Name Change in Champawat
The local side of a name change for people of Champawat district: how we serve its hill towns and its plains towns, where each record is corrected, and the points that come up here because one family's papers can name three different districts.
A name change in Champawat follows the same three steps as anywhere in the state: an affidavit, a newspaper notice and the Gazette. The Gazette of India file goes to Delhi. We serve Champawat, Lohaghat, Tanakpur and Banbasa on WhatsApp and by courier. An old paper naming another district is not a mismatch in your name.
This page is about name change in Champawat district: Champawat, Lohaghat, Pati and Barakot in the hills, and Tanakpur and Banbasa in the plains. It does not repeat the process. It tells a resident where things are here, and covers the points that come up often with a name change in Champawat.
For the steps themselves, read gazette name change in Uttarakhand.
How Do We Serve Champawat?
We have no office in Champawat district. Our associate office is in Dehradun, and our gazette desk is in Delhi. A name change needs no visit to either.
How a Champawat client works with us
- Photos of the papers on WhatsApp 9540005064
- We say, free, if a Gazette is needed
- Drafts sent back for you to read and approve
- You sign before a notary near you, and courier the papers once
- The published Gazette is sent to you as a file to print
Our office, for the record
Dehradun District Court, 47/9, Haridwar Road, Near Prince Chowk, Court Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248001
Mon to Sat: 9 AM to 6 PM
Call 9540005026. It is a long way from either half of the district, and you do not need to come.
We are a private documentation consultancy, and not a Government office.
What Are the Three Steps, for a Champawat Resident?
The process is the same across the state and is set out in full elsewhere. This is the outline, with the local point at each step.
Step 1: Decide if you need a Gazette at all
A spelling slip on one paper is corrected at the office that issued it. Send us the papers and we will tell you, free.
Step 2: Sign the affidavit before a notary
Notaries sit at the court complexes at Champawat and Tanakpur and near the tehsil offices. Read our draft first. See name change affidavit in Uttarakhand.
Step 3: Publish the newspaper notice
In a daily local leading newspaper, in the edition that reaches your part of the district. Keep the full original page.
Step 4: Sign the Gazette form, the undertaking and the certificate
With two witnesses, on the same day as the affidavit if you can. We prepare the typed copies and the CD.
Step 5: Pay the Government charge on BharatKosh
Online, from anywhere. Print the receipt.
Step 6: Send the file to the Department of Publication in Delhi, and wait for the Gazette
The Gazette of India is published online. Download the notification and print clear copies.
For the detail, read newspaper notice for a gazette name change and how to send the gazette file from Uttarakhand to Delhi.
Where Is Each Record Corrected?
Each record is updated at its own office. These are the kinds of office a resident of the district deals with. Check the address and timings of each before you go.
| Record | Where a resident of the district goes | Our page |
|---|---|---|
| Aadhaar | An Aadhaar centre, or a bank or post office that offers updates | Aadhaar |
| PAN | Online, or through a PAN service centre | PAN |
| Passport | The passport office for the state and its service centres, by appointment | Passport |
| Driving licence and vehicle papers | The transport office for your area, largely online | Driving licence |
| Birth and death certificates | The municipal body of your town, or the village's local body | Birth certificate |
| Residence, caste and hill area certificates | The tehsil for your address, or the state's service portal | Residence certificate |
| Land records | The tehsil where the land lies | Khatauni |
| State board marksheet | Through the school, to the state board | Education documents |
| A soldier's family particulars | The unit while serving, the record office after retirement | Pension records |
| Ration card | The supply office for your area | Ration card |
| Bank and post office accounts | Your own branch or post office | Bank records |
Hill Towns and Plains Towns: Which Office Is Yours?
The district has two halves that hardly resemble each other. The headquarters and most tehsils are in the hills. Tanakpur and Banbasa lie in the plains at the foot of the road, on the river and the border.
| Half | Towns | For certificates and land | For district-level offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| The hills | Champawat, Lohaghat, Pati, Barakot | Your own tehsil | Champawat town, close by |
| The plains | Tanakpur, Banbasa | The tehsil for the plains towns | Champawat town, up the hill road |
- Most of what a name change touches is done at the tehsil, which is near you in either half.
