engaged in Main Work while 4.72% of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work. Transport Champawat lies on the National Highway 9. The highway running from Malout in Punjab to Askot in uttarakhand connects Champawat with Delhi, Rudrapur, Tanakpur and Pithoragarh. As of 2011, the town has a small road network of , maintained by the municipal board. Popular modes of transport are shared taxis and buses run by Uttarakhand Transport Corporation and Kumaon Motor Owners Union, which connect Champawat to Delhi and other major cities in the state of Uttarakhand, such as Dehradun, Tanakpur, Haldwani, Pithoragarh, Almora and Rudrapur. The Champawat Bus Station, located in Shant Bazar locality of the town, was inaugurated on 27 Jan 2019. The Naini Saini Airport in Pithoragarh, located at a distance of from the town is the nearest Airport, that connects it with Dehradun. The Pantnagar Airport, located at a distance of , provides air connectivity with Delhi. The nearest railhead is at Tanakpur, at a distance of , which has direct rail connections with major cities of India including Delhi, Agra, Lucknow and Kolkata. Education As of 2011, there are eight primary schools, three middle schools, two secondary schools, two senior secondary schools / Inter colleges and one degree College in the town. The Govt. P.G. College, Champawat - the only degree college in the town was established in 1996, and was previously affiliated to Kumaun University, Nainital. The college, along with all other degree colleges of Champawat district got affiliated to Soban Singh Jeena University, Almora, when it was founded in 2020. See also Advaita Ashrama Champawat Tiger Gurudwara Reetha Sahib References External links Champawat city, Official website Champwat website from Government of India Portal Cities and towns in Champawat district Hill stations in Uttarakhand Former capital cities in India