Rakchham

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Rakchham
राक्छम
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Rakchham
Location in Himachal Pradesh
Coordinates: 31°22′37″N78°21′58″E / 31.377°N 78.366°E / 31.377; 78.366
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur district
Population
 (2011)
  Total597
Languages
  Official Kinnauri, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Rakchham is a village in Sangla Valley in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh state of India. [1]

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References

  1. "District Census Handbook: Kinnaur," Census of India 2011, Directorate of Census Operations, Himachal Pradesh, Government of India, 2011