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Chiheru is a village in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab, India. Nearest cities are Phagwara and Jalandhar.LocationChiheru is located just off to the East side of the National Highway 1 (India) (a.k.a. Grand Trunk Road, GT Road), and the Indian Railways line, the major transportation artery North-South of India and between New Delhi and Amritsar. Chiheru is 390 km North of New Delhi, 118 km NW of Chandigarh, and 90 km SE of Amritsar. The two nearby cities Phagwara is 8 km SE and Jalandhar is 14 km NW. The nearest railway stations for local traffic are in Chiheru (station code=CEU), Phagwara (station code=PGW), and Jalandhar (station code=JUC/JRC).DemographicsAccording to the 2011 census, by the Indian Government, Chiheru has 509 households, and a population of 2,458; 1248 males, and 1210 females .Chaheru’s first residents were from the Deo clan. Originally Deo and Aulakh were brothers and two of five sons. They came from the Sankatra tribe, from the areas of Sankhatra narowal & Zafarwal & District of Sialkot, Punjab, now in Pakistan.EducationIn the early 1900s, the first public Elementary School was built by the Maharaja of Kapurthala Jagatjit Singh. In the mid 1960s, the original building was demolished and a new larger building constructed. In 1974 it was upgraded to Middle school by the Punjab Government, within the District of Kapurthala, and in 1994 further upgraded to High School