Mandholi Khurd


Mandholi Khurd is a village and administrative unit in Loharu (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Siwani Tehsil of Bhiwani District under Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency and Hisar Division of the Indian state of Haryana. It has a democratically elected panchayat samiti.
It is situated from Hisar on the Hisar-Rajgarh road and from district headquarters Bhiwani.

History

Bidhwan Jaglan Zail and Jaglan Lambardari

Bidhwan is the seat of the former Jaglan Zail that was headed by the Zaildar from an influential Jaglan clan, who ruled over four revenue villages of Princely state called Loharu State during British Raj period. Descendants of whom still live in the village and their descendant Surender Singh Jaglan serves as Lambardar of these villages. The four villages of Bidhwan, Kalali, Mandholi Khurd and Mandholi Kalan lie in Bhiwani district.

Archaeological sites

Nearby Indus Valley civilization archaeological sites include Banawali, Lohari Ragho, Masudpur, Rakhigarhi, Siswal all with Hissar district as well as Burj and Bhirrana and Kunal and Balu in Fatehabad and Mitathal and Naurangabad in Bhiwani district. Another archaeological site is Agroha Mound.

Administration

It is under Bhiwani Zilla Panchayat and has its own unreserved Gram Panchayat under Gram Panchayat Smiti. A Patwari, an ADO, a Rural Health Officer, and an Anganwadi worker are present.

Jat gotras

The following Jat gotras are found in the village:
  • Saangwan Fouji
  • Dhindhwal
  • Siwach
  • Lakhlan
  • Bharia
  • Jakhar
  • Sheoran
  • Nehra
  • Jaglan
  • Nagal
  • Dangi
  • Phogat
  • Gadhotia
  • Rao
  • Poonia Kothari kulariya

Transport

Road

It is connected by a paved road.

Rail

The nearest train stations are 9 km Jhumpa Khurd, 10 km Bahal, 21 km Siwani, 29 Rajgarh. The nearest major junctions are away at Hisar city and 52 km at Bhiwani city.

Air

Hisar Airport is the nearest functional airport, away. No commercial flights serve this airport. The nearest domestic and international airport is at Delhi.