Sahlon Explained

Sahlon
Native Name:Sahlon
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Government Type:democratic
Unit Pref:Metric
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:144421
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:1823

Sahlon village is located in the Nawanshahr district of Punjab. Also known as the "soldiers village" because lot of young people used to enlist in the army and serve the nation. Village provide all the facilities in field of education, health, waterworks. Four Sikh shrines and temples grace this village. There are two schools in the village that are striving to make better future of the children of the village and vicinity . Majority of the local residents have immigrated to far away lands like North America and the United Kingdom and also to Europe. Majority of the villagers from this village belong to the Rajput caste and carry the last name Bhatti. The main source of income to the locals is agriculture.