About Champawat district
Champawat is one of Uttarakhand's 13 districts, divided into 4 development blocks covering 711 villages across 13 postal areas. It spans 5 assembly constituencies and 2 Lok Sabha constituencies. Rivers including Girthi Ganga, Gundhia Nadi flow through the district.
Geography & connectivity
- Elevation range
- 258-258 m
- National highways
- NH109, NH30, NH309A, NH34
Representation & politics
- Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar parliamentary constituency · MP Ajay BhattBJP
- Almora parliamentary constituency · MP Ajay TamtaBJP
| Lohaghat assembly constituency | Khushal Singh AdhikariINC | 442 villages |
| Champawat assembly constituency | Pushkar Singh DhamiBJP | 266 villages |
| Bhimtal assembly constituency | Ram Singh KairaBJP | 1 villages |
| Pithoragarh assembly constituency | Mayukh Singh MaharINC | 1 villages |
| Jageshwar assembly constituency | Mohan Singh MaharaBJP | 1 villages |
🏔️ Tourism & treks in Champawat
18 mapped points of interest across the district
- ⛰️ Thum2121 m
- ⛰️ Narsingh Danda2103 m
- ⛰️ Maindkot1920 m
📖 Champawat travel guide
Kali Kumaon is the quiet corner of the hills, with colonial Abbott Mount, Lohaghat's forests and some of the region's oldest temples.
Read the Champawat travel guide →District administration
As of 2026-07-03. Officers are transferred often, so check the district portal for the current DM, SDMs, SP/SSP and CDO.
- District Magistrate (DM)
- Shri Manish Kumar
- Office email
- dm-chp-ua@nic.in
- Office phone
- 05965-230298
- Official portal
- champawat.nic.in ↗
For SDMs (sub-divisional magistrates), tehsildars and other officers, see the “Who’s Who” section on the official portal.
Development blocks in Champawat
Schemes & subsidies in Champawat
Category A - remote hill · Highest subsidiesMost remote hill districts. Top capital-investment subsidy (industry ~40%, homestay 33%) and extra hill add-ons.
- 🚀 Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana (MSY 2.0)Bank loan up to ₹25 lakh with a 25% capital subsidy to start an enterprisearea edge
- 🏔️ Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Tourism Self-Employment Scheme33% subsidy (up to ₹15 lakh) for tourism units & vehicles in the hillsarea edge
- 🏔️ Deen Dayal Upadhyay Home Stay Development SchemeUp to 33% capital + interest subsidy to build or upgrade a homestayarea edge
- 🏭 Uttarakhand Mega Industrial & Investment Policy 2025Capital subsidy up to 20% + stamp-duty reimbursement for large investmentsarea edge
- 🏭 State MSME Capital Investment SubsidyUp to 40% capital subsidy on micro & small units, highest in hill districtsarea edge