Rakchham
Place in Himachal Pradesh, India
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Rakchham is a village in Sangla Valley in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh state of India.[1]
Rakchham
राक्छम | |
|---|---|
 Rakchham village | |
  Rakchham Location in Himachal Pradesh | |
| Coordinates: 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) |
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 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
- 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
