⭐World's highest motorable roads | Pangong Lake | Solar energy hub
0.3M
Population
Census-based
59,146 km²
Area
Survey of India
77.2%
Literacy
Census 2011
2
Major Cities
Listed below
Leadership & Administration
Lt. Gov / AdministratorBD Mishra (Lt. Governor)
CapitalLeh
RegionNorth India
StatusUnion Territory
About This Page
Population, area, and literacy figures are sourced from Census data
and Survey of India (see footer). DRISHTI intentionally does not
display GDP, growth-rate, or per-capita-income figures on state
pages, since these change constantly and cannot be verified as
current without a live government API — showing stale numbers as
if live would be misleading. Use the State News
tab for what's actually happening right now.
Major Industries
Tourism
Hydroelectric Power
Border Trade
Handicrafts
Major Cities
🏙 Leh🏙 Kargil
Sector Notes
Adventure tourism hub. Massive hydroelectric potential. Strategic border with China and Pakistan.