Stok is a village in the
Leh district of
Ladakh,
India. It is located in the
Leh tehsil, in the
Indus Valley
The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in Western Tibet, flows northwest through the disputed region of Kashmir, ...
17 km southeast of the
Leh town.
The village is home to the 14th century
Stok Monastery, with its high seated
Gautama Buddha statue, constructed between 2012–2015 and consecrated by the
Dalai Lama on 8 August 2016.
Stok's 19th century palace is the current residence of the former
royal family of Ladakh. Within the palace, a museum contains the shrine, crown, ceremonial dress and jewellery of the Ladakhi king.
Stok Kangri
Stok Kangri () is the highest mountain in the Stok Range of the Zazkar Mountains a Trans-Himalayan mountain in the Ladakh region of north India. The peak is located in Hemis National Park,
12 km southwest of the trailhead () in the villa ...
() sits at the head of the Stok Chu river valley.
is located at the northernmost edge of the village.
Geography
Stok is located at . It has an average elevation of .
Demographics
According to the
2011 census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, Stok has 300 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 73.79%.
See also
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Chogyal
The Chogyal ("Dharma Kings", ) were the monarchs of the former Kingdom of Sikkim, which belonged to the Namgyal dynasty. The Chogyal was the absolute monarch of Sikkim from 1642 to 1975, when the monarchy was abolished and the Sikkimese people ...
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History of Stok
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Dogra–Tibetan War
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Zhabdrung
Zhabdrung (also Shabdrung; ; "before the feet of ones submit") was a title used when referring to or addressing great lamas in Tibet, particularly those who held a hereditary lineage. In Bhutan the title almost always refers to Ngawang Namgyal (15 ...
References
Villages in Leh tehsil
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