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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.[3]
Census 2011 data on Darcha Sumdo and Darcha Dangma
Measure
Darcha Sumdo
Darcha Dangma
Darcha (total)
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.[3]
Some buses between Manali and Leh stop for the night at Darcha where travelers sleep in tents.[citation needed] 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.[5] The village is the end-point of a popular trek beginning in Padum, Zanskar. Roadside stalls offer basic food.[2]
All passing vehicles must stop at Darcha's police checkpoint for identification and passport checks.[2][6]
^ abcSingh, S.; Bindloss, J. (2007). India. Lonely Planet. p. 341. ISBN9781741043082. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
^ abCensus of India 2011: District Census Handbook: Lahul & Spiti: Village and Town Directory. Vol. Series-03, Part XII-A. Directorate of Census Operations, Himachal Pradesh. 2011. pp. 164, 303, 304, 308, 310.
Darcha village, Oct 2020
R. Bhaga, Darcha to Gemur, Oct '20
R. Bhaga from Darcha past Jispa to Gemur, Jun '24
Fields on the Bhaga river bed, Oct '20
