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.