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 November 2024, the current population of Chakhar is 634 out of which 333 are males and rest 301 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 62% which means around 390 persons can read and write. Total 274 people belonging to scheduled caste and 136 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 346.