Sidhuwal

Sidhuwal is a Jat Sikh village on the road Patiala Bhadson - approximately six kilometres from Patiala in Patiala tehsil in the Patiala district of the state of Punjab in northwest India. It is one of 365 villages in Patiala Block. The village is located at the banks of Bhakra Main Line canal.

The pin code of Sidhuwal is 147001 and the address of the post office is "Postmaster, Post Office SIDHUWAL (BRANCH OFFICE), PATIALA, PUNJAB (PB), India (IN). Nearby railway station of Sidhuwal is Patiala.

History

Origin of the name of the village is not known, probably it got its name from the family of Maharaja of Patiala which had lot of property in the village. In fact till around 2003–04 the village also had an old fort, which has since been demolished. As per the locals, the last caretaker of the fort was Fateh Jang Singh, Sardar of Yadavindera Singh (Maharaja of Patiala) who was from Bhaike family. It can also be assumed that the village must have come up in the vicinity of the fort which probably was built in nineteenth century.

Demographics

Though the name of the village suggests that it may be predominately of Sidhu gotra, but majority of the population of the village consists of farmers with Khroud gotra.

Education

Due to its proximity to Patiala city, it does not have many independent facilities like education. However, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL) has been established in the village by the Punjab Government, which will not only give boost to infrastructure in the village but also to the education of the students from the village.

References

Coordinates: 30°22′44″N 76°20′49″E / 30.379°N 76.347°E / 30.379; 76.347