Sarhali | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
Coordinates: | 31.2782°N 74.9413°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tarn Taran |
Leader Title1: | Sarpanch |
Leader Name1: | Sardar Amolakjeet Singh |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 30.23 |
Elevation M: | 218 |
Population Total: | 13,295 [1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 143-410 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 91 1852 |
Registration Plate: | PB46 |
Sarhali is a town and a municipal council in Patti subdivision of 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.
Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College is located in Sarhali which is affiliated to the Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. It was established in 1970.[2]