Kalali, Bhiwani

Kalali is a village and administrative unit with a democratically elected panchayat samiti (local council) in the Loharu (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Siwani Tehsil of Bhiwani District under Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency and Hisar Division of Haryana state.

It is situated 53 km from Hisar on the Hisar-Rajgarh road and 55 km from the district headquarters Bhiwani.

History
Kalali came into existence even before its twin village Bidhwan.

Bidhwan Jaglan Zail and Jaglan Lambardari
Bidhwan is seat of the former Jaglan Zail that was headed by the Zaildar from influential Jaglan clan who during the British Raj ruled over four revenue villages of Princely state called Loharu State. Descendants of whom still live in the village and their descendant Surender Singh Jaglan still holds the position of Lambardar of these villages. Currently, these four villages of Bidhwan (बिधवाण), Kalali (कलाली), Mandholi Khurd (मंढोली खुर्द) and Mandholi Kalan (मंढोलीकलां) lie in Bhiwani district. Khunga or Jaglan gotra Jats and Kaaushik gotra Brahmins were original inhabitants of Kalali village.

Nearby archaeological sites
Nearby Indus Valley civilization archaeological sites are Banawali, Lohari Ragho, Masudpur, Rakhigarhi, Siswal all with Hissar district as well as Burj and Bhirrana and Kunal and Balu in Fatehabad and Mitathal and Naurangabad in Bhiwani district. Another archaeological site is Agroha Mound.

Administration
Currently, it is under Bhiwani Zilla Panchayat and has its own unreserved Gram Panchayat under Gram Panchayat Smiti. There is a Patwari (government land record officer), an ADO (Agriculture Development Officer),a Rural Health Officer (RHO), and an Anganbadi Worker.

The village is inhabited by people belonging to different castes. The dominant caste in the village is Jat where Jaglan (Khunga) is dominant gotra.

Brahman & Jat gotras
The following Brahmin & Jat gotras are found in the village:


 * Kankar
 * Jaglan

Jaglan gotra dominates the Jat community in the village

Transportation
It is well connected by the paved bitumen road. It lies from 9 km Jhumpa Khurd, 18 km Bahal, 21 km Siwani, 29  Rajgarh (Rajasthan), 33  Kairu, 55 km Hissar, 57 km Hansi, 49 km Pilani, 50 km from Bhiwani, 163 km Delhi and 282 km from state capital Chandigarh.

Train connectivity
Nearest train stations are 9 km Jhumpa Khurd, 18 km Bahal, 21 km Siwani, 29  Rajgarh. Nearest major junctions are 55 km at Hisar, India city and 52 km at Bhiwani city.

Airport connectivity
Hisar Airport, the nearest functional airport and flying training club is 55 km away. Currently no commercial flights from this airport. Nearest domestic and international airport is 165 km at Delhi.