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 May 2024, the current population of Chakhar is 632 out of which 332 are males and rest 300 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 388 persons can read and write. Total 273 people belonging to scheduled caste and 135 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 117 households in Chakhar, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 345.