Wadala Khurd is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Kapurthala, which serves as both the district and sub-district headquarters for Wadala Khurd. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, an elected representative.
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Wadala Kalan is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 7 kilometres from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Wadala Kalan. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per the constitution of India and Panchayati raj.
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Phiali is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 10 kilometres from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Phiali. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative.
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Khaira Majha is a village in Punjab, India. It is situated midway between the two cities of Kapurthala and Jalandhar. It has a population of approximately 3,000 residents and was founded in the 18th century. There is a school in the village.
“Khaira” refers to the surname of most of the residents, and the word “Majha” is derived from the fact that the four brothers who set up the village came from that part of the Punjab. A significant number of residents from this village have migrated to the Middle East, Europe, North America and Australia. A lot of people live in the pind and they all take the surname of "Khaira." Many people either live in the village or visit the village regularly. Every Punjabi Sikh has their own village where family and friends with the same surname all live. One can own bits of the pind as your land. Within each village are houses, schools and other general infrastructure.
The village also has a Brahmin family who have been there since it was founded, parts of that family settled in the nearby village of Rasulpur Brahmana. Before partition there were Muslim families amongst whom was a teacher and there is a Muslim pir aka shrine on the outskirts. There are 3 schools in the village, one is primary and other 2 are secondary schools. The present sarpanch of village is s. kulwinder singh.
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Rasulpur Brahmanan is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 10 kilometres from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Rasulpur Brahmanan. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative.
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Dhawankhan Nishan is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 5 kilometres from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Dhawankhan Nishan. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative.