Katlaheri
| Katlaheri | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Katlaheri | |
| Coordinates: 30°06′N 76°50′E / 30.100°N 76.833°ECoordinates: 30°06′N 76°50′E / 30.100°N 76.833°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Karnal |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 132001 |
| Nearest city | Karnal |
| Lok Sabha constituency | karnal |
Katlaheri is a village situated in the Karnal district of Haryana. It is at a distance of 19 kilometers from Karnal and five kilometers from Jundla on the road to Assandh.
Population
Katlaheri is a small village with a population of about 6000. The two main land owning castes residing in the village are Ror and Rajput. The gotra among the Rors of the village is Kadian and among the Rajputs it is Chauhan.
Achievements
Katlaheri was one of the first villages of the region to get a school. After India became a sovereign, democratic republic in 1947, the elders of Katlaheri realized that their village had small land-holdings compared to the neighbouring villages and they needed a strong educational base to prepare for the future. Chaudhary Kurdiya Ram and a few others decided to approach Pratap Singh Kairon, the first Chief Minister of Punjab. The Chief Minister approved their petition for the establishment of a private school in the village, which would be recognised by the state board.
This school was established and it took a lot of effort from the leading elders of the village to build it and get qualified teachers from Karnal to teach in it. The outcome is that Katlaheri has one of the highest employment rates in the area.