Chamba, Uttarakhand

Chamba
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Chamba Location of Chamba in Uttarakhand and India
Coordinates	30°13′N 78°14′E / 30.21°N 78.23°E / 30.21; 78.23Coordinates: 30°13′N 78°14′E / 30.21°N 78.23°E / 30.21; 78.23
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
District(s)	Tehri Garhwal
Population • Density	6,579 (2001[update]) • 1,645 /km2 (4,261 /sq mi)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi) • 1,524 metres (5,000 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 249145 • Telephone • +01376
Footnotes [1]

Chamba (Devanagari:चंबा) is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tehri Garhwal district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is situated at the junction of roads leading from Mussoorie, Rishikesh, Tehri Dam/ Lake and New Tehri.

Its nearby tourist places are Dhanaulti, Surkanda Devi Temple, Ranichauri, New Tehri, and Kanatal, midway through Chamba-Dhanaulti road.

About 50 km from Mussoorie is the smal hill town of Chamba, Uttaranchal(of course don't confuse it with Chamba in Himachal).Chamba is yet another of those destinations which still stand oblivious to most tourists and therefore unspoilt and fresh like a daisy for the lucky few who venture out seeking new places to explore and enjoy Chamba is at an altitude of 1600 mt above sea level. Again really unspoiilt and with lot of pines and deodar and good views. Unlike Mussoorie, the place is very quiet and picturesque and an excellent place to relax to wash your city blues. One can reach Chamba in about 7-8 hrs from Delhi via Hardwar, Rishikesh & Narendranagar (290 km). One can also combine stay at Chamba with one at Mussoorie or Dhanolti and reach via Dehradun, Mussoorie and Dhanolti

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Chamba had a population of 6579. Males constitute 59% of the population and females 41%. Chamba has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 82% and female literacy of 68%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

External links

• Chamba, Official website
• Chamba Uttarakhand
• Chamba at GMVN
• Chamba, Tehri Garhwal at wikimapia

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