Sehri
Sehri (सेहरी) is a village situated in Sonipat district of Haryana (under Kharkhoda Tehsil). Nearby village is Khanda so its often called and known as (Sehri - Khanda) (सेहरी-खांडा).
Gotras
Dahiya (दहिया)
Population
The Sehri village has population of 2819 of which 1508 are males while 1311 are females as per Population Census 2011.[1]
History
In Nov 1708, Guru Gobind Singh followed Bahadur Shah's forces marching towards Deccan. He met Banda Bahadur at Nander. He found the Banda Bahadur Bairagi capable of leading the Panth, and persuaded him to come to Punjab. While on his way to Punjab, Banda Bairagi broke his journey at Khanda a Jat village of Dahiya Gotra, 20 miles west from Delhi. From there he dispatched letters to all the Jathedars of the Panth to concentrate forthwith. He planned to attack and loot the Royal treasury by and by the Sikhs started arriving and the strength of the force rose to 14000.
Origin
Khanda inhabited 12 villages Dahiya Jats so Khanda is the head of 12 villages of Dahiya Khap.
The following villages of Dahiya Khap derived out from Khanda:
Jharoth, Jharothi, Nasirpur Cholka, Sehri, Bidhlan, Nirthan, Nakloi, Kheri Dahiya, Bhatgaon, Tihar, Ratangarh and Garhi Hakikat.
खांडा गांव दहिया खाप के 12 गाँवो का जनक है जिसमे मुख्यतः झरोठ, झरोठी, नसीरपुर चौलका, सेहरी, बिधलान, निरथान, नक्लोई, खेड़ी दहिया, भटगांव, तिहाड़, रतनगढ़, गढ़ी हकीकत गांव शामिल हैं।
Notable persons
- Bhim Singh Dahiya (1940 - 2000) (भीमसिंह दहिया) was a historian and civil servant belonging to the Indian Revenue Services (IRS). He was born at village Sehri, District Sonipat in Haryana.
- Akshit Dahiya President DUSU 2019-2023
- Ran Singh Dahiya (Sep) (05.05.1947 - 06.12.1971) is a martyr of Indo-Pak War-1971 during Operation Cactus Lily. He was from village Sehri, Kharkhoda Tehsil, district Sonipat in Haryana. Unit: 4 Jat Regiment.
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