Global InformationMahil Gaila information
Mahal Gehla | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Mahal Gehla Location in Punjab, India  Mahal Gehla Mahal Gehla (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°12′20″N 76°00′57″E / 31.2056602°N 76.0158299°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat raj |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,403[1] |
| Sex ratio 1693/1710 ♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144506 |
| Telephone code | 01884 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Post office | Mahil Gailan (S.O)[2] |
| Website | nawanshahr |
Mahil Gaila (also in some instances referred to as Mahal Gehla) in the district of Jullundur, Punjab, India is the ancestral village of the Mahal family.
The village is located in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district that comprises one of three districts of the Ropar division. Ropar is one of the five divisions of the state of Punjab.[3] Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar consists of three subdivisions: Nawanshahr, Banga and Balachaur. The village is an integral part of the Banga subdivision and lies about 4 Km north-east of Banga.
The village was founded by Rawal, the earliest known ancestor. He was chieftain of the Mahal clan and a contemporary of Guru Arjundevji and Akbar the Great. He sired two sons: Bogra and Tabba. Bogra fathered four sons: Godha, Mohan, Kahan and Gaila (a.k.a. Gahlan), all of whom are credited with developing the small settlement into a viable village. Godha, the eldest of the siblings, succeeded to the chieftainship and it is his lineage that forms part of this narrative.
- ^ "Mahal Gehla Population per Census India". 2011 Census of India.
- ^ "All India Pincode Directory" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
- ^ "Divisions of Punjab". Punjab Data.