Narela

Narela (नरेला) is a vast village in North Delhi previously with three pannas Mamoor Pur, Paposiya and Udhyan. It has a railway station in its name. Its original name is Narela Sarai but local people still call Nanera. Mamoor Pur panna in Narela Village made a separate village because it is very big area. Now Narela Village has only two pannas - Paposia and Udhyan

Jat gotras

• Chhikara
• Khatri: Basically, it was a village of Khatri gotra Jats but now many other gotra families may be residing in its proximity, due to rapid urbanisation.

Notable persons

• Kanak Singh Khatri Jagirdar from Narela
• Swami Omanand Sarswati (1910 - 2003) (स्वामी ओमानन्द सरस्वती) was a freedom fighter, educationist, historian and a social worker from Haryana in India. He was born in March 1910 in village ‘Narela’ near Delhi. His father was Chaudhari Kanak Singh, of 'Khatri' gotra very big Zamindar during the time of Mughals and Britishers.
• Chaudhary Deepchand Khatri son of Bharat Singh Khatri was the Numberdaar and cousin of Swami Omanand Sarswati
• Raghbir Singh Khatri - Wrestler, Doctor and Indian Army Veteran
• Neeldaman Khatri - MLA from Narela vidhan Sabha , Delhi
• Himanshu Khatri: IRS C&CE 2014 batch, presently under training, From Narela, Delhi, M: 9818323839
• Mahant Shreyonath - MLA and Minister in Haryana. Mahant of Asthal Bohar Gorakh Math
• Samundar Khatri (Surender Suresh) Infamous

• Pramod Kumar Chhikara (19.12.1974 - 21.03.2006) became martyr of mishap on 21.03.2006 during a trainee helicopter crash. He was from Narela area in North Delhi.

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External Links

Narela at Wikipedia

List of districts of Delhi - wikipedia

References

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