Dharchula
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Dharchula
Uttarakhand • India |
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| District(s) | Pithoragarh |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population | 6,424 (2001) |
Dharchula is a town and a nagar panchayat in Pithoragarh district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Dharchula is a remote town in the Darma Valley. An ancient trading town for the trans-Himalayan trade routes, it is covered by high mountains and is situated on the banks of the river Kali. Dharchula is about 90 kms far away from Pithoragarh and it lies on the route to the Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrimage tour. The town is split between India and Nepal near the border with Tibet. The Indian side of the town is known as Dharchula whereas its Naplese counterpart is known as Darchula.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Dharchula had a population of 6424. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Dharchula has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80% and, female literacy is 69%. In Dharchula, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The town is dominated by the Rang, Sauka, and Bhotiya tribes. The Rang people have their own distinctive language different from tibetens and are generally counted as Scheduled tribes.
