Basic information

| Attribute | Details | | :--- | :--- | | **Official Name** | Zanskar Tehsil | | **Common Name** | Zanskar | | **Native Name(s)** | Zangskar (ཟངས་དཀར) | | **Nicknames** | Land of White Copper | | **Motto** | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | **Geographic Level** | Sub-district / Tehsil / Valley | | **Country** | India | | **State/Province** | Ladakh (Union Territory) | | **Capital** | Padum (Administrative Center) | | **Government Type** | Autonomous Hill Development Council (under Union Territory) | | **Date Founded** | Settled roughly 200 BCE; established as current administrative unit in modern India | | **Time Zone** | IST (UTC+05:30) | | **Latitude** | 33.4667° N | | **Longitude** | 76.9833° E | | **Elevation** | ~3,500 m to 7,135 m (11,500 ft to 23,409 ft) | | **Total Area** | ~7,000 sq km (2,700 sq mi) | | **Population** | ~14,000 - 20,000 | | **Population Density** | ~2-3 persons per sq km | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | 194302 | | **Area Codes** | +91 1983 | | **Official Languages** | Hindi, English, Urdu (Bhoti/Zanskari widely spoken) | | **Currency** | Indian Rupee (INR) | | **Demonym** | Zanskari |