The present study involves an investigation into the biodiversity of Lichens in the Kargil district of Ladakh Division of Jammu and Kashmir State situated in the North of India. The study was promulgated to get some idea about the diversity and distribution pattern of lichens as this area is poorly explored yet. A total of 25 lichen species were collected from six (6) different sites belonging to 13 genera and 8 families. The crustose lichens showed marked dominance represented by 17 species followed by foliose represented by 8 species. Sanko and Kako-shilikchey record maximum number of 16 and 12 lichen species respectively. The whole data lead to formulate a naturality judgement that though the present record of lichen species may appear to be less but keeping in view the extreme climatic conditions and poor, degraded vegetative cover of landscape, this number may be considered good and the area may be regarded as lichen rich area.