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About Chami May Goonth Village

Chami May Goonth is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 241 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chami May Goonth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chami May Goonth village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262527
Area (hectares) 208.6 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 241
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chami May Goonth compares

By the 2011 count Chami May Goonth is the 51st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 208.6 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Chami May Goonth

Chami May Goonth is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chami May Goonth as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chami May Goonth from other places

Chami May Goonth lies about 15 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 44 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chami May Goonth
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 11 km
District headquarters Champawat 15 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 27 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 44 km

Villages closest to Chami May Goonth

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lohaghat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chami May Goonth

As per the Census of India 2011, Chami May Goonth village had a population of 457. That makes it the 51st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Chami May Goonth village has 241 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chami May Goonth has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Chami May Goonth is 262527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chami May Goonth covers 208.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chami May Goonth falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chami May Goonth is Tanakpur, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chami May Goonth.

Chami May Goonth is about 15 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chami May Goonth is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Lohaghat is about 11 km away. Champawat is about 15 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baram (under 2 km), Nakot Kholiya (2.1 km) and Thuwamara (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chami May Goonth today is likely to be higher.

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