Kharapar

Kharapar (खारापार) is a village in Baytu tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

Location

Pincode of the village is 344034. It is situated at a distance of 75 km from Barmer on approach road 5 km off from Jodhpur-Balotra-Barmer road. Distance from Baytoo town is about 30 km. The village is surrounded by sand dunes. This village has got its own gram panchayat. Jhalamaliya, Loreti and Cheebi are some of the nearby villages.

Origin

The village is not very old. Jats came first here and established a hamlet. They dug up a village in which water was hardy, unfit for drinking (khara in Hindi). Hence, the name Kharapar.

Jat Gotras

The village population is mainly of Jats about 75 percent. The Jat gotras are:

• Balihara,
• Delu,
• Godara,
• Hudda.
• Jyani,
• Lega
• Saran,
• Siyag,

Other castes include Brahman, Suthar, Nai, Darji, Charan, Meghwal.

Notable persons

• Chaudhari Mana Ram is the Sarpanch of the village. He has great contribution in the development of the village.
• Laxman Ram Delu is upsarpanch.

Population

According to Census-2011 information:

With total 98 families residing, Kharapar village has the population of 504 (of which 262 are males while 242 are females).

External Links

• Information about Kharapar village - villageinfo.in website

References

• Jat Samaj, Agra, May 1998

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