Editing Line of Control (section)

=== Border villages ===
A number of villages lie between the Indian fence and the zero line. Pakistan has not constructed a border fence, however a number of villages lie near the zero line.{{sfnp|Jacob, The Line of Control|2018|loc=155}} In the [[Tithwal]] area, 13 villages are in front of the Indian fence.{{sfnp|Jacob, The Line of Control|2018|loc=155}} The total number between the fence and zero line on the Indian side is estimated to be 60 villages and at least one million people are spread over the districts adjacent to the LoC from [[Rajouri district|Rajouri]] to [[Bandipore district|Bandipora]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Ashutosh|date=1 April 2021|title=Caught in the twilight zone between India and Pakistan, border villages struggle to survive|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/reportage/loc-international-border-villages-india-pakistan-aios|url-status=live|access-date=7 September 2021|website=[[The Caravan]]|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908223828/https://caravanmagazine.in/reportage/loc-international-border-villages-india-pakistan-aios}}</ref>