| Kahara | |
| Settlement Type: | Village/tehsil |
| Image Alt: | Kahara village in Doda District |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir |
| Pushpin Label Position: | center |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Kahara |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Coordinates: | 33.093°N 75.87°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jammu |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Doda |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.50 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Kashmiri, Bhalessi, Bhaderwahi, Sarazi, Gojri, Bhalessi |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official Language |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Urdu |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Spoken |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Kashmiri, Gojari, Bhadarwahi, Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 182203 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | DDC Member |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Mehraj Din Malik (Aam Aadmi Party) |
Kahara is a village and tehsil in the Doda district of the Jammu division of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated between mountainous cliffs from Thathri on the Thathri-Gandoh road.[1]
Kahara is located on the bank of the river Kalgoni and is a hilly area in the Doda district, with several villages including [Indloo,[Joura, Jammu and Kashmir|Joura Kalan]], Joura Khurd, Budhi, Kunthal, Shamdlian, Jia Halaran, Halaran, Kencha, Tanta, Malanoo and Batogra.[2]
Kahara was part of Thathri tehsil as a block. It was separated as a new tehsil in 2007 and is now part of the subdivision Thathri.[3] Kahara is on the Thathri-Gandoh road, which links with National Highway 244 at Thathri.[4]
Kahara is considered as central place and business hub for the peripheral villages. The tehsil headquarter is well connected with the rural village roads like Kahara–Jai Road, Kahara–Tanta Road, Kahara–Kansoo Road, etc. The main stay of the region is mostly farming as around 90% of the population is rural and directly or indirectly dependent on the agriculture and allied sectors and thus constitutes the main source of livelihood.[5]
Mehraj Malik is the District Development Council councilor from the Kahara constituency.[6]