Mewala Kalan

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Mewala Kalan/Mewla farm (मेवला कलाँ) is a village in Tehsil Tanda in district Rampur in Uttar Pradesh.

Location

It is situated at the last end of Uttar Pardesh boarder 20 k.m far from Tanda and 50 k.m far from Rampur and 3 k.m near to Uttarakhand boarder.

The Founders

In about 1952, 2 or 3 Jats came here and on finding good land and water for agriculture decided to settle here.

Jat Gotras

History

In about 1950 mainly 2 Sheoran families came from village Dhanasri, which is situated in Bhiwani district and a major village of Sheorans. First they came to keshonagli a village in Swar tehsil in search of good land and water suitable for farming. But they found it unsuitable place for them so in 1952 they moved from there and reach Mewla Kalan. Mewla Kalan at that time was all forested and all types of animals such-lions, tigers etc. could be seen. Slowly they brought their other gotras relatives here and it is now fully a Jat village.

Salient features

1. Till 2015 a large number of persons are serving in defence services. There are nearly 30 in defence , out of them 13 persons are still on duty and others are retd. or expired. Colonel Yogi Sheoran s/o RamChander Sheoran commanded his unit at Meerut since 2008 - 2012, there are 2 Majors now, 2 Lieutenants and other are JCO/ORS now serving.

2. In civil services also a 18 number of people serving out of which 13 are teachers and 1 is doctor, 2 in CRPF, 2 in POLICE.

3. First Jat Sarpanch in Mewala Kalan was in 1982 late Subedar Roopchand Sheoran s/o Sukhlal Sheoran. Another notable son of Sukhlal Sheoran was RamChander Sheoran who died very young at the age of 34 years. He was a very innovative and progressive farmer who brought revolution to farming practices and also to marketing of the produces . He always stood for the rights of the farmers whether it was in the local grain market or the local sugar factory at Kashipur.

4. Mewala Kalan has a post office

5. Two popular twin brothers named Atar Singh Sheoran and Chatar Singh Sheoran s/o Shukhlal Sheoran. both look same and also wear same dress code everytime, where they go people see and make around them. Both were govt. teacher and retired now. Also big farmer.

6. A number of land lords here there because the main occupation is farming here about 700 acres / 4200 bighas land farmed by Jat peoples .

Population

According to census 2011 total population is 1209 in which males are 671 and females are 538. Out of them Jats are about 600.

Notable Persons

External Links

www.facebook.com/pages/MEWLA-FARM/519576518074905

References


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