# Rakchham

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{{onesource|date=June 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rakchham
| other_name = राक्छम
| image_skyline = Rakchham Village, Sangla Valley.JPG
| image_caption = Rakchham village
| pushpin_label = Rakchham
| pushpin_map = India Himachal Pradesh
| coordinates = {{coord|31.377|78.366|display=inline, title}}
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Himachal Pradesh
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{IND}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [Himachal Pradesh](/source/Himachal_Pradesh)
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = [Kinnaur district](/source/Kinnaur_district)
| population_total = 597
| population_as_of = 2011
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [Hindi](/source/Hindi)
| demographics1_title2 = Native
| demographics1_info2 = [Chitkuli Kinnauri language](/source/Chitkuli_Kinnauri_language)
| timezone1 = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time)
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
}}
'''Rakchham''' is a village in [Sangla Valley](/source/Sangla_Valley) in the [Kinnaur district](/source/Kinnaur_district) of [Himachal Pradesh](/source/Himachal_Pradesh) state of [India](/source/India).<ref>"[https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0212_PART_A_DCHB_KINNAUR.pdf District Census Handbook: Kinnaur]," Census of India 2011, Directorate of Census Operations, Himachal Pradesh, Government of India, 2011</ref>

==Administration==

Rakchham is also the geostrategically important proposed HQ of the proposed [Maathi-Baspa district](/source/List_of_districts_of_Himachal_Pradesh) near disputed [Pulam Sumda](/source/Pulam_Sumda) on India-Tibet [LAC](/source/Line_of_Actual_Control).

==Transport==
{{see also | India–China Border Roads | India–China border infrastructure }}

Rakchham is around 569&nbsp;km from the National capital Delhi, 345 km from Chandigarh<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wravel |first=Just |title=Plan Road Trip Chandigarh to Chitkul Distance {{!}} Book Outstation Taxi Cab Chandigarh to Chitkul - JustWravel |url=https://www.justwravel.com/trip-from-Chandigarh-to-Chitkul |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=www.justwravel.com |language=en}}</ref> and 28&nbsp;km from [Sangla](/source/Sangla%2C_India).

From Kharcham at NH5, follow the [Baspa River](/source/Baspa_River) Valley to reach [Sangla](/source/Sangla%2C_India), Rakchham and then [Chitkul](/source/Chitkul).

{{anchor|KCH}}
[Karcham-Chitkul-Harshil Road](/source/Harshil), from Karcham [NH-5](/source/National_Highway_5_(India)) to Rakchham-Chitkul and then to Harshil (towards disputed [Pulam Sumda](/source/Pulam_Sumda) on [LAC](/source/Line_of_Actual_Control),<ref name="nr1"/> with a road tunnel under the [Lamkhaga Pass](/source/Lamkhaga_Pass),<ref>[https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/vivacity/one-step-closer.html One step closer], Daily Pioneer, 8 October 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.business-standard.com/external-affairs-defence-security/news/bro-plans-tunnels-to-ensure-all-weather-connectivity-in-eastern-ladakh-125080200925_1.html. BRO plans tunnels to ensure all-weather connectivity in eastern Ladakh], Business Standard, 2 August 2025.</ref> 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.<ref name="nr1">{{Cite web |last=Dutta |first=Amrita Nayak |date=2020-09-15 |title=Modi govt's infra push along China border — 2 new roads, alternate route to Daulat Beg Oldie |url=https://theprint.in/defence/modi-govts-infra-push-along-china-border-2-new-roads-alternate-route-to-daulat-beg-oldie/502013/ |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, BRO began constructing 40-km long Kharcham-Sangla-Chitkul section of Karcham-Harshil Road.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/himachal-bro-to-build-karcham-chitkul-road-along-china-border-101721039491538.html Himachal: BRO to build Karcham-Chitkul road along China border], Hindustan Ties, 15 July 2024.</ref> This road begins at [NH5](/source/National_Highway_5_(India)) (runs from Punjab, via Himachal, to [Shipki La](/source/Shipki_La) on India-Tibet Border).

== See also ==

* [Baspa Valley](/source/Baspa_Valley)
* [Sangla Valley](/source/Sangla_Valley), part of Baspa Valley where Baspa River flows by Sangla village
* [Chitkuli Kinnauri language](/source/Chitkuli_Kinnauri_language)
* [Liar's Dice (film)](/source/Liar's_Dice_(film)), story set around Chitkul

== External links ==
* [http://thinkingparticle.com/blog/sangla-baspa-valley-himachal Sangla Valley Travelblog]
* [https://raachotrekkers.com/brimming-valley-beauty-baspa-valley-kinnaur-raacho-trekkers/ Baspa Valley blog]

== References ==
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Category:Villages in Kinnaur district

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