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Neighbourhood in South East, Delhi, India

Khizrabad Village
Neighbourhood
Khizrabad VillageLocation in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°20′32″N 77°09′45″E / 28.3421°N 77.1626°E / 28.3421; 77.1626
Country	India
State	Delhi
District	South East
Population
• Total	30 Thousand Approx.
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	110025
Lok Sabha constituency	East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Okhla
Civic agency	Zakir Nagar Ward

Khizrabad also known as Khidrabad is an old Village in South East district of Delhi. It is situated near New Friends Colony and Taimoor Nagar. The village is dominated by Bidhuri, clan of the Gurjar community who are descendants of Baba Rupa. Baba Rupa moved from Madanpur Khadar Village to Khizrabad Village. According to Villagers, Khidr-abad means "land of Khizr (a mythological figure who is said to live near seas and other waterbodies)" since the village is situated at the Banks of Yamuna.

History

According to villagers, the village is about 800 years old, and for initial years it was inhabited by Kahar Caste. But around Samwat 1400, One Baba Rupa shifted to Khizrabad from Madanpur Khadar Village. the current generation is descendants of Baba Rupa who was of Bidhuri Clan of Gurjar community.

Notable people

Kunwar Bidhuri – Ranji Player, Delhi

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