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Shakar Chiktan

                                            A block called Shakar chiktan


Shakar chiktan is a block placed in Kargil district of UT ladakh in India. This beautiful block is not so far away from district headquaters kargil ,. it is about 65 km towards east from district headquarter Kargil and about 180km west from district headquarters Leh . it is one of the 9 blocks of Kargil district. As per the government records, the block number of Shakar Chiktan is 31. The block has 11 villages and there are total 1609 homes in this Block. Most of the population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 91.9 % of total population in shakar chiktan block . Shakar Chiktan's population is 11233. Out of this, 5871 are males whereas the females count 5362 here as per census 2011 .

1. Literacy rate in Shakar Chiktan block is 60% .

2. Shakar Chiktan is Muslim majority block.

3. Pincode of shakar chiktan is 194109.

4. The nearest town of shakar ciktan is Kargil .

5. Nearest hospital is Chiktan hospital and District hospital is about 65km away from chiktan . 

Chiktan is surrounded by Khalsi Block towards West , Shargole Block towards East , Kargil Block towards East.

You can reach Chiktan by public transport or by your own vehicle. If you hired a car or on a bike rental you can easily reach this village by road. Also, there are regular buses to Chiktan from Leh and Kargil which one can take to be in this villages. Bus timings from Leh to Chiktan are on two days in a week Tuesdays and Saturdays at 8AM. From Kargil there are daily two buses at 1.30PM and 2.00PM. My recommendation will be to drive as there are many breathtaking stops.. This place is drop dead gorgeous you have to trust me. The villages is located in midst of colourful mountains, a road with willow trees on the both side and a river called Kanji Nala follows you along the road.

The official language of Shakar Chiktan

The native language of Shakar Chiktan is Purig  and most of the people speak Urdu, English. Shakar Chiktan people use Purig and Urdu language for communication.

 

A historic famous fort called Razi Khar


Photo art done by my friend Mr. sam_Sayeed from chiktan 

Chiktan Khar is also called Razi Khar is a ruin of a fort. The fort has an interesting history behind it.

The fort was built in the 16th century and had nine stories.  Back in 8th century, Prince of Baltistan Tahtah Khan took Shelter in Chiktan area and decided to construct a fort as he was completely mesmerized by the beauty of this place. Though he could only build a small palace, Balti craftsmen constructed the castle in the 16th century that served as a royal residence for centuries.

Chiktan Castle was once a magnificent piece of architecture thoughtfully designed by architect and carpenter Shinkhen Chandan.

 It is composed of rammed earth and stone masonry with mud mortar. , timber was used to support the ceilings of the structure and to frame the doors and windows.

The Palace was one of the Masterpieces of Ladakh and Tibetian Architecture which was famous across Ladakh, and  Tibet. It reportedly had a rotating room which used to rotate with support of air blowing.2

Prepared for impending attacks, Chiktan Castle was a symbol of unity, strength, brotherhood, and community for the peoples of the region. The castle was attacked several times during its history, but was not abandoned until the late 19th century. Neglect and natural elements have left the castle in an advanced state of decay. Large portions of the outer walls have collapsed, partially due to the removal of stone in the mid 20th century for a local government hospital which was Sanctioned and allotted for the Royal Family to construct but Father in Law of the King decided to keep the money and decided to use bricks of the wall of the fort beside the Wood Carving.

Seeing the Negligence, people of Village started using wood as resource which slowly destroyed the Fort. Stories of Haunting were spread to stop people from exploiting the Fort.

Current photo of Razi Khaar chiktan Kargil 

Nearest airport to Shakar Chiktan

Nearest airport is Kargil airport but it is a non-operational airport located 70 kilometres from Hagnis.  The airport is included in UDAN scheme and is proposed to be operational in the near future. The nearest operational airport is the KBR airport Leh. It is about 165km away from chiktan .

Climate

Shakar Chiktan has very cool climate with temperature dropping to −25 °C in winter. Very cool normal wind makes life harsh there in winter. In summer temperature rises to 20°C to 30°C.

In winter snowfall over above 1 feet will be there which is the main source of water for the summer.




Agriculture

Agriculture is very important and main work in Shakar chiktan block. Crops like Barley, wheat and pea are cultivated. Agricultural works begins in mid-April until September. There are canals to water fields as there used to be very less rainfall.

Villages in shakar chiktan block 

   Bodhkharbu                                          Stakchay  Khangral         

           Kukshow                                                        Chiktan                  

   Samrah                                                            Hagnis     

     Shakar                                                      Yokma kharbu

                            Sanjak                                                       



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