Kalali | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Haryana#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Haryana, India |
Coordinates: | 28.7444°N 75.5798°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Haryana |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bhiwani |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Siwani |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 210 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 127046[1] |
Registration Plate: | HR |
Iso Code: | IN-HR |
Kalali is a village and administrative unit with a democratically elected panchayat samiti (local council) in the Loharu (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Siwani Tehsil of Bhiwani District under Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency and Hisar Division of Haryana state.[2]
It is situated from Hisar on the Hisar-Rajgarh road and from the district headquarters Bhiwani.
Kalali came into existence even before its twin village Bidhwan.
See also: List of Zaildars by Zail. Bidhwan is seat of the former Jaglan Zail that was headed by the Zaildar from influential Jaglan clan who during the British Raj ruled over four revenue villages of Princely state called Loharu State. Descendants of whom still live in the village and their descendant Surender Singh Jaglan still holds the position of Lambardar of these villages. Currently, these four villages of Bidhwan (बिधवाण), Kalali (कलाली), Mandholi Khurd (मंढोली खुर्द) and Mandholi Kalan (मंढोलीकलां) lie in Bhiwani district.Khunga or Jaglan gotra Jats and Kaaushik gotra Brahmins were original inhabitants of Kalali village.
Nearby Indus Valley civilization archaeological sites are Banawali, Lohari Ragho, Masudpur, Rakhigarhi, Siswal all with Hissar district as well as Burj and Bhirrana and Kunal and Balu in Fatehabad[3] and Mitathal and Naurangabad in Bhiwani district. Another archaeological site is Agroha Mound.
Currently, it is under Bhiwani Zilla Panchayat and has its own unreserved Gram Panchayat under Gram Panchayat Smiti.[4] There is a Patwari (government land record officer), an ADO (Agriculture Development Officer),a Rural Health Officer (RHO), and an Anganbadi Worker.[5]
The village is inhabited by people belonging to different castes. The dominant caste in the village is Jat where Jaglan (Khunga) is dominant gotra.
The following Brahmin & Jat gotras are found in the village:
Jaglan gotra dominates the Jat community in the village
It is well connected by the paved bitumen road. It lies from 9 km Jhumpa Khurd, 18 km Bahal, 21 km Siwani, 29 Rajgarh (Rajasthan), 33 Kairu, 55 km Hissar, 57 km Hansi, 49 km Pilani, 50 km from Bhiwani, 163 km Delhi and 282 km from state capital Chandigarh.[6]
Nearest train stations are 9 km Jhumpa Khurd, 18 km Bahal, 21 km Siwani, 29 Rajgarh. Nearest major junctions are 55km (34miles) at Hisar, India city and 52 km at Bhiwani city.
Hisar Airport, the nearest functional airport and flying training club is 55km (34miles) away. Currently no commercial flights from this airport. Nearest domestic and international airport is 165km (103miles) at Delhi.