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Village in Punjab, India
Bija Beeja
village
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Coordinates: 30°42′N 76°13′E / 30.7°N 76.22°E / 30.7; 76.22
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictLudhiana
Founded byBaba Desu
Government
 • TypePanchayt
 • BodyGram panchayat
Area
 • Total28 km (11 sq mi)
Elevation254 m (833 ft)
 • Rank3167
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN141401
Telephone code01628

Bija or Beeja is a village and former princely state in the Punjab Hills, in District Ludhiana in India.

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.

The first ever milk plant was built here by a Scandinavian in the early 1960s. The village gurudwara was rebuilt by the family who had immigrated to USA in 1910. The village has seen a lot changes in 10 to 15 years. Prominent villagers now reside abroad in countries like Canada, UK and USA.


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.

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.

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During the colonial British Raj era, Bija was the capital of Bija State, one of several princely states of the Punjab Hills, in the charge of the Punjab States Agency.

Ruling Thakurs

Its native rulers were styled Thakur. After the 1803 - 1815 occupation by the Ghurka Kingdom of Nepal, which constituted an interregnum, they were :

  • 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

  1. "Indian Princely States before 1947 A-J". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  2. "Indian states before 1947 A-J". rulers.org. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

Sources and external links

Princely states of the Punjab and Simla Hills in British India
Punjab States Agency
Historical Punjab Hill States
Simla Hill States Superintendency
Ludhiana district
Cities/Towns and Major Villages
in Ludhiana district
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