Darchik

Darchik
village
Derchiks
Darchik is located in Ladakh
Darchik
Darchik
Location in Ladakh, India
Darchik is located in India
Darchik
Darchik
Darchik (India)
Coordinates: 34°37′59″N 76°22′59″E / 34.6331626°N 76.3831383°E / 34.6331626; 76.3831383
Country India
Union Territory Ladakh
DistrictKargil
TehsilKargil
Household85
PanchayatGarkon
Area
 • Land95.50 ha (235.99 acres)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
624
Languages
 • OfficialBrokskat
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
194103

Darchik[a] is a village in the Kargil district of Ladakh, primarily populated by the Brokpa people. The main language spoken here is known as Brokskat (in Ladakhi) which is part of the Dardic language of the Indo-European branch.

Darchik is one of the four villages comprising the Aryan valley (with two in Kargil district and two in Leh district).

  1. ^ Ethnologue, 15th Edition, SIL International, 2005, p. 357 – via archive.org
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