The area known as the Charik(also spelled Chiruk or Chhirak in historic documents) Ilaka originally consisted of a single village.
Chhirak, settled by a man named Jhanda, a subject of the Rai of Raikot. During the decline of the Empire, Jhanda’s descendants sought protection from the Chief of Kalsia State and agreed to pay him half the revenue from their lands. Over time, this arrangement expanded to include eight villages.[3]
In 1855, these villages were restored to Kalsia State after the British authorities found that their earlier assumption — that the land was jointly owned by Kalsia and a British subject, Sardar Dewa Singh — was incorrect.[4]
Up until 1947–48, this area remained part of Kalsia as an exclave, surrounded by Moga tehsil of Ferozpur district, effectively making it a Kalsia enclave within British Punjab.
Later, under the Absorption of Enclaves Order, 1950, around 21.27 square miles, including seven villages of the Charik circle, were transferred from PEPSU to Ferozpur district (Moga tehsil) to remove the enclave.[5]
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