Todarpur

Todarpur is a village in the Mahilpur tehsil within the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab state, India. It shares its name with several other villages in the northern regions of India.

Location

It is located approximately 26 km south of Hoshiarpur and 116 km from the state capital of Chandigarh. It is also neighboured by Garhshankar tehsil and Banga tehsil towards the south, as well as Haroli tehsil towards the east. Nearby towns include Nawanshahr, Phagwara and Nangal.

History and demographics

The village was founded by brothers Chaudry Dullah and Chaudry Phulla (given names Abdullah and Lutfullah respectively).

A large proportion of the population consists of Singh families migrated from Faisalabad (formerly Lyallpur). The local language is Punjabi.

Features

The village's main entry point is a large gate on the Jhalera side.

Its primary source of irrigation is a tube well. Other older wells exist intact to this day. There is a middle school located on Cheta Rd, while in the centre of the village lies the tomb of Baba Mirze Shah, a venerated Sufi saint. Other notable resting places include the graves of the founding Chaudry brothers, and the grave of one of their sons, Chaudry Karam Baksh Zeildar.

The assigned PIN code is 144404 and the postal head office is located in Ajnoha in Hoshiarpur.

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