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About Chami Village

Chami is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 215, made up of 99 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,172 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chami Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chami village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246163
Area (hectares) 62.31 hectares
Population 215
Male Population 99
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,172
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chami compares

By the 2011 count Chami is the 138th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 62.31 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Chami

Chami is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chami as Available within <5 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 Chami from other places

Chami lies about 22 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 33 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
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 21 km
District headquarters Garhwal 22 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 33 km

Villages closest to Chami

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chami village had a population of 215. That makes it the 138th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Chami village has 99 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chami has about 1172 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Chami is 246163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chami covers 62.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chami falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chami is Kotdwara, about 33 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chami.

Chami is about 22 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chami is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 21 km away. Garhwal is about 22 km away. Kotdwara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamalya Khal (under 2 km), Chamana (under 2 km) and Chamoli (under 2 km).

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

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