Chakhar, Mathwar

Chakhar is a village located in the Bhalwal Tehsil of Jammu district of Jammu & Kashmir. The village falls in Mathwar block and comes under Gorda Halqa Panchayat.

As on August 2025, the current population of Chakhar is 638 out of which 335 are males and rest 303 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 904 females per 1000 males. There are around 89 teenagers in Chakhar. It has literacy rate of 61% which means around 392 persons can read and write. Total 275 people belonging to scheduled caste and 137 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 118 households in Chakhar, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 348.