Dehlan, Himachal Pradesh

Dehlan Lower
Dehlan Lower
	village
	Dehlan Lower Location in Himachal Pradesh, India Dehlan Lower Dehlan Lower (India)
	Coordinates: 31°25.42′N 76°20.06′E
Country	India
State	Himachal Pradesh
Elevation	397 m (1,302 ft)
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	HP- HP-20 & HP-72
Coastline	1,409 kilometres (876 mi)
Una	Una, Himachal Pradesh
Lok Sabha constituency	Hamirpur
State Assembly constituency	Una
School	Govt. Sr. Sec. School Dehlan

Dehlan Lower, also spelled as Dahlan Lower, is a village located in Una district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.[1][2] Recently, Dehlan was adopted by Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, the sitting Member of Parliament from the Hamirpur seat under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna.

Geography

Dahlan 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: Dahlan, Upper Dahlan, and Lower Dahlan, including बड़ैहार, Kuhi, चिलैआल, Johorowal, and Pakhubela. Bashar has its own panchayat (village council). Upper Dahlan and Lower Dahlan 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 Hoshiarpur district, it was the largest village of the Punjab. After separation, it became a part of Himachal Pradesh. Dahlan is situated near Una, Dharamshala, Mandi, Hamirpur and other places in Himachal Pradesh.[3] The village is divided in two Gram Panchayats, namely Lower Dahlan and Upper Dahlan.

Dahlan is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the Himachal Pradesh/Punjab Mehatpur border.

Demographics

The people mainly belong to Hindu Brahmin (Lower Dahlan) and Sikh (Upper Dahlan) communities. Many international/national level kabaddi and basketball players belong to this village.

The main castes in the village include the Baheti/Choudhary, Jatt, Tarkhan, Brahmin, Lohar, Chamar, Jheer, and Nai. The village also has a small Muslim community. The language and culture of the village is Punjabi.

More than 600 villagers that serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, HP Police, CRPF, BSF, and CISF are from Dahlan. In addition, many IPS and IAS officers are from Dahlan.

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 2011 Census of India.

Economy

The main occupation of the village is agriculture.

Transport

National Highway 503 Extension passes through this village.[4]

References

Tribune of India, 17 June 2001
"Dehlan, Una Himachal Pradesh". Wikimapia. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
"Welcome to Himachal at Mehatpur - Nangal Dam Division, BBMB, Nangal Township PB". Wikimapia.org. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
"The National Highways Act, 1956". Schedule 1, Act No. 48 of 1956 (PDF). Parliament of India. p. 24. Retrieved 27 June 2020. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 836(E), dated 4th March, 2014: Serial No. 244, National Highway No. 503 Extention, The highway starting from its junction with NH-3 near Mubarakpur connecting Amb, Una, Dehlan in the State of Himachal Pradesh, Anandpur Sahib, Kiratpur and terminating at its junction with new NH No. 205 in the State of Punjab.

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[1] Tribune of India, 17 June 2001

[2] "Dehlan, Una Himachal Pradesh". Wikimapia. Retrieved 31 March 2014.

[3] "Welcome to Himachal at Mehatpur - Nangal Dam Division, BBMB, Nangal Township PB". Wikimapia.org. Retrieved 31 March 2014.

[4] "The National Highways Act, 1956". Schedule 1, Act No. 48 of 1956 (PDF). Parliament of India. p. 24. Retrieved 27 June 2020. Ins. by notification No. S.O. 836(E), dated 4th March, 2014: Serial No. 244, National Highway No. 503 Extention, The highway starting from its junction with NH-3 near Mubarakpur connecting Amb, Una, Dehlan in the State of Himachal Pradesh, Anandpur Sahib, Kiratpur and terminating at its junction with new NH No. 205 in the State of Punjab.