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Charik
Charik is a village in Moga district of Punjab, India. It is one of the largest villages of Punjab by population. A young man of the village, Lakhvir Singh, was martyred in an encounter between the security forces and militants, in Sopore district of Jammu and Kashmir in February 2010. This village has five gurdwara main Gurdwara Named on village founder baba khushal singh ji & one Muslim mosaque and one (Mandir) Hindu temple.
Charik gave birth to great international kabaddi players Baljinder Singh Gill and Major Singh Gill. It also gave birth to Makhan DP Charik (kabaddi player and coach). This village has its own standard in kabaddi. The people of this village also play soccer (football).