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Chama

चामा
Pulla Gumdesh mandal
Pincode 262524
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LGD code
54340
Pincode
262524
Post office
Lohaghat
Population
146
Households
29
Literacy rate
57.5%
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000♂
Workers
78
Distance to district centre
87 km
Distance to mandal centre
54 km
Distance to Dehradun
218 km
Distance to Delhi
326 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Askote · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chama compares

By population, Chama ranks #56 of 97 villages in Pulla Gumdesh mandal.

Literacy rate
%
57.5%
−3.2% vs mandal average
Chama
57.5%
Pulla Gumdesh mandal
60.7%
Champawat district
68.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
921
−201 vs mandal average
Chama
921
Pulla Gumdesh mandal
1,122
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.1 vs mandal average
Chama
5.0
Pulla Gumdesh mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Chama at a glance

Chama is a village of 146 people in 29 households (Census 2011) in Pulla Gumdesh tehsil, Champawat district, Uttarakhand, the 56th-largest of 97 villages in Pulla Gumdesh tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 921 women per 1,000 men. It lies 87 km from the Champawat district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262524, served by Lohaghat post office; the LGD village code is 54340. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Askote, 17 km away. The village votes in Someshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rekha Arya. The population is estimated at 172 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chama · this village14658%
Chama · Pithoragarh15069%0 km N
Chama · Berinag18868%0 km N
Chama · Didihat19371%0 km N
Khatera · Pithoragarh30279%1.6 km W
Khatera · Gangolihat8775%1.6 km W
Khatera · Tejam16871%1.6 km W

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Key facts — Chama

LGD code
54340
Pincode
262524
Post office
Lohaghat
Population (Census 2011)
146
Population (projected 2026)
172
Households
29
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
921
Literacy rate
57.5%
Coordinates
29.88603°N, 80.23955°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Someshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rekha Arya
Block / Mandal
Pulla Gumdesh
Getting there

How to reach Chama

Mandal centre
Pulla Gumdesh · ≈ 54 km
≈ 1 h 52 min by car · 2 h 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Champawat · ≈ 87 km
≈ 2 h 59 min by car · 3 h 32 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun218 kmcapital
  • Delhi326 km
  • Kolkata1147 km
  • Hyderabad1401 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopbus/jeep stand20 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Askote17 km
  • ATM / bankNMB MICROFINANCE BITTIYA SANSTHA LIMITITED29 km
  • Petrol pumpHP fuel pump20 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda34 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Chama

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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