Pakasma

Pakasma (पाकसमा) is a village in Sampla block in Rohtak district of Haryana.

Location

PIN- 124401. It is 16km away from the sub-district headquarters in Sampla (tehsildar office) and 15km away from the district headquarters Rohtak. Since 2009, Pakasma has held the status of a Gram Panchayat. Pakasma is under the Sampla Police Station. Names of neighbouring villages are Bhalaut and Baliana. The village is slightly away from Rohtak-Sonipat road.

The total land area of Pakasma village is 1261 hectares. The population is 6,005 individuals, including 3,277 males and 2,728 females. The literacy rate in the village is reported at 68.06%, with 76.05% literacy among males and 58.47% among females. Pakasma is home to around 1,153 houses.

People living in Pakasma are Hindus. Most of the people belong to the Jat community.

Origin

Around 1600 years ago Dada Mahindra came from Ujwa or Ujawa in Delhi and established the village Pakasma.

History

The Gotra in the Pakasma village is Rana, also known as Chodah Rana. Around 1600 years ago Dada Mahindra came from Ujwa or Ujawa in Delhi and established the village Pakasma. Dada Mahindra had three sons. Dada Mahindra fought 14 battles and won all the battles, due to which Chodah Rana is also used as Gotra.

The Founders

Around 1600 years ago, Dada Mahindra founded the village Pakasma.

Jat Gotras

• Rana - The actual Gotra is Chodah Rana (चौदह राणा).
• Saroha

Population

The total land expanse of Pakasma village covers 1261 hectares. The population of Pakasma is 6,005 individuals, including 3,277 males and 2,728 females. The literacy rate in the village is reported at 68.06%, with 76.05% literacy among males and 58.47% among females. Pakasma is home to around 1,153 houses.

Notable Persons

• Sompal Singh Shastri - Originally belongs to this villages (his forefathers migrated from this village to Kakor Kalan village in Baghpat, UP.
• Jitender Rana - IPS, Bihar cadre - Originally belongs to this village (his forefathers migrated to Karod village in Panipat. IPS 2005 batch Bihar Cadre, SP East Champaran, M: 9771045009
• Balwan Singh Rana - IPS, Haryana, From Pakasma, Sampala, Rohtak,Haryana. M: 8901021282
• Dr. Ram Kanwar Rana - M.Sc, PhD, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. M-Phil, University of Cambridge, UK. Professor and Head, Dept. of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, CCSHAU Hisar. Awarded Gold medal by ICAR, Govt of India, New Delhi for wheat improvement and contributing for green revolution.
• Dr. Ram Dhari Rana - M.Sc, PhD (Pharmacology), Haryana Agricultural University Hisar. Gold Medalist.Professor and Head, Dept. of Pharmacology, CCSHAU Hisar.
• Dr. Ram Karan Rana - M.Sc, PhD (Mathematics), Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. Professor and Head / Dean.

• Balwan Singh Rana (Subedar) (02.01.1940 - 26.01.1988) became martyr on 26.01.1988 during Operation Pawan in Srilanka. He was from Pakasma village, tehsil Sampla district Rohtak, Haryana, Unit - 14 Jat Regiment.

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