Darcha
Demographics and amenities
Darcha consists of two adjacent villages, Darcha Sumdo and Darcha Dangma with a total area of 51.3 ha (127 acres). Information on Darcha from the Census of India 2011 is given in the table below.
Measure | Darcha Sumdo | Darcha Dangma | Darcha (total) |
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Area (ha) | 10.6 | 40.7 | 51.3 |
Population | 172 | 166 | 338 |
Households | 38 | 34 | 72 |
Scheduled Caste | <5% | Nil | |
Scheduled Tribes | 41-50% | >75% |
Schooling from primary up to senior secondary (Class 1 to 12) is available in the village. There is a Primary Health Centre at Darcha. Drinking water is available, and the village has power and telephone connections.
Transport
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Darcha_Bridge.jpg/220px-Darcha_Bridge.jpg)
Some buses between Manali and Leh stop for the night at Darcha where travelers sleep in tents. A new all weather steel bridge of 360 meters length has been built over the confluence of the Bhaga river and Jankar Nala on the Leh-Manali Highway. The village is the end-point of a popular trek beginning in Padum, Zanskar. Roadside stalls offer basic food.
All passing vehicles must stop at Darcha's police checkpoint for identification and passport checks.
Gallery
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Darcha village, Oct 2020
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R. Bhaga, Darcha to Gemur, Oct '20
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R. Bhaga from Darcha past Jispa to Gemur, Oct '20
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R. Bhaga from Darcha past Jispa to Gemur, Jul '16
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Fields on the Bhaga river bed, Oct '20