The correct answer is 2 only. Key Points Hemis National Park is a high altitude national park in the eastern Ladakh Union Territory. Hence statement 1 is incorrect. It is the only national park in India north of the Himalayas. Hence statement 2 is correct. It has a high density of snow leopards, not Asiatic Lions. Hence statement 3 is incorrect. Additional Information The Park also has the distinction of being among the largest contiguous protected region, second only to Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve. Hemis has a resident population of about 400 people in nine villages in the Rumbak and Markha valleys. The villages are located on or adjacent to valley floors up to about 4,000 m. The locals are mostly Buddhists and there is also a monastery at Markha Village.