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Mahilpur
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Mahilpur is a town and Nagar Panchayat in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab.

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Place details

Locality
Mahilpur
Region
Punjab
Country
India
Population
11,360

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Mahilpur
Settlement.settlement_type
city
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Punjab#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Punjab, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Punjab
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Hoshiarpur
Settlement.established_date
Settled & renamed in the second half of 15th century or early 16th century
Settlement.founder
Bains Jatts
Settlement.named_for
Chaudhary Mahla Bains
Settlement.government_type
Democratic.
Settlement.governing_body
Nagar panchayat
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
6.56
Settlement.elevation_m
296

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Notable people
  • Schools and colleges
  • References
  • See also

Mahilpur is a town and Nagar Panchayat in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab.

==History== The 1905 Gazetteer mentioned Mahilpur as the seat of Bains Jat clan of this area. Mahilpur was also the seat of Bains Jat Chaudhris/Jagirdars of the area during the Mughal era.center|thumb|392x392px|A historical map mentioning Mahilpur from 1 January 1788 by James Rennell

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mahilpur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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