Chahra
(Punjabi,
Urdu
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: چاھڑہ, also spelled Chara), is a village in
Gujrat District
Gujrat ( Punjabi, ) is a district of Gujrat Division in the Pakistani province of Punjab. The Gujrat District was created by the British Government in 1846. According to the 2023 Pakistani census the population of the Gujrat District is 3,219 ...
in the
Punjab Province of
Pakistan
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. Chahra is about 15 km from
Gujrat city
Gujrat () is the thirteenth largest city in the Pakistani province of Punjab. Located on the western bank of the Chenab River in northern Punjab's Chaj Do'āb, it serves as the headquarters of the eponymous district and division; and is ...
.
According to
2017 Census of Pakistan
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, its population consists of 626 people and 105 households. Majority of the people of Chahra belong to the Gujjar caste.
Nearby villages include
Malikpur, Kot Bela, Miana Kot and the town of
Deona. Prominent families from Chahra include late Ch Ghulam Haider and late Haji Mian Abdul Rehman.
There is a Govt. Girls Primary School in the village.
References
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Villages in Gujrat District
Villages in Punjab, Pakistan