Khuri Chhoti
| Khuri Chhoti खुड़ी छोटी | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Sikar |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,200 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 332315 |
| Telephone code | 91-1573 |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-23 |
| Nearest city | Laxmangarh |
| Sex ratio | 100 Boys 90 Girls ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 90%% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sikar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Laxmangarh |
| Climate | Winter 0°-10°, Summer 35°-50° (Köppen) |
Khuri Chhoti is a village in Laxmangarh tahsil of Sikar district of Indian state Rajasthan. It is situated on the west of NH-11 between Sikar - Laxmangarh and Khuri Bari is on east. Actually Khuri Chhoti & Khuri Bari counted is only one village as there is not a specific boundary where a particular village starts, even-tough in some cases, people living in one Haveli (Castle) are considered in both village. Khuri constitutes four villages named: Khuri Chhoti, Khuri Bari, Narayan Ka Bas and Partapura. IT is known as Khuri Panchayat. There are around 2000 Voters in four villages.
Demography, History & Story: There are various castes people residing in Khuri such as Rajput, Jat, Barber, Brahmin, Jangid, Dholi, Harijan etc. People got a good bonding and affection for each other. Mainly it is known as Rajput village as they ruled it for ages. Village got different Rawlas such as Pratap Ji ka Rawla, Kheev Ji ka, Bhagirth ji ka etc. Khuri is still crushed with cast system which leads small disputes. In 1935 their claims to certain privileges led to a series of clashes between them and the Rajputs, who resisted their attempts to revise accepted signs of status. The clash of 1935 is reminiscent of similar ones in other areas between lower castes on the rise and higher established castes. Bridegroom apart from Rajput caste were not allowed to ride a horse on wedding. nevertheless it happened once and lead it to a big disputes among Jat and Rajput. A man known as Ratan Singh Jat was beheaded in this war which made a big issue around state and country. More than thousands people from other areas gathered and a lathi charge was made on them to stop clashes. Around 100 jats were injured and 4 killed.
In case of education, youth are more carrier oriented and got 100% literacy among youth. Education lead village to development and in result there are plenty of Doctors, Engineers, MBAs, Lawyers, Chartered Accountants, and in other professions. There are some of students who are studying in prestigious institutes of London (United Kingdom), Australia, USA, Singapore and other gulf countries.
Apart as professionals, mostly youths are interested in government jobs because of village's culture and ambient. Defense (Indian Army)is one of most adorable and honored job in Khuri. Once the secondary is finished, goals are automatically decided which leads patriotism and love for country. It could be hard to count Defense personnel and officers who are serving and serving their life time services to protect country. There would be at least one person from each family in defense as an average. One person known as Col. Govind Singh was honored with Mahaveer Chakra. In some families, all male persons are serving to Indian Army. Khuri has given martyrs who protected country but still people are in love with Indian Army. Khuri has given civil service personnel such as IAS, RAS, RPS, AO, RTS, etc.
Income Source: People who are not in government jobs, mostly based on agriculture, and some of doing skilled and semi skilled jobs. Small grocery shops, restaurants might be considered sources of income.
Facilities: Khuri has stayed lucky enough compare to near villages in case of education. There are 10 schools in Khuri Panchayat. There are three Senior Secondary schools are located in village and one of them is Government school. A separate girls school is made in time of Britishers in year 1936 which is run by government. Well known Modi Institutes is not so far from Khuri while there are some engineering, commerce and MBA colleges are also located in Khuri's ambient.
There are plenty of tube-wells planted for water supply in village. A big water-tank has been build up recently in year 2012 after long disputes and politics. Village is situated on NH-11, which provides plenty of modes of transportation to villagers. Cement road is spread in village. Khuri got a Railway line and station from Britishers time which connects from Jaipur, Bikaner, Churu and Hanumangarh. Khuri got two health centers as sub hospitals, private hospital, while two government health workers are serving all the time.There are around 15 temples in village while got a mosque as well for prayer.
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