Batalik
Batalik | |
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Village and military base | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Kargil |
| Tehsil | Kargil |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+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 and connectivity
[edit | edit source]Telecomm
[edit | edit source]In early 2025, high-speed public 4G/5G mobile and internet connectivity was made available by India.[7]
Road
[edit | edit source]Batalik is connected by road to other places in Kargil and Leh via the Kargil–Batalik–Khaltse Road[8] which forms a "detour" from the National Highway 1 between Kargil and Khalatse.
Rail
[edit | edit source]The nearest major railway stations to Batalik are Sopore railway station and Srinagar railway station located 271 and 277 kilometres away respectively.
Air
[edit | edit source]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.
See also
[edit | edit source]- Yaldor Sub Sector
- Manoj Kumar Pandey (The Hero of Batalik)
References
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- ^ Village wise Hamlet detail Archived 27 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine, Kargil district, District Statistics & Evaluation Office, retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ [https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/india/troops-in-ladakh-get-4g-5g-connectivity-at-high-altitude-posts-even-up-to-siachen-glacier/articleshow/120434416.cms लद्दाख में सैनिकों को ऊंचाई वाली चौकियों पर मिली 4जी/5जी कनेक्टिविटी, सियाचिन ग्लेशियर तक सिग्नल], navbharattimes, 19 Apr 2025.
- ^ BRO to seek NH status for Kargil-Batalik road, Greater Kashmir, 11 May 2019
- Sources
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