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Chuhar is a small village in Nakodar tehsil, Jalandhar district, Punjab, India. As of the 2011 Census of India, it had a population of 1,231 across 250 households. [1]

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References

  1. "Chuhar". 2011 Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.