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About Chama Village

Chama is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 76 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chama village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 137.86 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 76
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chama compares

By the 2011 count Chama is the 159th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 137.86 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Chama

Chama is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chama as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chama from other places

Chama lies about 32 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 24 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 Chama
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 24 km
Nearest town Almora 25 km
District headquarters Champawat 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 32 km

Villages closest to Chama

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 Chama

As per the Census of India 2011, Chama village had a population of 146. That makes it the 159th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Chama village has 76 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chama has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Chama is 262524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chama covers 137.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chama falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chama is Kathgodam, about 24 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 <5 km distance for Chama.

Chama is about 32 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chama is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Kathgodam is about 24 km away. Almora is about 25 km away. Champawat is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mud Chamar (under 2 km), Punai (2.1 km) and Patoli (2.7 km).

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

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