Choha Khalsa
Choha Khalsa is a town and Union Council of Kallar Syedan Tehsil, District Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. Town consist of 800 houses. On 1 July 2004, Choha Khalsa became the Union Council Of Tehsil Kallar Syedan, District Rawalpindi was a Union Council of the Tehsil Kahuta.
Choha Khalsa | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 33°24′39″N 73°28′47″E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Rawalpindi |
| Tehsil | Kallar Syedan |
| UC | Choha Khalsa |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
| Area code(s) | 051 |
Language
- Pothwari language: 90%
- Urdu 5%
- Pashto 3%
- Other 2%
History
The word Choha means a water spring and Khalsa is related to the Sikh movement. Khalsa is a strict Sikh religious order founded in 1699 by Guru Gobind Singh. the term Khalsa is an Arabic word. There are various interpretations to the term Khalsa, one of the general meaning of the term is free from impurities or pure. This term is also defined as the land or estate which belongs directly to the king, without any intermediary claims of lords/ noble or farmer to the same in the district Rawalpindi. Some villages go by the name of Dehra Khalsa, Thoa Khalsa, Choha Khalsa, etc. they were so named because they were state owned villages during Sikh rule in Punjab. Choha Khalsa village is located about 60 km from Rawalpindi.
Notable people
- Abdul Aziz Mirza, Chief of Naval Staff, ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
Villages
- Dhoke Ch Feroze Khan
- Dhoke kanyal
- Dhok Dulal Qureshi
- Khanada
- Muhalla Akbari
- Chullo Mirgala
- Choha Khalsai
- Takal
- Mohra Heran
- Dhok Baba Balandiyan
- Dhok Sadiq abad
- Dhoke Gohar wali Takal
- Pehr Hali
- Rajam
- Dhok Bangyal
- Dhok Sangal
- Khanadah
- Mohalla Akbri
- Sahot Hayal
- Barri Bunn
- Mohra Nagrial
- Dhok Muqaddam
- Ghadur
- Mirghala Khalsa
- Mohra Nagrial
- Mohalla Rajgaan
Choha Khalsa Circle Union Councils
Choha Khalsa is Center of 6 union councils
| UC Number. | Union Council | Population (2017) |
|---|---|---|
| UC24 | Nala Musalmana | 00,00 |
| UC25 | Manyanda | 00,00 |
| UC26 | Samote | 30000 Approximately |
| UC27 | Choha Khalsa | 00,00 |
| UC28 | Kanoha | 14000 Approximately |
| UC 29 | Doberan Kallan | 00,00 |
After Delimitation 2018 Choha Khalsa Circle 6 Union Councils of Kallar Syedan Tehsil Page 13 NA-58. Comes Under NA-58 (Rawalpindi-II), National Assembly.and in PP-7 (Rawalpindi-II) of Punjab Assembly.