Sarai Khas Explained

Sarai-khas
Other Name:Sarawa
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.4073°N 75.5102°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jalandhar
Subdivision Type3:Block
Subdivision Name3:Jalandhar West
Subdivision Type4:Tehsil
Subdivision Name4:Kartarpur
Founder:Atto Jatt Sarai
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:7000
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:144805
Registration Plate:PB 08
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kartarpur
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:Humid subtropical climate
Blank2 Name Sec2:Avg. summer temperature
Blank2 Info Sec2:47°C
Blank3 Name Sec2:Avg. winter temperature
Blank3 Info Sec2:5°C

Sarai-Khas (affectionately known as "Biby Pind" and "Sarawa") is a village in Jalandhar district, Punjab, India. This small village has a population of approximately 7,000 people, many of whom are farmers. The village is situated 7 miles from Jalandhar, 2 miles from Kartarpur and ½ mile south of the GT Road.

Climate

It has a humid subtropical climate with cool winters and hot summers. Summers last from April to June and winters from November to February. The climate is dry on the whole, except during the brief southwest monsoon season during July and August. The average annual rainfall is about 70 cm.

History

This Village was founded by Atto Jatt Sarai (approximately 300+ years ago) and he had four sons named Uttam (Billa), Ram Ditta (Chela), Bura (Bura) & Bhagari (Bhagari). The village was subsequently divided into four Parts (Patti's) - Billa, Bura, Bhagari & Chela.

The original name of the village was Sarawan but due to similarity of names and to avoid confusion this village was renamed Sarai Khas from Sarawan after the Indo-Pak Partition. It has a population of more than 7000 which contains mostly farmers and many families living outside India.

Communities

Alongside Sarai families, there are also to be found Bains, Gill, Kalyan, Mattu, Sandhu and Sanghera families who are ‘settlers’ in the village.

Many natives from Sarai Khas have settled abroad, notably in the UK, USA and Canada.