 This is the ancestral place of S.Bhagat Singh, the a well known freedom fighter of India.The district is named after his name, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar.Neighboring villages sharing a boundary with Katkar Kalan are Thandian, Dosanjh Khurd, Manguwal, Karnana, Kahma, Bhootan, Bhukhari and the town of Banga.