Sarai Khas
| Sarai-khas Sarawa | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Sarai-khas  Sarai-khas Location in Punjab, India | |
| Coordinates: 31°24′26″N 75°30′37″E / 31.407293°N 75.5102°ECoordinates: 31°24′26″N 75°30′37″E / 31.407293°N 75.5102°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Jalandhar |
| Block | Jalandhar West |
| Tehsil | Kartarpur |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 148005 |
| Vehicle registration | PB 08 |
| Nearest city | Kartarpur |
| Climate | Humid subtropical climate |
| Avg. summer temperature | 47 °C (117 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 5 °C (41 °F) |
| Website |
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Sarai-Khas (affectionately known as "Biby Pind" and "Sarawa") is a village in Jalandhar, Punjab. The small village has a population of around 7,000 people, many of whom are farmers. The village is situated 7 miles from Jalandhar, 2 miles from Kartarpur, ½ mile south of GT Road.
Climate
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 started by Atto Jatt Sarai (About 300+ years ago) and he had four sons named Uttam (Billa), Ram Ditta (Chela), Bura (Bura) & Bhagari (Bhagari) now the village was also divided in four Parts Billa, Bura,Bhagari & Chela.
The First Name of this village was Sarawan but due to similarity of names and to avoid the confusion among names this village was renamed as Sarai Khas from Sarawan after Indo-Pak Partition. It has a population Of More than 7000 which contains mostly farmers.and many families living outside India.
Communities
The families Bains, Sandhu, Nagra, Malhi, Gill, Kalyan, Sanghera are ‘settlers’ in the village.