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Rakchham

Rakchham is a village in Sangla Valley in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh state of India.

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Rakchham
राक्छम
Rakchham village
Rakchham village
Rakchham
Location in Himachal Pradesh
Coordinates: 31°22′37″N 78°21′58″E / 31.377°N 78.366°E / 31.377; 78.366
Country India
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictKinnaur district
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
597
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • NativeChitkuli Kinnauri language
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Rakchham is a village in Sangla Valley in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh state of India.1

Administration

Rakchham is also the geostrategically important proposed HQ of the proposed Maathi-Baspa district near disputed Pulam Sumda on India-Tibet LAC.

Transport

Rakchham is around 569 km from the National capital Delhi, 345 km from Chandigarh2 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,45 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

See also

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References

References

  1. "District Census Handbook: Kinnaur," Census of India 2011, Directorate of Census Operations, Himachal Pradesh, Government of India, 2011
  2. Wravel, Just. "Plan Road Trip Chandigarh to Chitkul Distance | Book Outstation Taxi Cab Chandigarh to Chitkul - JustWravel". www.justwravel.com. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  3. 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.
  4. One step closer, Daily Pioneer, 8 October 2020.
  5. BRO plans tunnels to ensure all-weather connectivity in eastern Ladakh, Business Standard, 2 August 2025.
  6. Himachal: BRO to build Karcham-Chitkul road along China border, Hindustan Ties, 15 July 2024.