HELAN | Discover Mandi Bahauddin | Pakistan | MBDin Series | Punjabi Urdu Vlog

LOCATION OF THE VILLAGE:
My beautiful Village name is Helan. It is located in District
Mandi-Bahauddin and 20 K.M East South away from Mandi Bahauddin and 8 K.M East North from Phalia and 20 K.M South from Dinga and, 4 K.M North from Mano Chak.. Helan situated between Islamabad airport and Lahore airport. It is also in between Chenab River and Jhelum River.
There are two Main Canal passes besides Helan. Which are almost attached with it, one is “Phalia Branch Canal” and locally called “Choti Neher” (Small Canal). While other one is “RQ Link” locally called “Bari Neher”. Phalia Branch Canal is on East of Helan, While RQ Link is on East North of Helan Town. Early in the morning, peoples of Helan visit at the bank of the Canals.

HISTORY OF THE VILLAGE:
Helan Town is an old Historical Town. No one can say that how much it is old. It is older more than Mand-i-Bahauddin city and as old as Phalia. Its old buildings are constructed with small brick of 6 inch length, 4 inch wide and 1.5 inch thick. History of Helan Town is related to Alexander time (Sikander-e-Azam).

FOUNDER OF THE VILLAGE:
It is not confirm that who is the founder of Helan, However some Historical Incidents and research show that Sikander-e-Azam passes through this area. Sikander-e-Azam was a King. He belonged to Unaan. He fights some war in this area (Helan and Phalia). According to history he may be founder of this Town . He defeat Raja Poras at the River Jhelum (PHALIA) and return his country but he was died in the way. In the past the River Jhelum passed near Sarli-e-Kalan, Phalia and Village Seria at Qadarabad road. Now there is a huge amount of sand is available since now.
GLORIOUS HISTORICAL BUILDING—– (HANJEERA):
There is an old historical building besides outside the Helan Town that calls “Hanjeera”. Its walls are 8.5 feet wide. It has four open doors. kalma tayaba is written on right and left of each door. It has four Mahrab. There are stairs in it for climb up the Hanjeera, which present an amazing view in it’s around. It was built on 999 Hajri (432 years before). There is an underground way which goes under the Hanjeera, local people think that, that is an underground way (Srung) which open somewhere else, but in actual it is not any underground way (Srung), actually real grave of Sheik Ali Baig S/O Hussain Ali Khan Arab and his friends are there, graves that are shown in Hanjeera upward that is just show off like Qaud-e-Mazar in Karachi.Cement and steel are not used in its construction. It is built on an old style with some old type mixture (sand, powder of brick and lime etc). It constructed dot shape and it is a sample for Building Engineer for good structure. There are three graves in its inside. One of them is Sheik Ali Baig S/O Hussain Ali Khan Arab, Qurani ayyats are written on marble in one of them, many gossips listened about them and no news is confirmed about them except that these are of some Muslims Rulers or Kings. There is a graveyard East North of Hanjeera which contained 50 graves. There is a “12 Dari” near the West of Hanjeera. There is also a Small Canal in the South locally called “SAME NALA” which is coming from Bhinder Kalan under the R.Q.Line. (It call syphon). which is attached with Hanjeera and 15 feet down from the foundation of Hanjeera which go towards Phalia and move onward. Now this building is under the supervision of “Aasar-e-Qadeema”.It is founded that in old time, River Jhelum passes through a Village (Sirl-e-kalan) which is in between Helan and Mano Chak. Still now people of surrounding Villages are using sand of this area.

SITUATION BEFORE PARTITION IN 1947
Population of Helan Town was mostly Muslims in 1947. (At the time of partition of subcontinent) there were some houses of Hindus and Sikhs. These Hindus were businessman and literate. Therefore they realize situation before 1947. Before the partition, there was a Boy’s Primary School, Middle Boy’s School and Girl’s Primary School. Before partition the student of Helan Village of 9th and 10 go to Makhanawali for study. Before 1947 there were a Katcha road from Helan to Mano Chak, Helan to Phalia, Helan to Dinga and Helan to Churond. There was not any metal road from Helan village to Mano Chak. GOVT built proper road in 1960 from Helan to Mano Chak, at that time there was only Transport used Tanga and Bicycle which speed is very slow which reach from Helan to mano chak within 30 minutes
Following were the Main castes before the partition

Arian
Kazi (Hashmi)
Peer
Qasai (Alvi)
Pathain (Doli Zai)
Butt
Sheik
Mirzey
Mughal
Muslim Sheikh
Ghalo
Khokher (Malik)
Kano Gho
Minhas Rajput

CANAL REST HOUSE /BUNGALOW:
East North of the Helan Village there is Canal Rest House / Bungalow, There live a Sub Engineer, Chowkidar and Beldars for Irrigation system