Bichpuri Agra
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Bichpuri (बिचपुरी) is a village in Agra tahsil and district in Uttar Pradesh. It is the main village of Gandhar khap. It is also the headquarters of Sarva Gotriya Khap constituted by all Jat Gotras. [1]
Origin
According to H.A. Rose[2] Certain villages in Hissar derive their names from a tradition that a giant was killed and each of his limbs gave a name to the place where it fell, e.g. : — Bichpari = where the giant's middle part (bich-ka-hissa) body fell.
Jat Gotras
Population
- Total population : 4260
- (Males: 2295, Females: 1965)
- (according to statistical data of Census 2011)[3]
History
Notable persons
Ch Ram Rishi Singh Bichpuri
External Links
Gallery
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Ramrishi Singh Agri Farm Bichpuri
References
- ↑ डॉ ओमपाल सिंह तुगानिया : जाट समुदाय के प्रमुख आधार बिंदु , आगरा , 2004, पृ . 22
- ↑ A glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province By H.A. Rose Vol II/J,p.376
- ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/124588-bichpuri-uttar-pradesh.html
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