Khaitan was initially an agricultural village inhabited by farmers.

Block 2 is known to have a large number of expatriates, especially from Egypt.

In 1999, a fight took place between members of the Egyptian community and others from the Bengal community, and this incident led to riots, violence, and murder, where two people were killed, 120 people were injured, and 13 were arrested.

Kuwaiti security forces also intervened to stop the riots, in which they used rubber munitions and tear gas grenades.

It is called the Dish Battle because the cause of the quarrel was purportedly a broken saucer.