Darchawi

Darchawi
village
Darchawi

Location in Tripura, India

Coordinates: 24°08′42″N 92°02′42″E / 24.145°N 92.045°E / 24.145; 92.045Coordinates: 24°08′42″N 92°02′42″E / 24.145°N 92.045°E / 24.145; 92.045
Country  India
State Tripura
Languages
 • Official Darlong, Kokborok, Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Darchawi (Darlong for "Darchawi khua") is a village in Kumarghat Subdivision under Unakoti district of Tripura state in India.[1] Mainly inhabited by the Darlong people of Tripura, it is also the headquarter of Kailashahar Baptist Christian Association (KBCA).[2] There are around five churches in the village.[1]

It has a Bengali medium Senior basic school and an English medium school, "Darchawi Christian High School" established in 1974.[3]

The main source of income is from agriculture, particularly pineapples; in 1997 every family earned over Rs 100,000 per season from the fruit.[4] Rubber, litchus and mango are also grown.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Darchawi - A village in the mandal of Kumarghat, North Tripura, Tripura, India". gloriousindia.com. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  2. ↑ "Kailashahar Baptist Christian Association Office". plus.google.com. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  3. ↑ "DARCHAWI CHRISTAN HIGH SCHOOL., KUMARGHAT". schoolsworld.in. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  4. ↑ Agriculture & Industry Survey. Vadamalai Media. 1997.
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