Watkhem, Chamba
Watkhem is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Tehri Tehsil in Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, which falls under Chamba block. It belongs to Tehri Garhwal parliament constituency and Tehri assembly constituency. Sushma Devi is the President of Watkhem Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address gpbatkhem@gmail.com and mobile number 96345xxx05. The Secretary is Pankaj Uniyal, who can be reached at email address pankajuniyal25@gmail.com and mobile number 96271xxx98. The Panchayat address is Watkhem Bhona Baagi, Pincode - 249199. You can reach there by taking a bus till Bhonabaagi bus stop which is around 5 km away.
As on May 2024, the current population of Watkhem is 257 out of which 128 are males and rest 129 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1008 females per 1000 males. There are around 20 teenagers in Watkhem. It has literacy rate of 68% which means around 176 persons can read and write. Total 18 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 61 households in Watkhem, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 132. The pincode of Watkhem is 249145 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Chamma Sub Post office
- Anandchowk Branch Post office
- Chopriyalgaon Branch Post office
- Ringalgarh Branch Post office
- Bahera Branch Post office
Schools
Watkhem has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
Hospitals
Watkhem has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Chopdiyal Gaon Sub-Center
- primary health centre Primary Health Center
- Baheda Sub-Center
- Kakhwadi Sub-Center
Banks
Watkhem has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- Canara Bank Chamba
- HDFC Bank Chamba II
- IDBI Bank Tehri Garhwal Zila Sahkari Bank LTD Tehri Maroda Pul
- State Bank of India Chamba
- State Bank of India Satyon
Covered villages
Watkhem Gram Panchayat manages total 2 villages.
- Badon Gaon
- Watkhem