Pali, Hardoi

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pali
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Awadhi-Kannauji
| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh
| coordinates = {{coord|27.42|N|80.12|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hardoi district|Hardoi]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder = Kings of Pal dynasty{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}}
| named_for =
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2011"/>
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| area_total_km2 = 5.7
| elevation_footnotes =
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| population_total = 18708
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2011"/>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 241123
| registration_plate = UP- 30
| website =
| footnotes =
| Chairman (Mayor) = Deepa Awasthi
}}
'''Pali''' is a town and [[Nagar Panchayat]] in [[Sawayajpur]] tehsil of [[Hardoi district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name="Census 2011">{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Hardoi, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=15–16, 32–52, 578–82, 589 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/09/0924_PART_A_DCHB_HARDOI.pdf |website=Census 2011 India|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref> Located on the right bank of the [[Garra River|Garra]] river, 20 miles northwest of [[Hardoi]], Pali historically served as the seat of a [[pargana]] and was a regional political headquarters under the [[Nawabs of Awadh]].<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite book |last1=Nevill |first1=H.R. |title=Hardoi - A Gazetteer |date=1904 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |pages=232–6 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.48076 |access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref> The town's name is possibly connected to the [[Pala Empire|Pal dynasty]] that once ruled the nearby city of [[Kannauj]].<ref name="Gazetteer"/> As of 2011, the population of Pali is 18,708, in 2,949 households.<ref name="Census 2011"/>

==History==
In early times, Pali was ruled by the [[Thathera]]s, who inhabited the large ruined site called Sandikhera to the west of the modern town.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> The site was then conquered by Raja Satan, the Sombansi ruler of Satannagar (aka [[Sandi, Uttar Pradesh|Sandi]]).<ref name="Gazetteer"/> His son, Raja Harhar (also called Sheosal Deo), granted the place to a family of Gabrs or Kisans who held the office of mace-bearer at his court.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> However, they rebelled, and Harhar had to seek assistance in defeating them.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> He sent his [[purohit]], Gyan Pande, to the Muslim garrison at Kannauj, where Gyan Pande's brother served as a [[risaldar]].<ref name="Gazetteer"/> An army was then sent under the command of Sheikh Mohi-ud-Din Usmani, the son of Haji Salar, to assist Raja Harhar.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> They were successful, and as a reward, Gyan Pande, his brother, and Sheikh Mohi-ud-Din were each granted 500 [[bigha]]s of land rent-free.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> The three of them then cleared away a forested area by the riverbank and founded the present town of Pali, with the Hindu Brahmins in the north and the Muslim Sheikhs in the south.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> According to the traditional account, this happened at the end of the 12th century.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> Mushabbar husain usmani (Dr. Mallhan) was a famous descendant of Haji Salar. Another descendant of Haji Salar resides in Chhota mahal, situated in Mohalla Shaikh Sarai

According to the qanungos of Pali, the town had served as the seat of a [[pargana]] ever since the Muslim conquest.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> In any case, the pargana was in existence at least by the time of [[Humayun]] in the 1500s, and it was later listed in the [[Ain-i-Akbari]].<ref name="Gazetteer"/> The pargana then was much larger — it also included the entire later parganas of [[Shahabad, Hardoi|Shahabad]] and Pachhoha, as well as parts of Saromannagar and Katiari.<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

Under the [[Nawabs of Awadh]], Pali served as the headquarters of the ''naib'' of the Sandi-Pali [[Chakla (administrative division)|chakla]].<ref name="Gazetteer"/> It lost this administrative significance under the British, and as a result, the Muslim neighbourhoods went into decline.<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

At the turn of the 20th century, Pali was described as a picturesque town with groves of [[mango]] trees all along its western outskirts.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> It consisted of four [[mohalla]]s at the time: Qazi Sarai, inhabited by the Sheikhs; Maghrabi, inhabited by Pathans; the mohalla of the Maliks and Pathans; and the prospering Hindu town, where Pande Brahmins predominated.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> There were seven mosques and four Hindu temples; one of the mosques had been recently built by Risaldar Imtiaz Ali and featured "very showy, florid" architecture.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> Pali then had a police station, a cattle pound, a post office, and an inspection bungalow, along with an upper primary school with 105 students and a military encampment west of the road outside the town.<ref name="Gazetteer"/> The town held markets twice per week, on Thursdays and Sundays, and a new marketplace had recently been built.<ref name="Gazetteer"/>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations
| align = left
| source = 2011 Census of India<ref name="Census 2011"/>
| 1901 | 4776
| 1911 | 5062
| 1921 | 4712
| 1931 | 4920
| 1941 | 5511
| 1951 | 5440
| 1961 | Not given
| 1971 | Not given
| 1981 | 8994
| 1991 | 12279
| 2001 | 15527
| 2011 | 18708
}}
As of the [[2011 Census of India|2011 India census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Pali had a population of 18,708. Males constitute 52.64% of the population and females constitute 47.35%. Pali has an average literacy rate of 87%, which is higher than the national average of 74%. Male literacy is 91%, and female literacy is 85%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Geography==
The town is situated on the bank of the Garra river. The river provides alluvial soil for the cultivation of Rabi, Kharif, and Zayed crops.

The town is near Shahabad, Sawayajpur, and Bawan. The nearest railway station is Anjhi, Shahabad, and the town is connected by a road network.

Famous spots of the town include Panth Wali Devi Mandir, Ram Leela Ground, Bargad Chauraha, Bus Adda Chauraha, Bazaar, Sundar Chauraha, Mallahan-Ka-Neem, Nakhasa-Puliya, and Badifield (SBRB Inter College playground).

==Education==

Some of the famous educational institutions of Pali are:
* Seth Babu Ram Bhartiya Inter College
* Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College
* Pant Intermediate College
* N.B Babu Khan Janta Degree College
* National High School
* Rajkiye Kanya Pathshala (Girls School)
* Alampanah st. waris ali shah public institute of education

==Heritage and culture==
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* Panthwari Devi Mandir
* Maa Durga Mandir (Bhudar Mathiya)
* Shivala Temple, The ancient Shiv Mandir
* Ram Leela Ground
* Risaldar Sahab Mosque - Built with an extraordinary architecture
* Eidgah - The domes of this monument are eye-catching
* Dr. Mallhan House is famous as a "Chhota Mahal"
* Shrine of Qile Wale Baba (Centre of Faith)
* Shaheed Abid Khan Tomb.
*Khinni Mazar near Township Graveyard.
*Imam bada near National junior high School.
* khankhah niyaziya near Alampanah st. waris ali shah public institute of education

==Pride of town (personalities)==
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*Late Prabhu Dayal Bajpai, Freedom Fighter
*Late Jumman Khan, Freedom Fighter
*Late Dr. Mallhan was a famous doctor
*Martyr Abid Khan, Hero of [[1999 Kargil conflict|1999 Kargil Victory]]
*Babu Khan (Ex. Member of Legislative Assembly)
*Late Pt Ram Autar Dixit (ex-minister of up govt.)
*Farman Ahmad Khan (First IAS of the Town -2019 Batch)

==Famous things to eat==
1. Sand Roasted Potato, also known as 'Bhune Aaloo', is served with green sauce (made up of Green coriander, Green chilies, etc.) and roasted masala. The source and history of this delicacy are still unknown but the trend of its sale is ever rising in the town and around the town.

2. 'Mama ki Guzhiya' is a popular sweet treat is made of pure milk Khoya (Khowa) by 'Mama' (a locally known Confectioner). {{promotion inline|{{subst: January 2013}}|date=June 2021}}

3. Ambreesh ke samose

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Hardoi district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Hardoi district]]

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