Khaira

Khaira (Hindi:खैरा, Punjabi: ਖੈਰਾ ) are a Jat gotra (clan) found in Indian Punjab , Uttar Pradesh and Pakistani Punjab and parts of Afghanistan. Alternate transliterations include Khera, Khara, Khehra, Khahra.

Jat Gotras Namesake

• Khaira (Jat clan) → Khaira village in Beohari tahsil in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh.
• Khaira (Jat clan) → Khaira village in Manpur tahsil, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.

• Khaira (Jat clan) → Khaira village in Bandhogarh tahsil, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.

History

Sardar Bahadur Arjan Singh Khaira of Chathian Wala (Kasur, Pakistan), c.1910.

Chathian Wala is a town in Kasur District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The Estate:- Chathian Wala belonged to Dynasty:- Khaira Jats.

Distribution in Punjab

Villages in Jalandhar district

• Khaira is village in Phillaur tahsil in Jalandhar district in Punjab, India.

Villages in Ludhiana district

• Khaira is village in Ludhiana West Tahsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab.

• Khaira is village in Samrala Tahsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab.

Villages in Mansa district

• Khaira Kalan, Khaira Khurd villages in Sardulgarh tahsil in Mansa district in Punjab.

Distribution in Pakistan

Khaira - The Khaira claim descent from the Suryavanshi Rajputs. They are found throughout central Punjab, and prior to partition, were also found in Amritsar, Jalandhar and Ludhiana districts. They are now found in Faisalabad, Sargodha, Khanewal, Lahore, Sialkot, Kasur and Gujranwala districts.

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