- From the plains towns, the towns of the neighbouring plains district are an easier trip than the district's own headquarters. That does not change which office holds your record.
- A notary near any tehsil serves for the affidavit.
- The Gazette file goes by courier from the nearest town. Courier is quicker from the plains towns than from the hills.
- Families on the border with ties across it should read the border section of our Pithoragarh page. The same points apply here.
Read name change in Pithoragarh and name change in Udham Singh Nagar.
Why Do One Family's Papers Name Three Districts?
Champawat is one of the youngest districts of the state, formed in 1997. A person of sixty spent half a life in another district, without ever moving house. The district named on a paper depends on when the paper was made, and on which half of the district the family lives in.
| Where the family lives | An older paper may name | A paper since 1997 names |
|---|---|---|
| The hill tehsils | Pithoragarh district, and before 1960 Almora district | Champawat |
| The plains towns | Nainital district, and for a short time Udham Singh Nagar district | Champawat |
| Either half, before 9 November 2000 | Uttar Pradesh as the state | Uttarakhand since then |
- None of this is a mismatch in your name. It needs no affidavit and no Gazette.
- An office outside the state may ask why a birth certificate, a school record and an Aadhaar card name three districts. A fresh residence certificate from your tehsil, naming the present district, answers it.
- Records were carried into the new district. Land records are with the tehsil that now serves the village, and the family register with its gram panchayat.
- Where an old register cannot be found here, ask the tehsil which office of the earlier district may still hold it.
- On a new application, write the present district. If a form has room, add the earlier one in brackets.
What About Offices That Are Outside the District?
A small, young district does not have every office. Several that a name change touches sit in bigger towns elsewhere.
Usually outside the district
- The passport office and its service centres
- The regional offices of the provident fund and other central bodies
- The university that awarded your degree
- The state school board
- A soldier's record office
- The Government press, and the Department of Publication
How to deal with them from here
- Start online. Most of these take the request on a portal
- Send papers through the local link: the school for the board, the college for the university, the employer for the fund, the soldier welfare office for a record office
- Make one trip, with everything, where an appointment in person is required
- Take the published Gazette with you on that trip, not after it
None of these offices being far away is a reason to pay a middleman. Each can be reached directly. Read name change in passport, name change in EPFO and UAN records and name change in education documents.
Which Newspapers Serve for the Notice?
The Department of Publication asks for the change of name to be advertised in a daily local leading newspaper. It does not name newspapers.
- The Hindi dailies that reach the district carry Champawat pages in their Kumaon editions.
- The plains towns get the paper early in the morning. The hill towns get it later. Ask the agent in advance to keep several copies of the issue your notice is in.
- Choose a daily, not a weekly.
- Read the proof before it prints, and keep the full original page.
We do not sell newspaper space. We give you the wording. See newspaper notice for a gazette name change.
What Does It Cost, and How Long Does It Take?
| Item | Cost | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Government fee, Gazette of India | Commonly Rs 1,100 for an adult and Rs 1,700 for a minor, paid on BharatKosh | Commonly 3 to 7 weeks to publication |
| Newspaper notice | The newspaper's own rate | A few days |
| Notary | The notary's fee and stamp | The same day |
| Courier | The courier's rate | A few days from the plains towns, longer from the hills |
| Our charge | Quoted per case | We start the day your papers are complete |
The Government fee is the same from every district. Read gazette name change time and fees in Uttarakhand.
Which Areas Do We Serve, and Where Are the Other District Pages?
The whole district, on WhatsApp and by courier.
We serve every district of the state from the same desk. The local page for each is here:
- Garhwal:Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri Garhwal, Tehri Garhwal, Chamoli, Uttarkashi and Rudraprayag.
- Kumaon:Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar, Almora, Pithoragarh and Bageshwar.
People Also Ask About Name Change in Champawat
Where can I get a name change done in Champawat?
The Gazette of India file is sent to Delhi. We prepare it on WhatsApp and by courier.
My papers name Pithoragarh, Nainital and Champawat. Is that a mismatch?
