Charik

Map of Moga district

Charik is a large village located in Moga Tehsil of Moga district, Punjab.

Location

Charik is a village in Moga district of Punjab, India.It is one of the largest villages of Punjab by population. It has 3 panchayat bodies with name 1. Patti Sarkar, 2. Patti Jagir, 3. Charik Kothe

Jat Gotras

• Bhullar

Notable persons

• Lakhvir Singh: A young man of the village, Lakhvir Singh, was martyred in an encounter between the security forces and militants, in Sopore district of Jammu and Kashmir in February 2010.[2] This village has five gurdwara main Gurdwara Named on village founder baba khushal singh ji & one Muslim mosque and one Hindu temple.

• Baljinder Singh Gill: Charik gave birth to great international kabaddi players Baljinder Singh Gill and Major Singh Gill. It also gave birth to Makhan DP Charik (kabaddi player and coach). This village has its own standard in kabaddi. The people of this village also play soccer (football) and cricket.

• Charik Sarpanch = "Patti-Sarkar" = Jagdev Singh Bhullar

Population

With total 1965 families residing, The Charik village has population of 10228 of which 5405 are males while 4823 are females as per Population Census 2011.

Gallery

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  Sardar Bahadur Hira Singh Shergill, Jagirdar of Charik. He belongs Oldest Jagirdars of Malwa Punjab. Dynasty:- Shergill Jat, Jagir:- Charik, Source - Jat Kshatriya Culture

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  Sardarni Ragbans Kaur of Attari w/of Sardar Zorawar Singh Sher Gill Jagirdar of Charik, Source - Jat Kshatriya Culture

References

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