Bija, India
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| Telephone code | 01628 |
Bija or Beeja is a village and former
Village
Bija is situated about 30 km from Ludhiana city and 14 km from Khanna. Manji Sahib Gurudawara is to the north-west of the village. Because of the location of the village, it is on the main junction of Amritsar Delhi NH1 and Payal Samrala cross roads.[citation needed]
The first ever milk plant was built here by a Scandinavian in the early 1960s. The village
History
This village was founded by Sardar Nachattar Singh Khattra. He was the wealthiest person of the area and the most prominent businessman of Punjab at that time. Khattra's business expanded from Northern India all the way to Eastern India.[citation needed]
During the colonial British Raj, Sardar Nachattar Singh built a Haveli (palace) in the village of Khattra, which still stands to this day. Often during Sardar Nachattar Singh's visits to Khattra village, he used to meet the British colonial Governors of the area. Khattra is situated near Gurdwara Karamsar Rara Sahib or Gurdwara Rara Sahib. This village was transformed from simple Rara to Rara Sahib due to the visit by the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Ji. Nachattar's business interests varied from a brewery to Brick Mines, Land and Transportation. Even to this date Khattra Buses are seen on the roads of Punjab and still has 60% of transportation hold in the state of Punjab.[citation needed]
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During the colonial
Ruling Thakurs
Its native rulers were styled
- 1815 - 1817 Man Chand (died 1817)
- 1817 - 1841 Pratap Chand (d. 1841)
- 1841 - 1905 Udai Chand (born 1829 - d. 1905)
- 1905 - 15 August 1947 Puran Chand
See also
References
- ^ "Indian Princely States before 1947 A-J". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Indian states before 1947 A-J". rulers.org. Retrieved 18 August 2019.