Chabbewal is a town in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India, with a population of 5000.
Chabbewal | |
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village | |
  Chabbewal Location in Punjab, India | |
| Coordinates: 31°26′44″N 75°59′25″E / 31.445506°N 75.990264°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Hoshiarpur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Chabbewal is situated just in the middle of Hoshiarpur and Mahilpur stretch about 10 km each side on State Highway 24 of the state Punjab that connect Dasuya, Pathankot to Chandigarh. Chabbewal is a now major shopping center that attracts neighboring villagers regularly. It is a major Bus Stop for villagers in and out of that area. The town has five High Schools, and a very renowned Girls College - Shri Guru Har Rai Sahib College for Women. It now has the Guru Gobind Singh Polytechnic College in village Handowal Kalan which is rich in Technical diploma courses. It is the first institute in Hoshiarpur district to provide vocational diploma in engineering through the NSQF scheme of AICTE.
The main clan in Chabbewal is the Jatt Clan - Jhuty (or Jhutti / Jhooti, or Jhutty) The neighboring villages house many historical Gurdwaras (Baba Rattan Singh Ji / Nattrala, Harian-Vellan - Jathedar Sant Baba Nihal Singh Ji) and has produced many football players for the state. Many people have migrated to foreign countries from this area: The UK, Canada, The US, Norway, Australia and other parts of Europe.
It is a well established village with many past and present political figures. Moreover, there is now an established Police Station present in Chabbewal, plus the town is host to the biggest peas (mutter) supplying market (mandi) in Asia. There is a strong footballing background in the town. This had led to a Football Academy being established, which has played host to some of the top football players in Punjab, while it hosts big football tournaments every summer and winter.
Chabbewal has also produced many soldiers that have served the Indian Armed Forces. The people of the town are very enthusiastic, hard-working and sociable. This is the reason why the NRI population of the town has been successful abroad, plus the sporting and military achievements of the people of Chabbewal. The village has gained a reputation of not just being a standard village, but a well-respected town of the Hoshiarpur district that people from all over the region like to visit and enjoy.