Phephana

Phephana (फेफाना ) or Fefana is a village in Nohar tahsil of Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan.

Founder

Kewala Ram Bijarniya founded Phephana in 1819.

Location

It is situated on Nohar - Sirsa Road about 21km from Nohar in northeast.

Jat Gotras

Jat Gotras living here are^[1]:

There are about 3500 houses in the village out of them 2000 houses are of Jats.

Other castes are Kumhar, Rajput, Brahman, Meghwal, Nayak, Ghanak, Nai, Swami, Chhimpa, Khati, Suthar, Luhar, Sunar, Bawari, Yogi, Charan, etc.

Most Popular Place

मामू की दुकान
कुम्भाराम चौक
भूप सिंह चौक
अम्बेडकर चौक
अनाज मंडी
स्कूल स्टेडियम
बस स्टैंड
खान मार्किट
कालू डाई सेंटर
अमूल डेयरी सज्जन-मुंशी

History

Phephana was founded in samvat 1876 (1819 AD) on falgun sudi 5 during the period of Bikaner Maharaja Surat Singh. With the motivation of Ratna Ram Brahman of Sidhmukh, Kewala Ram Bijarniya came from Nangal (Bhadra) and settled here. Prior to this there were 12 helmets or Bas which are now in ruined condition. ^[2]

The people of Phephana had played a very significant role in abolition of Jagirs and the freedom movement. To mention some such heroes namely, Ch. Pat Ram Punia, Ch. Likhma Ram Godara, Ch. Bahadur Singh, Shobha Ram , Ram Jas Mahla 'Bhajanopadeshak', Ganesh Ram Harijan, Kashi Ram Dhamu etc. Being the birth place of Ch Kumbha Ram Arya it was the centre of freedom movement. Arya Samaj acted as a catalyst for this movement. ^[3]

Phephana is one of the biggest villages with population of 17,000 (approximately).

It is a historic village to be known at least 300 years history. People say that there is 300 hundred year old Peepal (पीपळ) tree near a pond in village.

Phephana is situated at border of Rajasthan and Haryana. It shares borders with villages Malwani (मलवाणी), Charanvasi (चारणवासी), Gudiya (गुडिया), Padampura (पदमपुरा) & Jananiya (जनाणियां) of Rajasthan and Madhosinghana (माधोसिघाना), Malleka (मल्लेकां), Jamal (जमाल) & Dhukda (ढुकडा) of Sirsa district in Haryana. Agricultural land of Phephana is irrigated by Nohar Feeder and its dividers.

Educational institutions in Phephana

There are 2 government higher secondary schools in Phephana:

Government Senior Secodary School, Phephana (GSSS, Phephana).
Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Phephana(GGSSS, Phephana).
ज्ञानधारा कोचिंग सेंटर फेफाना 2012.
नेहरू चिल्ड्रन उच्च माध्यमिक विद्यालय 1992.
ग्रामोत्थान उच्च माध्यमिक विद्यालय फेफाना 2000.
महर्षि दयानंद (MD) महाविद्यालय फेफाना 2013.
सरस्वती उच्च माध्यमिक विद्यालय फेफाना 1985.
The Paramaount school 2019.
Noble Childern school phephana 2005.
Ambedakar basti govt. school 2000.

GSSS, Phephana is one of the oldest higher secondary school of Hanumangarh district. GSSS was upgraded to Senior Secondary School in 1959.

GGSSS, Phephana is upgraded from Secondary School to Senior Secondary School in 2003.

Students of different schools are serving the country in different fields. There are number of doctors, engineers, teachers, army personnel, industrialists, politicians, etc. are amongst the proud alumnus of the schools in the village.

Religion in Phephana

Different temples, Arya Samaj, Mosque, Gurudwara, Dera Sachcha Sauda, etc. makes the village very religious in nature.

Arya Samaj, Phephana is one of the first ten Arya Samajs established in India. Arya Samaj, Phephana runs a school to provide education, which is one of the oldest public school in Phephana.

List of temples

Arya Samaj Mandir
Hanuman Mandir
Baba Ram Dev Mandir
Jahar Veer Gogaji Mandir
Mata Sati Devi Mandir
Karni Mata Mandir
Shiv Mandir
जसनाथ जी मन्दिर
शनि मंदिर
भोमिया जी मन्दिर
मस्जिद

In addition to it, there are two mosques in the village and a Gurudwara.

Notable Persons

Shobha Ram Mahla (चौधरी शोभाराम महला), from Phephana (फेफाना), Hanumangarh, was a Social worker in Hanumangarh, Rajasthan. ^[4]
Bahadur Singh Saran (चौधरी बहादुरसिंह सारण), from Phephana (फेफाना), Hanumangarh, was a Social worker in Hanumangarh, Rajasthan. <ref>Thakur Deshraj:Jat Jan Sewak, 1949, p.146-147 </ref
Late Chaudhary Ramjas Bijarniya -
Ransingh Bijarniya
Late Chaudhary Kumbha Ram Arya -
Late Shobha Ram Arya -
Late Sh Chunni Lal Godara -
Late Dy. S.P. Hetram Godara -
Smt. Suchitra Arya - Ex. M.L.A. (Nohar).
Sh. Hari Kumar Godara - Addl. Sessions Judge, Rajasthan.
Amarsingh Poonia -
Smt. Urmila Bijarania -
Inderjeet Hooda - Ex. Sarpanch.
Prem Krishan Chodhary Phephana
Sarjeet Saharan -
Rahul Arya -
Asha Ram - Freedom fighter.
Manish Godara
शहीद जालिम सिंह
शहीद भूपसिंह सुथार
Late Th. Ramsingh ji Bhati (DYSP)