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About Chhuhar Village

Chhuhar is a small village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 80 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhuhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhuhar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144806
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 80
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhuhar compares

By the 2011 count Chhuhar is the 202nd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Chhuhar

Chhuhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhuhar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhuhar from other places

Chhuhar lies about 20 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gahandran, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chhuhar
Nearest railway station Gahandran 10 km
Nearest town Nakodar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 20 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 20 km

Villages closest to Chhuhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chhuhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhuhar village had a population of 151. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Chhuhar village has 80 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhuhar has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Chhuhar is 144806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhuhar covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhuhar falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chhuhar is Gahandran, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhuhar.

Chhuhar is about 20 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhuhar is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Gahandran is about 10 km away. Nakodar is about 10 km away. Jalandhar II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirpur (2.9 km), Rahimpur (3.1 km) and Rasulpur Khurd (3.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chhuhar today is likely to be higher.

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