Chalunka

Chalunka (also known as Chalunkha or Chulungkha) is a small mountainous village, in Nubra tehsil and Turtuk community development block, in Chorbat area of Shyok River valley in Ladakh, India. At the end of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, it was on the cease-fire line agreed between the India and Pakistan. After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the village came under the jurisdiction of Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmir.

Chalunka
Chulungkha
Village
Chalunka
Location in Ladakh
Chalunka
Chalunka (India)
Coordinates: 34.824°N 76.935°E / 34.824; 76.935
Country India
Union territoryLadakh
DistrictLeh
TehsilNubra
Population
 (2011)
  Total516
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code914
Chorbat
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