Jalal is a village located in the
Bathinda district
Bathinda district is in Malwa region of Punjab, India. The district encompasses an area of 3,385 square kilometers. By area, Bathinda district is the second-largest in Punjab, after Ludhiana district. It is bounded by Faridkot district and ...
of
Punjab, India
Punjab () is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab, Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the States and union territories of India, Indian states ...
. Baba Jalal found this area and named it as village Jalal. It was also known as ਅੱਠ ਜਲਾਲਾ ਵਾਲਾ (Aṭha jalālā vālā) because the relatives of Baba Jalal lived in nearby 8 villages.
The population of the village was reported as 6,500 in 2011. The village has around 400 Muslims.
,
Kuldeep Manak
Kuldeep Manak, also spelled as Kuldip Manak (born Latif Mohammed Khan; 15 November 1951 – 30 November 2011), was an Indian singer best known for singing a rare genre of Punjabi music, ''kali'', also known by its plural form ''kalian'' or kal ...
, hailed from and is buried here.
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References
{{Bathinda district
Villages in Bathinda district