Khara (surname)

People

People with the following surname: Khara (Punjabi: ਖਰ੍ਹਾ;^[1] English: Khaai-ra)(Old/Original and British India spelling),
Khehra/Khaira (Punjabi: ਖਹਿਰਾ/ਖਹਿਰੇ^[2]) or Khahra (Varied spellings) are inhabitants of Punjab region in India and Pakistan, and few are also inhabitants of the northern Afghanistan. Population concentration in the Punjab region tells that they are mostly inhabitants of Majha region of Punjab, especially, Lahore, Kasur, Faisalabad, Kotla Kahlwan Chak (village)#44 R.B Shahkot Nankana Sahib, Ferozepur and Amritsar.

Historical Reference

There may be early known references of Kharas in old scriptures but the one that are famous are as follow:

• Famous "Mahima"(Punjabi: ਮਹਿਮਾ) named Sikh of Guru Angad Dev.^[3]
• Himachali rajputs of Jaheer Chand clan.(Jaheer Chand was the son of Tara Chand^[4] - The king of Kehloor at the time of Guru Har Gobind).
• Baba Deep Singh Shaheed (Punjabi: ਬਾਬਾ ਦੀਪਸਿੰਘ ਸ਼ਹੀਦ) was jatt Khaira by caste.^[5]
• Natha Khaira (The headman of village Mirankot) and his son attained martyrdom in defence of Rai Singh (Son of Bhai Mehtab Singh).^[6]
• Pooran Bhagat da Kissa(English Translation: Story of Pooran Bhagat) was written by Jagat Singh Khaara

Religion

People with the Khaira/Khara surname are mostly Sikhs but in Pakistan mostly Muslims

Villages

There are many villages and areas of Kharas' in Punjab.

• Bawli Sahib(Punjabi: ਬਾਵਲੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ)Punjabi: ਖਹਿਰਾ ਗੋਤ ਦਾ ਵਸਾਇਆ ਇੱਕ ਪਿੰਡ. ਦੇਖੋ, ਬਾਵਲੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਨ ੭^[7]
• Khahra/Khara(Punjabi: ਖਹਰਾ) - Taran Taran, Amritsar^[8]
• Khadoor Sahib
• Khaira Kalan - near Fatehgarh Churiyan
• Sheron. Tehsil Tarn Taran. Distt Amritsar.
• Smadh Bhai. Tehsil Baghapurana. Distt Moga.
• Tarkhanbadh, Abupura, Gidderwindi and Malsian Bajan - in Ludhiana region
• Khehra: Samrala Tehsil of Ludhiana
• Two villages named Khaira Kalan - in Mansa
• Rajgarh near Nabha
• Bhullath area of Kapurthala
• Kherian Wal in Sandal Bar
• Qabir Tehsil of the district Multan
• Bahadur Pur in district Sangrur
• Khara, Punjab town in Kasur
• Kotla Kahlwan is a village in Punjab, Pakistan near Tehsil Shahkot in distt. Nankana Sahib, Qaisar Mahmood Khara^[9] is lived there, who is the most famous person for Peace and Justice by Government of Pakistan.
• Kharian in Gujrat District of Punjab
• Khokh, Punjab

Mangewal in Barnala District.

Village Wan Khara in District Karsur..

• Kot Khehra Village Tehsil Baba Bakala Distt Amritsar.

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