Kalirai
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Kalirai, Rai, is a surname
that belongs to the Jat
clan, and the Kalirai people are believed to have originated from the village of Khankhana.
There are also people who use the surname 'Kallirai' which is just the same but with the extra 'L', after careful research the reason for this is because Lawyers made a mistake during name changes on documentation in the 1970s and this had not been noticed. This had been left too late to change and people did not want to go through the hassle of having to change it again so decided to let it remain the way it was.
There are often Kalirai people who use their surname as 'Rai'.
built and named after the famous poet Abdur Rahim Khan-khana
. It is located in the Nawanshahr district
of the state of Punjab in northwest India
. The village had a population of 485 people in the early 1990s. The nearest main road to this pind is Garhshankar-Balachaur which is at a distance of 4 kilometres and the nearest railway station, Garhshankar, is located 19 kilometres away. Khankhana is very close to the town of Banga (Nawanshahr)
which is about a 6 km distance along Makandpur Road.
Abdur Rahim Khankhana was one of Akbar's nine Ratne, a poet famous for his couplets "Say's Rahim" and a General which relates to the meaning of the pind's name (Khankhana).
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
that belongs to the Jat
Jat people
The Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...
clan, and the Kalirai people are believed to have originated from the village of Khankhana.
There are also people who use the surname 'Kallirai' which is just the same but with the extra 'L', after careful research the reason for this is because Lawyers made a mistake during name changes on documentation in the 1970s and this had not been noticed. This had been left too late to change and people did not want to go through the hassle of having to change it again so decided to let it remain the way it was.
There are often Kalirai people who use their surname as 'Rai'.
Khankhana
The village of Khankhana is a pindPIND
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built and named after the famous poet Abdur Rahim Khan-khana
Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
Khanzada Mirza Khan Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khana , also known as Rahim was a composer in the times of Mughal emperor Akbar, and one of his main nine ministers in his court, also known as the Navaratnas; he is most known for his Hindi couplets and his books on Astrology...
. It is located in the Nawanshahr district
Nawanshahr District
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of the state of Punjab in northwest India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The village had a population of 485 people in the early 1990s. The nearest main road to this pind is Garhshankar-Balachaur which is at a distance of 4 kilometres and the nearest railway station, Garhshankar, is located 19 kilometres away. Khankhana is very close to the town of Banga (Nawanshahr)
Banga (Nawanshahr)
Banga is a City and a Municipal council in the Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab, India. It is located on the Punjab Plain. In 1961, its population was 10,212 which grew to 11,885 in 1971. It is currently estimated to have a population of about 23,000 and is classified as a Class 2...
which is about a 6 km distance along Makandpur Road.
Abdur Rahim Khankhana was one of Akbar's nine Ratne, a poet famous for his couplets "Say's Rahim" and a General which relates to the meaning of the pind's name (Khankhana).
Other villages
Although the Kalirai people are originally from Khan-khana there are also other Kalirai pinds, these are:- Ghunachur - many people of Khankhana origin who returned after the 1947 divide of PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
were allocated land in ghunachur. Ghunachur is on the other side of khankhana on the Banga(Nawanshahr) - Makandpur Road, next to Raja Sahib Da Mazara. - Bhoota - 3 km from Banga on the road to Nawanshahr(Now known as Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar), next to Khatkar KalanKhatkar KalanKhatkar Kalan is a village just outside Banga town in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Punjab. This is the ancestral town of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, after whom the district is named....
(Bhagat Singh's pind). - LakhpurLakhpurLakhpur is a village near Sahni , Tehsil Phagwara, Kapurthala district, in Punjab, India.-Facebook:Please visit Facebook and press the Like button.-Demographics:...
- near Maluporta Train Station, about 3 km from Banga (Nawanshahr). - GarhiGarhiGarhi is a large village in Nepal, approximately 40 kilometres south-west of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu....
- In Nawanshahr District(Now known as Shaheed Bhagat Singh District), originally in Jallandhar District (Changed a few years ago due to re-structuring and the creation of the new district 'Nawahshahr'). - BishanpuraBishanpuraBishanpura is a village in the notified area of Zirakpur in Mohali district, Punjab, India.There was a proposal in 1999 that the village, along with those of Lohgarh, Himatgarh, Bishangarh, Baltana, Zirakpur, Dhakoli and Nabha Sahib, would be formed into a Nagar panchayat...
- near Nabha, district Patiala. May also be referred to as Chotte Lopey. A small village with a majority of people having the Kalirai surname - Other people with this gotra are living in Khanna(Purana Khanna),Jaatiwal(Near Bhadson,distt Patiala)
Notable people with the surname Kalirai
- Jason Singh Kalirai (Astrophysicist)
- Harsimran Singh Kalirai (Sarpanch of Gunachaur)
- Harmage Singh Kalirai (Director, Actor)
- Amber KaliraiAmber KaliraiAmber Kalirai is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Nikki Patel, the character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 9 November 2005. In May 2011 it was announced that Patel had returned to filming and Amber appeared again from 11 July...
(Fictional Character on British TV serial "Coronation Street" played by Actress Nikki Patel) - Jasvir Ghunachauria (Song-writer)
- Inderjit Singh Kallirai (President: California Association of Parks and Recreation Commissioners and Board Members)
- Ajit Singh Kalirai MBE 1927-2008 (Athlete, awarded MBE in 2002 for services to community and Athletics)
- Balraj Kalirai Celebrity Solicitor