Dichaon Kalan
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Dichaon Kalan (दिचाऊँ कलाँ) or Dichau (दिचाऊँ) near Najafgarh town in West Delhi is an ancient village, its real name in Sanskrit is 'Dev Uvaach' (देव उवाच) which means "from the mouth of Angels". Dichau is in Outer Delhi near Najafgarh.
Being close to capital city, the village is now having a high living standard with many households as neo-riches, due to good prices of agricultural produce, both grains and vegetables in the capital city. Those families whose lands have been acquired by Government, are also doing well due to ample compensations received.
US President Richard Nixon visited this village during his visit to India in August 1969. At that time, this village was declared as the "Model Village".
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jat Gotras in village
The main jat gotra of village is Shokeen (शौकीन) (also spelt as 'Shokanda' (श्योकंदा) by some members. Other gotra is Daral.
Notable persons
The infamous person from village is Krishan Pehalwan
- Bharat Singh MLA Najafgarh
Author
Dndeswal 15:49, 20 January 2007 (EST)
External Links
Dichaon Kalan at OurVillageIndia.org
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