in the western punjab plains, cheema communities are not generally found past "chaj doab". in the eastern punjab plains, they are not were found past the sangrur district, until 1947, when many sikh cheemas moved from sialkot and gujranwala to settle in village chak 4e sri ganganagar in rajasthan patiala, karnal, and sirsa after the partition of the punjab. some families also moved afterward udhamsingh nagar(uttrakhand), pilibhit, puranpur, and rampur (utter pradesh). this region is called mini punjab and the terai region.