Thalla is a village near Nagar, Tehsil Phillaur

Phillaur

Phillaur is a town and a municipal council in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab.- Overview :Phillaur is the railway junction on the border line of Ludhiana and Jalandhar Cantonment. It was a junction for Lohian and Ferozepur. In pre-partition days, it was the main timber market of...

, Jalandhar

Jalandhar

Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...

 district, in Punjab

Punjab (India)

Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...

, India.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Census, Thalla has a population of 2,279 people. The village has 352 acres (1.4 km²). Neighbouring villages include Bansia Dhak, Bhar Singh Pur, Khanpur, Pall Kadim, Rasulpur, Nagar, Katpalon, Ashahoor and Kadiana.

History

It is said that the village is named after Maha Singh Lidhar

Lidhar

The Lidhar are a Jat clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan, and Punjab state of India.-History and origin:They claim descent from Lidhar, a Adjar nobleman from Batumi, who said to have married a Jat, and as such his descendents became part of the Jat community.-In Pakistan:In Pakistan,...

 of Thal desert

Thal Desert

The Thal desert is situated in Punjab, Pakistan. It is vast area mainly between the Jhelum and Sindh rivers near the Pothohar Plateau. Its total length from north to south is 190 miles, and its maximum breadth is while minimum breadth is 20 miles. This region is divided into the districts of...

 who lived during Maharaja Ranjit Singh's rule, thus making the village at least 200 years old. Maha Singh Lidhar's descendants live in the village and are known as Jagirdars. Some families with the Lidhar

Lidhar

The Lidhar are a Jat clan found in the Punjab province of Pakistan, and Punjab state of India.-History and origin:They claim descent from Lidhar, a Adjar nobleman from Batumi, who said to have married a Jat, and as such his descendents became part of the Jat community.-In Pakistan:In Pakistan,...

 surname claim their ancestry lies in the village of Lidhar Kalan in Nawanshahr

Nawanshahr

Nawanshahr is a city and it became district in 1995. now it is a municipal council in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is the headquarters of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar District....

  where their Jathera is located.

The village is famous for the Shaheed Mohinder Singh Tiger BSF Annual Memorial Tournament which takes place in December.