| Choa Khalsa | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rawalpindi |
| Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kallar Syedan |
| Subdivision Type4: | UC |
| Subdivision Name4: | Choa Khalsa |
| Timezone: | PST |
| Utc Offset: | +5 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +6 |
| Area Code: | 051 |
Choa Khalsa is a town and Union Council of Kallar Syedan Tehsil,[1] Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. Town consist of 800 houses. On 1 July 2004, Choa Khalsa became the Union Council.
The word Choa means a water spring and Khalsa is related to the Sikhism. Khalsa is a strict Sikh religious order founded in 1699 by Guru Gobind Singh, the term Khalsa is an Arabic word. There are various interpretations to the term Khalsa, one of the general meaning of the term is free from impurities or pure . This term is also defined as the land or estate which belongs directly to the king, without any intermediary claims of lords/ noble or farmer to the same in the Rawalpindi District . Some villages go by the name of Dera Khalsa, Thoa Khalsa, Choa Khalsa, etc. They were so named because they were state owned villages during Sikh rule in Punjab. Choa Khalsa village is located about 60 km from Rawalpindi.
It was also one of villages affected by 1947 Rawalpindi massacres. In March 1947, Pashtun tribals along with Muslim League National Guard attacked this village, looted, raped and forced local Sikh women to convert to Islam.[2] 150 Sikhs were killed in total.[3]
Choa Khalsa is Center of 6 union councils
| UC Number. | Union Council | Population (2017) |
|---|---|---|
| UC24 | Nala Musalmana | 00,00 |
| UC25 | Manyanda | 00,00 |
| UC26 | Samote | 30000 Approximately |
| UC27 | Choa Khalsa | 00,00 |
| UC28 | Kanoha | 14000 Approximately |
| UC 29 | Doberan Kallan | 00,00 |