Paddi Khalsa

Paddi Khalsa
village
Paddi Khalsa
Location in Punjab, India
Paddi Khalsa
Paddi Khalsa (India)
Coordinates: 31°10′28″N 75°46′49″E / 31.1745°N 75.7803°E / 31.1745; 75.7803Coordinates: 31°10′28″N 75°46′49″E / 31.1745°N 75.7803°E / 31.1745; 75.7803
Country  India
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Languages
  Official Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration PB-
Coastline 0 kilometres (0 mi)

Paddi Khalsa is a village in the tehsil of Phillaur, sub-tehsil of Goraya, Jalandhar district, in Punjab, India.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Census,[2] Paddi Khalsa has a population of 1,455 people. The village has 196 acres (0.79 km2).[3] Neighbouring villages include Virk, Jalandhar (also known as Birka), Indna Klaske, Meerapur, Kala, Paddi Jagir, Gohawar, Chachrari, Jamalpur, Mouli and Chachoki.

History

It is said that the Somal families living in the village originally settled from the neighbouring village of Mouli, which also has a number of families with the Somal surname.

The village is famous for the eye camp at the Guru Nanak Mission Hospital which is held annually.[4]

References

  1. "Paddi Khalsa". wikimapia.org.
  2. "Maavooru.net". OurVillageIndia. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009.
  3. "Village Directory". punjab.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2009-09-05.
  4. "Eye camp details". gurmatbhawan.com.


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