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Sarhali

Sarhali Kalan
city
Sarhali Kalan is located in Punjab
Sarhali Kalan
Sarhali Kalan
Sarhali Kalan is located in India
Sarhali Kalan
Sarhali Kalan
Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 31°38′N 74°52′E / 31.64°N 74.86°E / 31.64; 74.86Coordinates: 31°38′N 74°52′E / 31.64°N 74.86°E / 31.64; 74.86
Country  India
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Government
 • Sarpanch Charanjit singh
Elevation 218 m (715 ft)
Population (2009)
 • Total 11,947
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 143-3410
Telephone code 91 1852
Vehicle registration PB46
Website www.tarntarancity.com

Sarhali is a city and a municipal council in Tarn Taran district in the Indian state of Punjab.

The nearby village of Dadehar is more than 400 year old. It was created by a man named Dadehar who originated from Malwa in search of new land, along with his nephew Sarhali. Both families traveled towards Majha from Malwa across the Sutlej River. Just before sunset, Dadehar rested and chose a place he desired to live on a small hill along with his family. They agreed that Sarhali and his family would walk further north until it was dark, and eventually that would be the nephew's home.

To divide the land they also agreed that next morning from the first ray of the sun they would walk towards each other and, where they met, to draw a line to divide the land. There is a myth that Sarhali started walking slightly early, so that the division is not exactly in the middle but closer to Dadehar than Sarhali.



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