Upshi | |
|---|---|
Village | |
.jpg) The village of Upshi and road junction at the northern end of the Leh Manali Highway | |
  Upshi Location in Ladakh, India  Upshi Upshi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 33°48′N 77°48′E / 33.8°N 77.8°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Ladakh |
| District | Leh |
| Tehsil | Kharu[1] |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 128 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Census code | 890 |
Upshi is a village and road junction on the Leh-Manali Highway in the union territory of Ladakh in India. It is located 47 km (29 mi) to the southeast of Leh along the Indus river valley and Tanglang La on the Leh-Manali highway. Gya is also to the south.[2]
An ancient trading road (right turn while coming from Manali) heads to the east from Upshi towards Tibet. There is a helipad on this road. There is a Customs and Excise department's check post on Leh-Manali highway towards Manali after crossing the river. Goat farming is important to the local economy.[3]
- ^ "Villages | District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
- ^ Outlook Publishing (July 2008). Outlook Traveller. Outlook Publishing. p. 35. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ Jina, Prem Singh (1995). High Pasturelands of Ladakh Himalaya. Indus Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 978-81-7387-026-2. Retrieved 25 August 2012.