Kalubhatia

Kalubhatia
Village
Kalubhatia
Location in Punjab, India
Kalubhatia
Kalubhatia (India)
Coordinates: 31°20′51″N 75°13′23″E / 31.347413°N 75.223111°E / 31.347413; 75.223111Coordinates: 31°20′51″N 75°13′23″E / 31.347413°N 75.223111°E / 31.347413; 75.223111
Country  India
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Government
 • Type Panchayati raj (India)
 • Body Gram panchayat
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
 • Other spoken Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 144628
Telephone code 01822
ISO 3166 code IN-PB
Vehicle registration PB-09
Website kapurthala.gov.in

Kalubhatia is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district of Punjab, India. It is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the city of Sultanpur Lodhi, 25 kilometres (16 mi) away from district headquarter Kapurthala. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per the constitution of India and Panchayati raj (India). [1]

History and demographics

The village was founded by Chaudry Kalu Bhatia who belonged to Gujjar caste. The name of village was accordingly coined in his name. He had one son named Ch Peer Bakhsh who had three sons namely Chaudhry Bandu, Chaudhry Jhandu and Chaudhry Elahi Bukhsh. Their children migrated to western Punjab in 1947 on partition, living in districts Vehari, Sheikhupura and Sarghodha as landlords and businessmen. Most of them are highly educated and serving the Government in different capacities.

References

  1. ↑ "Kalubhatia". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

List of cities near the village

Air travel connectivity

The closest International airport to the village is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.


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