Mewla Bhatti
Mewla bhatti महेन्र्द फौजी का गाँव | |
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Village | |
Nickname(s): Badmash gaon | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Division | Meerut |
District | Ghaziabad district |
Named for | Mahendra Fauji & Raju phelwan |
Government | |
• Type | Gram Panchayat |
• gram pradhan | Mahesh Baisla Pradhan |
Area | |
• Total | 2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi) |
Elevation | 219 m (719 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,800 |
• Density | 200/km2 (500/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi & Gujari |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 201102 |
Telephone code | 0120 & 011 |
Vehicle registration | UP-14 |
Mewla Bhatti (मेवला भट्टी) is a medium village in the Loni tehsil & block of Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh, near the Siroli & Chirori region of Loni, on the GAIL indane Gas Plant (bantla,Loni) to Rataul & Chandinagar Air Force Station road. Mewla Bhatti is one of 18 villages of Baisla gotra in Loni & kekra.[1]
The village was established in 1710 from Garhi kattiya (another Baisla village) of Tronica city of Loni, who came from Bhadoli village (one of the 34 villages of Baisla) in Palwal, Haryana. It is also associated with famous gangster Mahendra Fauji Baisla, and wrestler Rajkumar Baisla.[2] The population today is around 2,000, of whom all are Hindus of the Baisla gotra of Gurjar. The village's present gram pradhan (village leader) is Mahesh Pradhan 2nd time (brother of Rajkumar Baisla & owner of PBF Bhatta company) defeated the Suresh Kumar by a margin of 154 votes.
The village had a literacy rate of 70.3% in 2011. The villagers are predominantly farmers, businesspeople, property dealers, Bhatta Company Owner (Bricks klins) and builders.