About Chuhar Village

Chuhar is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,231, made up of 612 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144623, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chuhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chuhar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Nakodar
Pincode	144623
Area (hectares)	390 hectares
Population	1,231
Male Population	612
Female Population	619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chuhar compares

By the 2011 count Chuhar is the 56th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 390 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Chuhar

Chuhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chuhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chuhar from other places

Chuhar 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 Chuhar
Nearest railway station	Gahandran	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nakodar	10 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	20 km

Villages closest to Chuhar

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

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Common questions about Chuhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chuhar village had a population of 1,231. That makes it the 56th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Chuhar village has 612 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chuhar has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Chuhar is 144623. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chuhar covers 390 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chuhar falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chuhar 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chuhar.

Chuhar 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.

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