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Bilga is a large village near the city of Nurmahal. Nurmahal is a sub-tehsil in the district of Jalandhar in the Indian state of Punjab. The majority of people living in Bilga are of both Sikh & Hindu. The nearest main road to Bilga is Phillaur-Nurmahal road which is almost 2 km from the village. The nearest Railway station to this village is the Bilga railway station. There are a Hindu Temples more than 300 years. In the center of the town there is a large gurudwara, of historical significance, the Shri Guru Arjan Dev Sikh Temple, as the 5th Guru of the Sikhs, Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji (first Sikh Guru to be martyred) had visited the area during the time of his wedding in the neighboring village of Meo in the year 1589. People from all over the world visit this gurdwara.[citation needed] Shri Guru Arjan Dev ji's Vastras(clothes) are still present there and are on display. The village is divided in 7 portions (a portion of a village is known as a patti) which have their own names, these are Patti Bhalaayi, Patti Duniya Mansoor, Patti Bhoja, Patti Mahena, Patti Bagga, Patti Bhatti, Patti Neelowaal. #bilga #nakodar #ajlby #before1947punjab #punjabhistory #india