Chhuharਛੁਹਰ

Where is Chhuhar?

Chhuhar is a village in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030540, and it covers 83 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 151 people in Chhuhar: 80 men and 71 women, living in 32 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 83 hectares, the population density works out to about 182 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 888 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 34 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.56 per cent and women at 68.18 per cent. The census recorded 51 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 51 main workers, the largest group, 26, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 21 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhuhar's land. Of the village's 83 hectares, 75 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (75 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 26 cultivators and 4 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhuhar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ghugg, Narpur, Chuhan and Dialpur (Jalandhar II).

What is the population of Chhuhar?

The population of Chhuhar was 151 at the 2011 census, living in 32 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Chhuhar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Chhuhar has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.