Rakchham is a village in Sangla Valley in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh state of India."District Census Handbook: Kinnaur," Census of India 2011, Directorate of Census Operations, Himachal Pradesh, Government of India, 2011
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 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, with a road tunnel under the Lamkhaga Pass,One step closer, Daily Pioneer, 8 October 2020.BRO plans tunnels to ensure all-weather connectivity in eastern Ladakh, Business Standard, 2 August 2025. 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. In 2024, BRO began constructing 40-km long Kharcham-Sangla-Chitkul section of Karcham-Harshil Road.Himachal: BRO to build Karcham-Chitkul road along China border, Hindustan Ties, 15 July 2024. 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
External links Sangla Valley Travelblog Baspa Valley blog
References