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Mahilpur is a town and Nagar Panchayat in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. [1]
History
The 1905 Gazetteer mentioned Mahilpur as the seat of Bains Jat clan of this area.[2][3][4] Mahilpur was also the seat of Bains Jat Chaudhris/Jagirdars of the area during the Mughal era[5].
Demographics
Mahilpur had a population of 11,360 according to the 2011 Census.[6]
References
- ↑ Villages and Category.
- ↑ A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Atlantic Publishers & Dist(1997). ISBN 978-81-85297-68-2
- ↑ Gazetteer of the Ambala District: 1883{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1883)
- ↑ Punjab district gazetteers Hoshiarpur district vol.XIIIA; pt.A{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1905)
- ↑ Final Report of Revised Settlement, Hoshiarpur District, 1879-84{{#if:Montgomery|, Montgomery}. Calcutta Central Press Company(1885)
- ↑ Punjab - District census handbook - Hoshiarpur.