Rakchham
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Rakchham
राक्छम | |
|---|---|
 Rakchham village | |
  Rakchham Location in Himachal Pradesh | |
| Coordinates: 31°22′37″N 78°21′58″E / 31.377°N 78.366°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Kinnaur district |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 597 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Native | Chitkuli Kinnauri language |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Rakchham is a village in Sangla Valley in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh state of India.[1]
Administration
[edit]Rakchham is also the geostrategically important proposed HQ of the proposed Maathi-Baspa district near disputed Pulam Sumda on India-Tibet LAC.
Transport
[edit]Rakchham is around 569 km from the National capital Delhi, 345 km from Chandigarh[2] and 28 km from Sangla.
From Kharcham at NH5, follow the Baspa River Valley to reach Sangla, Rakchham and then Chitkul.
Karcham-Chitkul-Harshil Road, from Karcham NH-5 to Rakchham-Chitkul and then to Harshil (towards disputed Pulam Sumda on LAC,[3] with a road tunnel under the Lamkhaga Pass,[4][5] is under construction which will cut down present 450 km long distance, which take nearly 16 hours, to just nearly 150 km or 2 to 3 hours.[3] In 2024, BRO began constructing 40-km long Kharcham-Sangla-Chitkul section of Karcham-Harshil Road.[6] This road begins at NH5 (runs from Punjab, via Himachal, to Shipki La on India-Tibet Border).
See also
[edit]- Baspa Valley
- Sangla Valley, part of Baspa Valley where Baspa River flows by Sangla village
- Chitkuli Kinnauri language
- Liar's Dice (film), story set around Chitkul
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "District Census Handbook: Kinnaur," Census of India 2011, Directorate of Census Operations, Himachal Pradesh, Government of India, 2011
- ↑ Wravel, Just. "Plan Road Trip Chandigarh to Chitkul Distance | Book Outstation Taxi Cab Chandigarh to Chitkul - JustWravel". www.justwravel.com. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- 1 2 Dutta, Amrita Nayak (15 September 2020). "Modi govt's infra push along China border — 2 new roads, alternate route to Daulat Beg Oldie". ThePrint. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ↑ One step closer, Daily Pioneer, 8 October 2020.
- ↑ BRO plans tunnels to ensure all-weather connectivity in eastern Ladakh, Business Standard, 2 August 2025.
- ↑ Himachal: BRO to build Karcham-Chitkul road along China border, Hindustan Ties, 15 July 2024.
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