Khera, Nangal

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Khera
Khera-Nangal
village
Country  India
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Languages
  Official Punjabi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration PB-
Coastline 0 kilometres (0 mi)

Khera is a village in Tehsil Phagwara, Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. People with surnames such as Malli, Lagah, Kaler, Binning, Jhamat and some other ghots live in this village and some are said to have migrated from other parts of Punjab. The current Lamberdar of Khera is Joginder Pal Lagah son of Lamberdar Puran Chand Lagah whoes family have been Lamberdar's of Khera for over 70 years. Current Sarpanch of Khera is Nand Lal Previous recent sarpanch's were Surjit Singh and Ram Murti.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Census,[1] Khera has a population of 2,241 people. Khera is close to the city of Phagwara. Neighbouring villages include Nangal, Gobindpura, Bhanoki, Thakkraki, Mouli. All people from these five villages know each other. They live very unitedly and peacefully. A lot of people from these villages from all communities are living in America USA, Canada and England UK.

Around Khera

Khera Road leads straight from Phagwara City into Khera village. Khera is also known as Nangal-Khera, Nangal being the neighbouring village. The two villages have many families with the Surnames Kaler, Lagah, Binning (Benning), Virk, Dhillon and Jhamat. Khera has 2 Gurudwara's and a government school.

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