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Chama

चामा
Didihat mandal
Pincode 262551
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DIGAR SINGH
Contact: 96****8930
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LGD code
49188
Pincode
262551
Post office
Didihat
Population
193
Households
47
Literacy rate
70.5%
Sex ratio
1325 ♀/1000♂
Workers
119
Distance to district centre
41 km
Distance to mandal centre
51 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 #69 of 195 villages in Didihat mandal.

Literacy rate
%
70.5%
−1.4% vs mandal average
Chama
70.5%
Didihat mandal
71.9%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,325
+326 vs mandal average
Chama
1,325
Didihat mandal
999
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
Chama
4.1
Didihat 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 193 people in 47 households (Census 2011) in Didihat tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 69th-largest of 195 villages in Didihat tehsil. Literacy is 71%, 1 points below the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,325 women per 1,000 men. It lies 41 km from the Pithoragarh district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262551, served by Didihat post office; the LGD village code is 49188. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Askote, 17 km away. The sarpanch is DIGAR SINGH, and the village votes in Bageshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandan Ram Dass. The population is estimated at 228 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chaama

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chama · this village19371%
Chama · Pithoragarh15069%0 km N
Chama · Berinag18868%0 km N
Chama · Pulla Gumdesh14658%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
49188
Pincode
262551
Post office
Didihat
Population (Census 2011)
193
Population (projected 2026)
228
Households
47
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1325
Literacy rate
70.5%
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
DIGAR SINGH
Block / Mandal
Didihat
Getting there

How to reach Chama

Mandal centre
Didihat · ≈ 51 km
≈ 1 h 45 min by car · 2 h 5 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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