Pangi, Himachal Pradesh

Pangi is a tehsil of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, India. The Pangi valley is a rugged and poorly developed tribal area, as well as one of the most remote areas in Himachal Pradesh state. The Pangi valley is divided into the Saichu, Hudan Bhatori and Sural Bhatori valleys, which are inhabited at elevations of to above sea level.
Roads are poor, with few of them surfaced. The Saach Pass at an altitude of is open for vehicular traffic between mid-June and October, but closed by heavy snow at other times of the year. Pangi is accessible by vehicle all year round via Paddar Valley (J&K) but it's a long route as one has to go to Jammu and from there to Paddar along the Chenab river valley.
The Pangi tehsil covers , and had a population of 18,868 at the 2011 census. Pangi has 16 panchayats and 54 inhabited villages. 
With recent improvements to the roads, the villagers have started to grow cash crops such as peas, apples and other fruit. The upper reaches of the valley are inhabited by Pangwala and Bhoti people, who are mostly Hindu with a small minority of Buddhists. Attempts are being made to develop the area for tourism, focused on trekking through the dramatic scenery.
The language spoken by the Pangi people is Pangwali. Two linguists are working with Pangi people for Pangwali language development. Phonology, grammar and discourse analysis has been done. "Tubari", a Pangwali monthly magazine, is regularly published in the valley. Pangwali literature is under development; some titles are "Baue pyar" (stories of father's love), a Pangwali-Hindi grammar book and "Manihelu", a booklet on proverbs and idioms. All of these materials are available on the Pangi website. In 2013 the debut Pangwali language development website was launched in three languages: Pangwali, Hindi and English.
The Pangi Valley was described by Dr. J Hutchison (in 1904) as follows: