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A village of Punjab (Pakistan) situated in tehsil Kallar Syedan is identified as dera khalsa. The name was given by the administration of Sub continent of this region during 18th century on demand of Sikh community. This name is still used to refer this village. Presently entire population of this village is Muslims , having strong religious believes and 95% of existing families are migrated from Jammu in 1947. History of dera khalsa This is a historical village and during Sikh,s rule on Punjab in the 18th Century it was a kind of religious center of Sikhism. In 1855 this village was entirely a Sikh village and in the later days of the Sikh rule in the Punjab, this village was the head quarter of Sikh Sardars. There was a Sikh Dhara-mshala where all strangers and preachers could come and stay and enlighten the village people who gather every morning and evening to listen to the holy chanting of the Great Gurus’ hymns of Sikh religion.