Thalla is a village near Nagar, Tehsil

Phillaur Phillaur is a town and a municipal council as well as a tehsil in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab. The city is situated 20 km from Ludhiana, 45 km from Jalandhar and 140 km from Amritsar. It is situated on the border of the Doa ...

Jalandhar Jalandhar () is a city in the state of Punjab, India, Punjab in India. With a considerable population, it ranks as the List of cities in Punjab and Chandigarh by population, third most-populous city in the state and is the largest city in the ...

district, in

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, India.

Demographics

According to 2011 Census, Thalla has a population of 2,251 people. The village has . Neighbouring villages include Bansia Dhak, Bhar Singh Pur, Khanpur, Pall Kadim, Rasulpur, Nagar, Katpalon, Ashahoor and Kadiana.

History

It is said that the village is named after Maha Singh of

Thal desert The Thal desert (, ''Thal Sahrā'h''; Urdu: , ''Sehrā-é-Thal'') is situated at 31°10’ N and 71°30’ E in the province of Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, Pakistan. Located near the Pothohar Plateau, the area falls under the Indomalayan realm, I ...

who lived during Maharaja Ranjit Singh's rule, thus making the village at least 200 years old. Maha Singh's descendants live in the village and are known as Jagirdars. The village is famous for the Shaheed Mohinder Singh Tiger BSF Annual Memorial Tournament which takes place in December.

References

Jalandhar Villages in Jalandhar district Villages in Phillaur tehsil {{Jalandhar-geo-stub