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Chama

चमा
Berinag mandal
Pincode 262534
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Kamla dasouni
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LGD code
49798
Pincode
262534
Post office
Agar
Population
188
Households
49
Literacy rate
68.1%
Sex ratio
1321 ♀/1000♂
Workers
90
Distance to district centre
41 km
Distance to mandal centre
50 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 #60 of 193 villages in Berinag mandal.

Literacy rate
%
68.1%
−4.2% vs mandal average
Chama
68.1%
Berinag mandal
72.3%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,321
+261 vs mandal average
Chama
1,321
Berinag mandal
1,060
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.4 vs mandal average
Chama
3.8
Berinag mandal
4.2

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

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Chama at a glance

Chama is a village of 188 people in 49 households (Census 2011) in Berinag tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 60th-largest of 193 villages in Berinag tehsil. Literacy is 68%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,321 women per 1,000 men. It lies 41 km from the Pithoragarh district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262534, served by Agar post office; the LGD village code is 49798. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Askote, 17 km away. The sarpanch is Kamla dasouni, and the village votes in Bageshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandan Ram Dass. The population is estimated at 222 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Chama

LGD code
49798
Pincode
262534
Post office
Agar
Population (Census 2011)
188
Population (projected 2026)
222
Households
49
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1321
Literacy rate
68.1%
Coordinates
29.88603°N, 80.23955°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bageshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandan Ram Dass
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Kamla dasouni
Block / Mandal
Berinag
Getting there

How to reach Chama

Mandal centre
Berinag · ≈ 50 km
≈ 1 h 43 min by car · 2 h 2 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 41 km
≈ 1 h 24 min by car · 1 h 39 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

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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