Sarhali, Tarn Taran

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

Sarhali
Town
Sarhali Location in Punjab, India Sarhali Sarhali (India)
Coordinates: 31°16′42″N 74°56′29″E
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Government
• Sarpanch	Sardar Amolakjeet Singh
Area
• Total	30.23 km2 (11.67 sq mi)
Elevation	218 m (715 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	13,295
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	143-410
Telephone code	91 1852
Vehicle registration	PB46
Website	www.tarntarancity.com

Origins

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.

Education

Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College is located in Sarhali which is affiliated to the Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. It was established in 1970.

Notable people

• Baba Gurdit Singh
• Praveen Kumar Sobti - athlete, film actor, politician, and soldier
• Sandhu clan - The Sandhus are found in twenty-two [1] villages and originated from Dadehar in the area of Block Chohla Sahib. Seventeen villages in the area of Bhakna originated from Sarhali village.

External links

• District Census Handbook Tarn Taran 2011 – Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract