Dhankar Village
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Dhankar Village (also Dankhar, Drangkhar; Brang-mkhar or Grang-mkhar) is a large high village which used to be the capital of the
Description
The mountaineer and explorer Harish Kapadia describes Dhankar as following:
Dankhar (3870 m.) the old capital of Spiti is a large village built on a spur or bluff which stands out into the main valley and ends in a precipice. It rises 300 m above the river. It stands above Sichling on the left bank of the Spiti river which is wide here. There may perhaps once have been a fort here, but no trace of it was seen except for what seemed to be a large house on the top of the hill. Dankhar was capital of Spiti for many years till needs of the modern day saw the capital shifted to Kaja
Pin Valley.[2]
Demographics
Dhankhar is a medium size village located in Spiti of Lahul and Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh with total 68 families residing. The Dhankhar village has population of 301 of which 152 are males while 149 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Dhankhar village population of children with age 0-6 is 44 which makes up 14.62% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dhankhar village is 980 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Dhankhar as per census is 2143, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.
Dhankhar village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Dhankhar village was 77.43% compared to 82.80% of Himachal Pradesh. In Dhankhar Male literacy stands at 84.78% while female literacy rate was 68.91%.
As per the constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Dhankhar village is administered by a Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is an elected representative of the village. [3]
Footnotes
- ^ "Dhankhar Village Population - Spiti - Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh".
- ^ Spiti:Adventures in the Trans-Himalaya. Harish Kapadia. Second Edition. 1999. Indus Publishing House, New Delhi, p. 76.
- ^ "Dhankhar Village Population - Spiti - Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh".
Gallery
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Lady at Dhankar village,Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh -
Dhankar village & Gompa -
Water Driven Prayer Wheel at Dhankar -
Dhankar lake and Manerang range above Dhankar village in Spiti valley, Himachal Pradesh -
Near Dhankar village, during Spiti left bank Trek-beautiful Manerang range on backdrop -
Dhankar Gompa
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