Ladakh, a part  of  Jammu &  Kashmir  State in  north  of   Indiaconsisting of two districts Leh and Kargil. Leh with an  area of 45110 Sq Km makes it largest district in the country in terms of area. It lies between 32  to 36 degree North latitude and 75 degree to 80 degree East longitude. The district is bounded by Pakistan occupied Kashmir in the West and China in the north and eastern part and Lahul Spiti of Himachal  Pardesh  in  South East.
It is at a distance of  434 Kms from Srinagar and  474 Kms from  Manali. Leh district comprises of Leh town and 112 inhabited villages and one un-inhabited village. The total population of Leh district is 1.17 lacs.