Khachariawas

Location of Khachariawas in Sikar district

Khachariawas (खाचरियावास) or Khachariya Was is a large village in tahsil Danta Ramgarh in Sikar district in Rajasthan. It is birth place of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Ex Chief Minister of Rajasthan and former Vice-President of India.

Founder

• Khacharia Jats

Jat Gotras

• Bagaria
• Burdak
• Devanda
• Khacharia
• Lamba

History

खाचरिया गोत्र के जाटों द्वारा बसाया हुआ गाँव खाचरियावास सीकर जिला (राजस्थान) में उसके तहसील मुख्यालय-दांता-रामगढ़ के रामगढ़ कस्बे से कुछ ही दूरी पर स्थित है। इसी गाँव में जन्मे श्री भैरों सिंह शेखावत, राज्य सभा के सांसद, राजस्थान के मुख्य मंत्री और उप राष्ट्रपति पदों पर रहे हैं यह गाँव खाचरिया जाटों द्वारा बसाये जाने के अनेक प्रमाण मौजूद हैं जो इतिहास की पुस्तकों में वर्णित हैं।

Khachariawas became part of Jagir of Dulhe Singh Shekhawat son of Thakur Guman Singh in 1755 AD. Thakur Govind Singh of this Jagir was an officer Incharge of Shikarkhana and Janglat in Jaipur State. During Samvat 1856 famine called chhapania akal he constructed boundary of the fort.

Population

• During Census-2001, its population was 5767.

• As per Census-2011 statistics, Khachariya Was village has the total population of 6817 (of which 3476 are males while 3341 are females).

Notable persons

• Ghisa Ram Devanda- Khachariawas, Leader of Shekhawati farmers movement
• Luna Ram Devanda- Khachariawas, Leader of Shekhawati farmers movement

External links

• Information on Khachariya Was village - villageinfo.in website

References

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