Mahilpur
title: "Mahilpur" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-hoshiarpur-district"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahilpur" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mahilpur |
| settlement_type | city |
| pushpin_map | India Punjab#India |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Punjab, India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Punjab |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Hoshiarpur |
| established_title | |
| established_date | Settled & renamed in the second half of 15th century or early 16th century |
| founder | Bains Jatts |
| named_for | Chaudhary Mahla Bains |
| government_type | Democratic. |
| governing_body | Nagar panchayat |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 6.56 |
| elevation_m | 296 |
| population_total | 16,098 |
| population_as_of | 2024 estimate |
| 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 | 146105 |
| area_code_type | Telephone code |
| area_code | 1884 |
| registration_plate | PB-07 |
| :: |
| name = Mahilpur | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = city | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Punjab#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Punjab | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Hoshiarpur | established_title = | established_date = Settled & renamed in the second half of 15th century or early 16th century | founder = Bains Jatts | named_for = Chaudhary Mahla Bains | government_type = Democratic. | governing_body = Nagar panchayat | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 6.56 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 296 | population_total = 16,098 | population_as_of = 2024 estimate | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Punjabi | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 146105 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 1884 | registration_plate = PB-07 | website = | footnotes = Mahilpur is a town and Nagar Panchayat in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab.
History
he 1905 Gazetteer mentioned Mahilpur as the seat of Bains Jat clan of this area. Mahilpur was also the seat of Bains Jat Chaudhris/Jagirdars of the area during the Mughal era.[[File:Mahilpur Map year 1788.jpg|center|thumb|392x392px|A historical map mentioning Mahilpur from 1 January 1788 by [[James Rennell]] ]]
Demographics
Mahilpur had a population of 11,360 according to the 2011 Census.
References
References
- "Villages and Category".
- (1997). "A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province". Atlantic Publishers & Dist.
- (1883). "Gazetteer of the Ambala District: 1883".
- (1905). "Punjab district gazetteers Hoshiarpur district vol.XIIIA; pt.A".
- Montgomery, J. A. L.. (1885). "Final Report of Revised Settlement, Hoshiarpur District, 1879-84". Calcutta Central Press Company.
- "Punjab - District census handbook - Hoshiarpur".
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