Boparai Kalan
Boparai Kalan (बोपाराय कलां) is a village in tahsil Jagraon of district Ludhiana in Punjab.
Location
It is located near Sudhar and is 8 km away from Mullanpur and 15 km from Jagraon (Ludhiana-Ferozpur Road).
Jat Gotras
Population
More than 8000.
History
Boparai Kalan is a famous village in Punjab and is the largest village of Boparai gotra Jatts in Ludhiana district.
This village is famous in Sikh world as Sant Sunder Singh Bhindrawala (11th head of Damdami Taksal and Banee Bhindraan Sampardia) went to Sachkhand from this place. At the times of Sant Sundar Singh Bhindrawale and Sant Gurbachan Singh Bhindrawale, Boparai Kalan was the center of Damdami Taksal activities. Gurudwara Sachkhand was built by Brahm Gianni Sant Sundar Singh Ji and acting as a school for religious studies, till date it has produced countless number of Granthis, Katha Vachak and religious preachers as well as the Takhat Jathedars. Boparai Kalan is among the leading villages in the field of education as well. It has produced a number of Doctors, Engineers, Teachers and Sports figures. Along with Schools, Ayurvedic Dispensary, Veterinary Hospital , it has 25 beds Sant Sundar Singh Memorial Hospital. The village has modern high-tech funeral home which has 4 body-storage units serving the whole area. Village NRIs are living in every corner of the world and are playing a major role in the development of the village.
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