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Location of Gumati (Rampura Phul) in Bhatinda district

Gumti (गुमती/ गुमटी) or Gumti Kalan is a village in Rampura Phul tahsil in Bhatinda district of Punjab, India.

Location

The nearest main road is Rampura-Sajabatpura, 6 km away. Barnala - Baza Khana Road 8 km and Nathna - Bhagta Road 5 km. Frontier Studio in Bhagta Bhai Ka 11 km. The nearest railway station is Rampura Phul, 20 km away.

History

The Gumti Sikhs or Laudgharias

Lepel H. Griffin[1] writes about The Gumti Sikhs or Laudgharias: Second in order come the Gumti Sikhs, or, as they are commonly known, the Laudgharias," a term signifying the 'younger branch.' These are the descendants of Phul by his second wife, Rajji, who bore him three sons, Channu, Jhandu and Takht Mal. Jhandu died issue-less ; Channu had two sons, earned Kilas and Masur, and his brother Takht Mal had five, namely, Bir, Lakmir, Bhumia, Dalloh and Bakhta. These founded the village of Gumti, ten miles north of Phul, and half way between Dialpur and Bhai Rupa, dividing it into seven shares, which are now held by their respective descendants. The Gumti Sikhs, being weak, attached themselves to whomsoever they thought best able to defend them. Sirdar Chuhr Singh of Bhadour helped them against the Maharajkian Sikhs ; and they later accepted the protection of Raja Jaswant Singh of Nabha, to whom they are still bound to furnish 14


* Commissioner Cis-Satlej States to Panjab Government, No. 155, dated l0th Jnly 1855, and Punjab Government to Commissioner Cis-Satlej States, No. 670, dated 1st August 1855.
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horsemen. In 1868, the Gumti Sikhs numbered 850 souls, and their holding is worth Be. 2,500 per annum.

Lepel H. Griffin[2] clarifies that Laudh, signifies ‘small' in the Punjabi dialect; ghar — 'house’ and “Laudhgharia" consequently signifies the younger branch.

Population

The population of Gumti Kalan was 5,637 as per the 2001 census with 2,810 male and 2,557 females.

Notable persons

  • Gurnam Singh, Sepoy, 1903. 1st Bn. 13th. Frontier Force Rifles. 27 January 1942. Son of Nahar Singh and Kishan Kaur, of Gumti Kalan, Nabha, India. Column 240. Roll of Honour.

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