Chamba, Uttarakhand
Chamba, Uttarakhand | |
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| Coordinates: 30°13′N 78°14′E / 30.21°N 78.23°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Tehri Garhwal |
| Area | |
• Total | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,524 m (5,000 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 6,579 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Garhwali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 249145 |
| Telephone code | 01376 |
| Vehicle registration | UK 09 |
| Website | uk |
Chamba is a town and a hill station, nearby New Tehri City in Tehri Garhwal district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is situated at a junction of roads connecting Mussoorie and Rishikesh with the Tehri Dam reservoir and New Tehri. The town is about 50 km from Mussoorie and also near Dhanaulti, Surkanda Devi Temple, Ranichauri, New Tehri, and Kanatal, tipri halfway between Chamba and Dhanaulti.Chamba is situated at an altitude of 1600m above sea level. One can reach Chamba in about 7-8 hrs from Delhi via Haridwar, Rishikesh and Narendranagar (290 km).