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.

Language

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

Choha Khalsa is Center of 6 union councils
UC Number.Union CouncilPopulation
UC24Nala Musalmana00,00
UC25Manyanda00,00
UC26Samote30000 Approximately
UC27Choha Khalsa00,00
UC28Kanoha14000 Approximately
UC 29Doberan Kallan00,00

After Delimitation 2018 Choha Khalsa Circle 6 Union Councils of Kallar Syedan Tehsil . Comes Under NA-58,National Assembly.and in PP-7 of Punjab Assembly.