No. The district was formed in 1997. Your own name has not changed.
I live in Tanakpur. Do I have to go up to Champawat?
Rarely. Most records are corrected at the tehsil for the plains towns.
Do you have an office in Champawat or Tanakpur?
No. Our associate office is in Dehradun, and no visit is needed.
Where is the name change affidavit made in Champawat?
Before a notary, at a court complex or near your tehsil office.
How long does a gazette name change take from Champawat?
Commonly 3 to 7 weeks, plus courier time each way.
When was Champawat district formed, and from which districts?
On 15 September 1997, carved out of Pithoragarh and Nainital districts, according to the district administration. That is why older papers from the district can name either of them.
How many tehsils does Champawat district have?
Five: Barakot, Champawat, Lohaghat, Pati and Purnagiri, with two sub-tehsils, Pulla and Munch. Your residence and caste certificates come from the tehsil that serves your village.
Why does an old paper name Champawat tehsil for a village now in Lohaghat or Pati?
Until the 2001 Census the district had only Champawat tehsil. Purnagiri was carved out in October 2003, and Pati and Lohaghat in early 2004, so an older paper can name a tehsil that no longer serves your village. It is not a mismatch in your name.
Which are the towns of Champawat district?
Tanakpur, Champawat and Lohaghat are statutory towns, and Banbasa is a census town. Tanakpur is the largest town and the nearest railhead.
Which districts and country border Champawat?
Nepal lies to the east across the Mahakali river, Pithoragarh to the north, Almora and Nainital to the west, and Udham Singh Nagar to the south.
How many villages and gram panchayats are there in Champawat district?
The district administration lists 705 villages, of which 632 are populated, and 313 gram panchayats. The family register for a village is kept at its gram panchayat.
Talk to Us About a Champawat Case
Send photos of the papers that do not match. We will tell you, free, if you need a Gazette or only a correction at a local office, and which office that is. Nobody needs to travel.
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Name Change in Champawat: Frequently Asked Questions
How is a name change in Champawat done?
Do you have an office in Champawat, Lohaghat or Tanakpur?
Do I have to travel out of the district?
Where do I get the affidavit notarised?
I live in Banbasa. Which tehsil corrects my papers?
The towns of the next district are nearer to me. Can I get a certificate there?
My birth certificate says Pithoragarh district and my Aadhaar says Champawat. Do I need an affidavit?
My father's old papers from Tanakpur say Nainital district. Is that right?
An office outside the state is confused by the district names. What do I show?
Where are the land records for my village now?
The office I need is in another city. Do I need an agent?
My wife is from across the border. Does this page cover her papers?
Which newspaper counts as local here?
Is the Government fee different here?
What do you charge?
Will you tell me if I do not need a Gazette?
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Who Wrote and Reviewed This Page?
This page is written by the Documentation Desk Team of UttarakhandNameChange.com, the team that prepares Gazette files for people across Uttarakhand.
It is reviewed by Advocate Vipin Chauhan.
This is a local page. It names kinds of office and not their addresses or timings, which change. The requirement of a daily local leading newspaper is from the Department of Publication's guideline. The notes on the district's formation, its two halves and the districts named on older papers are general knowledge. Check each office before you visit.
Official Sources
- District Champawat, official websiteThe district administration, tehsils and public services.
- Department of Publication: Change of Name and Public NoticesThe change of name guideline, for the Gazette of India.
- The Gazette of India, e-Gazette portalWhere the central notification is published.
- Apuni Sarkar, Government of UttarakhandTehsil certificates and local body services online.
- Passport Seva, Ministry of External AffairsPassport appointments and offices.
Name Change in Champawat: The Short Version
The steps are the same as in the rest of the state, and the Gazette of India file goes to Delhi by courier. Records are corrected at your own tehsil, in the hills or the plains. Older papers naming Pithoragarh, Nainital or Udham Singh Nagar are not a mismatch in your name. Offices outside the district are reached online and through local links, without an agent.
We serve the district on WhatsApp and by courier. Send your papers on WhatsApp 9540005064, and we will reply in working hours.
Name Change in Champawat, From the Hills or the Plains
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