About Chami Village

Chami is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 172 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,570 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chami Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chami village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Ghansali
Pincode	249155
Area (hectares)	68.2 hectares
Population	442
Male Population	172
Female Population	270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,570
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 Chami compares

By the 2011 count Chami is the 102nd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 68.2 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Chami

Chami is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chami 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 Chami from other places

Chami lies about 53 km from Tehri 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	Ghansali	19 km
Nearest town	Pauri	21 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	33 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	53 km

Villages closest to Chami

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chami village had a population of 442. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Chami village has 172 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chami has about 1570 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Chami is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chami covers 68.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chami falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chami.

Chami is about 53 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chami is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Ghansali is about 19 km away. Pauri is about 21 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.