Dehlan Lower, is a village located in Una district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Recently, Dehlan was adopted by Shri

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, the sitting Member of Parliament from the Hamirpur seat under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna.

Geography

Dehlan is the largest village of Himachal Pradesh. It is two kilometers from the border of the Punjab district of Ropar. The village has sub-divisions: Dehlan, Upper Dehlan, and Lower Dehlan, including बड़ैहार, Kuhi, चिलैआल, Johorowal, and Pakhubela. Bashar has its own panchayat (village council). Upper Dehlan and Lower Dehlan have separate village councils. Johorowal and Kuhi (including Pakhubela) also have separate panchayats. Overall, these villages have five panchayats. When Una was part of the

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, it was the largest village of the Punjab. After separation, it became a part of Himachal Pradesh. Dehlan is situated near Una, Dharamshala,

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, Hamirpur and other places in Himachal Pradesh. The village is divided in two Gram Panchayats, namely Lower Dehlan and Upper Dehlan. Dehlan is located from the Himachal Pradesh/Punjab

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border.

Demographics

The people mainly belong to

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Brahmin (Lower Dehlan) and

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(Upper Dehlan) communities. Many international/national level kabaddi and basketball players belong to this village. Many people from Dehlan work abroad in MNC's such as GOOGLE , YAHOO, etc. Dehlan has given many influencers like Mukul Sharma Dehlan has given many National and International Kabbadi players like Vishal Bhardwaj, Surinder Singh The main castes in the village include the Baheti/Choudhary,

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. The village also has a small

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community. The language and culture of the village is Punjabi. More than 600 villagers that serve in the Merchant Navy, Army, Navy, Air Force, HP Police, CRPF, BSF, and CISF are from Dehlan. In addition,One IAS officers P C Dhiman is from Dehlan. There are eight temples and six gurdwaras in the village. Additionally, some other isolated temples are there which are not recorded. Dehlan village has a population of 1,140, of which 549 are males while 591 are females, as per the

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Economy

The main occupation of the village is agriculture.

Transport

National Highway 503 Extension passes through this village.

References

Villages in Una district {{HimachalPradesh-geo-stub