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Ladakh will now have seven districts instead of two

Srinagar: Ladakh will now have seven districts instead of two.This is another gerrymandering in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir that Ladakh will now have seven districts instead of two.As per the 2011 Census, Ladakh has 46.40% Muslims and 39.65% Buddhist population out of the total population of 274289.Using the 2011 Census at the sub-district level while four districts clearly Buddhist-majority (Sham, Changthang, Leh, Zanskar) and 1 district: Nubra (55% Buddhist population, but sizable Muslim population). It will have a mixed, even, homogeneous population along religious lines and there are 2 districts: Muslim-majority (Kargil, Drass). But more precisely, effectively:5 districts for 39.65% population and two districts for 46.40% population.