Zangla
Zangla is a village in Zanskar tehsil of Kargil district, in the Indian union territory of Ladakh. It is located 32 km from Padum, the capital of Zanskar and presently the headquarter of Zanskar. The town is the nodal point on the popular Padum-Strongdey-Zangla-Karsha-Padum round trip. An old ruin Fort, Known as Zangla Fort is located on a hilltop right side to the village at a distance of one km belief of 11th century. The Buddhist ruin Fort contains some impressive paintings. Geography. Zangla is located at on the banks of Zanskar River, and has  an average elevation of 3,931 metres (12,897 feet). Demographics. According to the 2011 census of India, Zangla had 182 households. The literacy rate of Zangla village is 59.81%. In Zangla, Male literacy stands at 75.06% while the female literacy rate was 45.27%. Transport. Road. Zangla is connected by road to other places in Ladakh and India by the NH 301. Rail. The nearest railway stations to Zangla are Sopore railway station and Srinagar railway station located at a distance of 480 kilometres and 487 kilometres. The nearest major railway stations are Jammu Tawi railway station and Udhampur railway station, located  725 and 658 kilometres from Zangla. Air. The nearest airport is located in Kargil at a distance of 269 kilometres but it is currently non-operational. The next nearest major airport is Leh Airport located at a distance of 476 kilometres.