–Shyok–DBO Road India-China Border Roads Leh–Manali Highway NH1 Leh–Kargil–Srinagar Highway Nimmu–Padum–Darcha road (under construction) Sasoma–Saser La Road
Railway	Bhanupli–Leh line (Planned) Srinagar–Leh line (Planned)

Infrastructure

General	Indian Astronomical Observatory
Dams and hydroelectric project	Chutak Dumkhar Salal
Education	Central Institute of Buddhist Studies Defence Institute of High Altitude Research Druk White Lotus School Eliezer Joldan Memorial College Leh, Ladakh Government Degree College, Kargil Phuktal Monastic School Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh University of Ladakh