About Chama Village

Chama is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 81 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,321 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chama village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Berinag
Pincode	262534
Area (hectares)	102.71 hectares
Population	188
Male Population	81
Female Population	107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,321
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chama compares

By the 2011 count Chama is the 89th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 102.71 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Chama

Chama is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chama as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 34 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 92 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
Tehsil headquarters	Berinag	19 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	34 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	34 km
Nearest railway station	Tanakpur	92 km

Villages closest to Chama

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

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Common questions about Chama

As per the Census of India 2011, Chama village had a population of 188. That makes it the 89th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Chama village has 81 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chama has about 1321 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Chama is 262534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chama covers 102.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chama falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chama is Tanakpur, about 92 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chama.

Chama is about 34 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chama is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 19 km away. Pithoragarh is about 34 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.