 Most of the valley is made up of nominally Buddhist Brokpas, but a few communities have converted to Shia Islam and intermarried with other Muslim ethnic groups as a result.Batalik is well-connected by road to other places in Ladakh and India by the Srinagar-Leh Highway or the NH 1.The nearest major railway stations to Batalik are Sopore railway station and Srinagar railway station located at a distance of 271 kilometres and 277 kilometres respectively.