* Indicates area under the actual control of India.
Proposed new districts
Demands have been raised for the creation of new districts in Ladakh.
There had been 9 proposals to make districts.
local BJP unit has hinted the creation of two new districts: Nubra and Zanskar.[1] The Ladakh Buddhist Association Zanskar (LBAZ) has also been demanding the creation of Zanskar district.[2]
Nubra: Demands have been raised and the BJP has hinted at the creation of Nubra and Zanskar as new districts.[3]
Sankoo: In February 2020, organised by various youth, religious and several political parties, nearly 3,000 people protested for the creation of a new 14,000 square kilometres (5,400 sq mi) Muslim-majority district of Sankoo out of Kargil because it remains cut-off from Kargil and the rest of India during snowfall of winters.[3] It had 40,000 or more than 25% population of Kargil district in 2011.[3] It lies 42 km southwest of Kargil town.
Zanskar: People of Zanskar have been demanding for more than past seven decades for a new district from the existing Kargil district.[3][4] In 2020, the town's population was 20,000.[4] It lies 250 km south of Kargil town.
Drass: Some people of Drass subdivision of Kargil district also demanded district status for Drass.
Changthang: The people of Durbuk and Nyoma subdivisions of Leh district also demanded district status for the region (Changthang is a historical and cultural region of Ladakh. It is the southern part of Leh district comprising Durbuk and Nyoma subdivisions)
Khaltsi: The people of Khaltsi, a subdivision of Leh district, have also demanded district status for their region (the western region of Leh district).
Turtuk: Recommendations of mp of Ladakh to upgrade the tehsil of Turtuk. It comprises Turtuk and other towns and siachen glacier.
Aryan valley of Ladakh: The people of Aryan valley of Ladakh are demanding either to grant them a subdivision or a district because to protect their culture which is different as compared to other part of the Ladakh.[5]
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