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'''Pind Kassoana''' is a village in [[Ferozepur district]], [[Punjab]].<ref>{{Citation|url = https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Kassoana,%20Punjab,%20India|title = Google maps|accessdate = 7 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="mapsofindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/pincode/india/punjab/firozpur/kassoana.html|title=Pin Code of Kassoana in Firozpur, Punjab|publisher=mapsofindia.com|accessdate=13 August 2015}}</ref> It is {{convert|12|km|mi}} from [[Zira, India|Zira]] and [[Talwandi Bhai]]. It is {{convert|24|km|mi}} from [[Ferozepur]].

The population was 365 in the [[1991 Indian census]].<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Census of India, 1991: Punjab|author=India. Director of Census Operations, Punjab|year=1996|issue=pt. 4|publisher=Controller of Publications|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oMMUAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=13 August 2015}}</ref>
The village was established about 250 years back. Gills and Srans are the two main jatt Sikh communities living in the village. It also has substantial dalit population. Among the prominent personalities who hailed from this village are late Saudagar Singh Gill, the legendary freestyle wrestler and Pritam Singh Kumedan former PCS officer and an expert on inter state water disputes.{{fact|date=April 2018}}

This village also have Kang community who moved from nearby village Hardasa to Pakistan before partition and came to settle in Kassoana after partition in 1947.{{fact|date=April 2018}} Sardar Mohinder Singh Kang was a freedom fighter from this village, who fought for the independence of India.{{fact|date=April 2018}} He was appointed as teacher by first Indian Government led by Sh Jawahar Lal Nehru.{{fact|date=April 2018}} S Mohinder Singh Kang's son Surjit Singh Kang obtained Veterinary Science Graduation degree from Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana and now settled in Australia.{{fact|date=April 2018}} Surjit Singh Kang is appointed as Veterinary Officer with Australian Government now.{{fact|date=April 2018}}{{when?|date=April 2018}}

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