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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Darcha
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Darcha New Darcha Villages Lahaul Oct20 D72 18310.jpg
| image_alt = Darcha Sumdo (left), Darcha Dangma (right), Oct 2020
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| pushpin_map = India Himachal Pradesh
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|32.674|N|77.216|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Lahaul and Spiti district|Lahaul and Spiti]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 0.51
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| elevation_m = 3360
| population_total = 358
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| registration_plate =[[List of RTO districts in India#HP.E2.80.94Himachal_Pradesh|HP]]
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'''Darcha''' also known as '''Dartse''' (elevation 3,360 m or 11,020 ft)<ref name="himachaltourism">{{cite web|url=http://himachaltourism.gov.in/post/Darcha.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923195916/http://himachaltourism.gov.in/post/Darcha.aspx|archive-date=23 September 2009|url-status=dead|title=Himachal Tourism | Darcha|accessdate=2014-12-12|df=dmy-all}}</ref> is a village on the Bhaga River in [[Lahaul]] region in [[Lahaul and Spiti district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]]. It is the northernmost permanent settlement in [[Himachal Pradesh]] along the [[Manali-Leh Highway]].<ref name=lp>{{cite book|title=India|author1=Singh, S.|author2=Bindloss, J.|date=2007|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=9781741043082|url=https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanetindi00sari|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanetindi00sari/page/341 341]|accessdate=2014-12-12}}</ref> With the opening of the Atal Tunnel, Darcha is likely to see a large influx of tourists as it is now connected to Manali throughout the year.{{or-inline|date=January 2021}} The [[Nimmu–Padam–Darcha road]] which is being constructed, will improve connectivity of [[Kargil]], [[Zanskar]] and [[Leh District]] of [[Ladakh]] to Darcha.{{fact|date=January 2021}}

==Demographics==
[[File:New Darcha Village Lahaul Oct20 D72 18311.jpg|left|thumb|Darcha Dangma village, Oct 2020]]
Darcha consists of two adjacent villages, Darcha Sumdo and Darcha Dangma with a total area of {{Convert|51.3|ha|acre|abbr=on}}. Information on Darcha from the Census of India 2011 is given in the table below.<ref name=census2011>{{Cite book|title=Census of India 2011: District Census Handbook: Lahul & Spiti: Village and Town Directory|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Himachal Pradesh|year=2011|volume=Series-03, Part XII-A|pages=164, 303, 304, 308, 310}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 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 up to 10+2 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.<ref name=census2011/>

==Transport==
[[File:Darcha Bridge.jpg|thumb|left|Old bridge at Darcha]]
Some buses between [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]] and [[Leh]] stop for the night at Darcha where travelers sleep in tents.{{cn|date=February 2017}} 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]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 Oct 2020|title=Of 44 bridges dedicated to nation, HP gets two on Manali-Leh highway|work=The Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/of-44-bridges-dedicated-to-nation-hp-gets-two-on-manali-leh-highway/story-zIqb1FseVm54gvyzIP0RsN.html|access-date=19 Nov 2020}}</ref> The village is the end-point of a popular trek beginning in [[Padum]], [[Zanskar]]. Roadside stalls offer basic food.<ref name=lp/>

All passing vehicles must stop at Darcha's police checkpoint for identification and passport checks.<ref name=lp/><ref name="google2">{{cite book|title=Indian Himalaya: The Travel Guide|author1=Bradnock, R.|author2=Bradnock, R.|date=2000|publisher=Footprint Handbooks|isbn=9781900949798|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TyZGp_YVzb8C|page=196|accessdate=2014-12-12}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="nolines" heights="100px">
File:Darcha Village Lahaul Oct20 D72 18308.jpg|Darcha village, Oct 2020
File:Darcha 2.jpg|Village on a river beneath a mountain range, '09
File:Bhaga Darcha Gemur Lahaul Oct20 D72 18028.jpg|R. Bhaga, Darcha to Gemur, Oct '20
File:Bhaga Gemur Darcha Lahaul Oct20 D72 18599.jpg|R. Bhaga from Darcha past Jispa to Gemur, Oct '20
File:Bhaga Gemur Darcha Lahaul Jul16 D32 13061.jpg|R. Bhaga from Darcha past Jispa to Gemur, Jul '16
File:Darcha Fields Bhaga Riverbed Lahaul Oct20 D72 18026.jpg|Fields on the Bhaga river bed, Oct '20
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Himachal Pradesh}}
{{Lahaul and Spiti}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Lahaul and Spiti district]]

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