List of Zaildars by Zail

The Zaildar was the officer in charge of a Zail, a revenue and administrative unit in the colonial rural administration of Punjab in British India. , comprising between two and forty villages.

List of Zaildars

Chaudhry Bostan Khan Zaildar

Zaildar of Punjab. Chaudhary Bostan Khan Zaildar was appointed as a Zaildar of Punjab based on 84 villages of Rawalpindi & Islamabad Zail. He was the only landlord of that District. His best quality was that He used to listen to the problems of the public in a Diwan on regular basis in his village Kotha Kalan. Later his son Chaudhary Lal Khan contested in local body elections & became Chairman for 4 times non stop & Got title of “Baba-e-Baldiyat” By the Government of Pakistan. He was also the member of district council.

Bidhwan Jaglan Jat Zaildar

Bidhwan Jaglan Zail (बिधवान जागलान ज़ैल) was headquartered in the Bidhwan (बिधवान) village and ruled by the Jaglan clan. It covered four villages in Erstwhile Loharu State in the Hisar district. These villages, Bidhwan, Kalali (कलाली), Mandholi Khurd (मंढोली खुर्द) and Siwach lie in Bhiwani district. The Zail and Zaildar systems were abolished in 1952, and the Jaglan family now continues as Lambardar.

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