Nihal Singh Wala

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Nihal Singh Wala is a town which falls in Moga district, Punjab, India. It is also a major tehsil of Moga district. The town is situated at Guru Gobind Singh Marg. The nearest cities are Moga, Barnala, Bathinda, Faridkot and Ludhiana. There are about 34 villages under Nihal Singh Wala tehsil. It was founded by 2 Dhaliwal brothers, Nihal Singh who the town is named after and Gulab Singh.

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Nihal Singh Wala is the thirteenth town in Punjab to have more than 150 rice mills, behind Khanna and Baghapurana.

The town has a population of about 13000 and has municipal committee.

History

The village was founded by Dhaliwal Jats, specifically the 2 brothers Nihal Singh and Gulab Singh.

Education

The town has four prominent schools. Kamla Nehru Sen. Sec. School, Royal Convent School [1] , Green Valley Convent School [2] , Govt High and Primary School. IMT College Manuke, Govt. College Patto Hira Singh.

Politics

Many politicians are also from this town like Darshan Singh Khota (Former Minister), Maheshinder Singh MLA( Baghapurana) resides at Nihal Singh Wala, Bibi Rajwinder Kaur Bhagike MLA. Tota Singh (Cabinet Minister) in SAD government also belongs to village Didar Singh Wala near the town.

See also

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  1. "Royal Convent School". Royal Convent School. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. "Green Valley Convent School". greenvalleyconvent.com. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

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