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{{use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chakar
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| settlement_type = village
| image_skyline =
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| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|30.643|N|75.394|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]]
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| parts_type = [[Taluka]]s
| parts = [[Jagraon]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 233
| population_total = 11,000
| population_as_of = 2010
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Gurmukhi|Punjabi]]
| demographics1_title2 = Regional
| demographics1_info2 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 142035
| registration_plate =
| website = {{URL|www.chakarindia.in}}
| footnotes =
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'''Chakar''' is a village in the [[Jagraon|Jagraon tehsil]] of [[Ludhiana district]] in [[Punjab, India|Indian Punjab]].<ref name="ti">{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091201/ldh1.htm | title=Sarpanch suspended for fake caste certificate | date=1 December 2009 | newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | access-date=1 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="hp">{{cite web | url=http://www.hunpanjabi.net/company/member-details.aspx?mc=3 |script-title=pa:ਪ੍ਰਿੰ. ਸਰਵਣ ਸਿੰਘ |website=Hun Panjabi | access-date=1 July 2012 | url-status=usurped | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414114146/http://www.hunpanjabi.net/company/member-details.aspx?mc=3 | archive-date=14 April 2012 }}</ref> It is located on the [[Guru Gobind Singh Marg]]. The sixth [[Sikh guru]], [[Guru Hargobind Sahib]] visited this place in 1631 during his tour of Malwa region and the tenth master, [[Guru Gobind Singh]] in 1705 after the battle of [[Chamkaur Sahib]]<ref name="wg">{{cite web | url=http://www.worldgurudwaras.com/historical-gurudwaras/india/punjab/ludhiana/gurudwara-sri-patshahi-chevin-ate-dasvin-chakar | title=Gurudwara Sri Patshahi Chhevin ate Dasvin - Chakar | publisher=WorldGurdwaras.com | access-date=1 July 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111201459/http://www.worldgurudwaras.com/historical-gurudwaras/india/punjab/ludhiana/gurudwara-sri-patshahi-chevin-ate-dasvin-chakar | archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref>

== Geography ==

Chakar is located at 30°38'37"N 75°23'48"E with average elevation of 234 metres. Nearby villages include Mallah, Minia, Kussa, Rama, Hathure, Lakha and [[Manuke, Ludhiana district|Manuke]]. Near Cities are [[Jagraon]] :22 km, [[Raikot]] :24 km, [[Moga district|Moga]] :33 km, [[Nakodar]] :56 km, [[Ludhiana]] :63 km and near AirPorts are [[Ludhiana Airport]] :70 km, [[Raja Sansi Airport]] :151 km, [[Chandigarh Airport]] :161 km, [[Pathankot Airport]] :193 km.

== Culture ==

People belongs to [[Malwa (Punjab)|Malwa]] culture. [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] is the [[mother tongue]] as well as the [[official language]] here.

=== Religion ===

The village is predominated by the [[Sikh]]s, the follower of [[Sikhism]] with Hindu and [[Muslim]] minorities.

The [[gurudwara]], Guru Sar Patshahi Chhevin and Patshahi Dasvin, constructed in the 1970s, is located at the northwestern corner of the village. It was constructed in the '70s in memory of the two [[Sikh guru]]s, [[Guru Hargobind Sahib]] and [[Guru Gobind Singh]] who visited the place in 1631 and 1705, respectively.<ref name=wg/> The Gurdwara is managed by the [[Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee]] through a village committee.

There is a Mandir and a [[Mosque]] as the worship site for Hindu and Muslims.

== Sports academy ==
Sher-E-Punjab Sports Academy and Welfare Club was established in 2005 and government registered in October 2007. [[Boxing]], [[association football|football]], athletics and [[kabaddi]] are the most played sports.<ref name="tl">{{cite news | url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Sher-e-Punjab+sports+academy+transformations+rural+Punjab.-a0212350105 | title=Sher-E-Punjab Sports Academy Chakar | work=News in English | date=23 March 2009 | access-date=3 July 2012}}</ref>

== Sewage unit ==

Implementation of the sewerage system was first started in 2011.<ref name="pt">{{cite news | url=http://punjabitribuneonline.com/2011/02/%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%A4-%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%9A%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B2-%E0%A8%B5%E0%A9%B1%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%82-%E0%A8%AA%E0%A8%BF%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%A1%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%82/ |script-title=pa:ਸੰਤ ਸੀਚੇਵਾਲ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੀਵਰੇਜ ਪਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ | date=10 February 2011 |newspaper=Punjabi Tribune | access-date=1 July 2012}}</ref> The installation of a sewerage system marks a milestone in the history of developing Chakar.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.chakarindia.in/}}
{{Ludhiana district}}


[[Category:Villages in Ludhiana district]]

Chakar, India - Revision history

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