Pharala is a village in the tehsil of
Nawanshahr
Nawanshahr is a municipal council in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was previously a town that became a district in 1995.
History
Nawanshahr was founded by migrants from Rahon, a city located near the S ...
,
Nawanshahr district (also known as
Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district is one of twenty-three districts of state of Punjab, India. It is located in Doaba region. It consists of three subdivisions, Nawanshahr, Banga, and Balachaur.
There are three legislative seats in the district ...
), in
Punjab, India.
Demographics
According to the 2001 Census,
Pharala has a population of 3,496 people. Neighbouring villages include
Bharoli,
Sandhwan,
Anokharwal, Behram, Munna and
Ghumana.
The most popular last names in Pharala are
Atwal and Sangar(Kaushal). Other last names in the village are
Sahota,
Bal,
Gill,
Pannu,
Mattu
Mattu or Matti is a village in the Udupi district of Karnataka state in India that lies on the shore of the Arabian sea. This village can be reached from the city of Udupi by taking a right turn at Katapady on the way to Mangalore.
The village ...
,
Chumber,
Uppal,
Sandhu,
Bansal,
Bagga,
Maan,
Nijjar,
Bali
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,
Awasthi,
Shreedhar,
Talwar,
Kainth,
Abrol and
Bhagirath
History
According to local tradition, Pharala was founded by Baba Hadal
Atwal. Baba Hadal was married to a woman from Sandhwan. Since then the village has been known as "Sandhwan-Pharala".
Villagers believe that Baba Hadal had three brothers. One moved and founded Chitti Pind (
Jalandhar district), one moved and founded
Khurad Pur (
Jalandhar district) and the third moved and founded a village in
Gurdaspur district known as "Atwal".
Atwal families in
Bir Puadh
Bir Puadh is a village in the tehsil of Phagwara, Kapurthala district, in Punjab, India.
Demographics
According to the 2001 Census, Bir Puadh has a population of 379 people. Neighbouring villages include Bhulla Rai, Akarlgarh, Dhak Khalwa ...
(
Kapurthala district) hail from Pharala.
Around Pharala
Pharala has a historic
Gurudwara known as Gurudwara Guru
Har Rai
Guru Har Rai (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ, pronunciation: ; 16 January 1630 – 6 October 1661) revered as the ''seventh Nanak'', was the seventh of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion.[Mughal
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Related to the Mughal Empire
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* Mughal dynasty
* Mughal emperors
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* Mughal architecture
* Mug ...]
era on the course of his journey to Sri
Anandpur Sahib. The village also has a government senior secondary school, the Shiv
Mandir
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, Gurdwara Lasurha Sahib, Dera Dudha-Dhari, the shrine of Bhajan Dass Ji,
Masjid
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, Gurdwara Guru
Ravidas Ji and
Balmik
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Mandir and a sports stadium.
References
Nawanshahr
Villages in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district
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