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About Chamu Village

Chamu is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 115 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 149.43 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 115
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
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 Chamu compares

By the 2011 count Chamu is the 111th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 149.43 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Chamu

Chamu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chamu 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 Chamu from other places

Chamu lies about 15 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 72 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 Chamu
District headquarters Pithoragarh 15 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 26 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 72 km

Villages closest to Chamu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamu village had a population of 229. That makes it the 111th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Chamu village has 115 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamu has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Chamu is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamu covers 149.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamu falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chamu is Tanakpur, about 72 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 Chamu.

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

Chamu is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Pithoragarh is about 15 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 15 km away. Didihat is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamdoli (2.4 km), Patharoli (3.5 km) and Saugaon (4.0 km).

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

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