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Babeli is a village in Tehsil Phagwara
Phagwara
Phagwara is a city and a municipal council in Kapurthala district in North India, in the central part of the Punjab.-Location:Phagwara lies on the Delhi–Amritsar national highway No.01 and is also served by the rail link between Delhi and Amritsar. It is located between the two big cities of...

, Kapurthala district
Kapurthala District
Kapurthala district is a district of Punjab state in northern Republic of India. The city of Kapurthala is the district headquarters....

, in Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...

, India.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Census, Babeli has a population of 590 people. Neighbouring villages include Domeli., Bhabhiana, Rampur Sunra, Jagpalpur
Jagpalpur
Jagpalpur is a village in Tehsil Phagwara, Kapurthala district, in Punjab, India.-Demographics:According to the 2001 Census, Jagpalpur has a population of 1,559 people. Surrounding villages include Ranipur, Ucha, Dugga, Babeli, Rampur Sunra, Sikri, Ramgarh, Barn, Kishanpur, Madhopur, Bhakhriana,...

, Sikri, Dugga, Ucha, and Musapur.

Gurdwara Chounta Sahib

According to local tradition, Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji visited Gurdwara Chounta Sahib. The first Babbar Shaheedi Conference was held at Gurdwara
Gurdwara
A Gurdwara , meaning the Gateway to the Guru, is the place of worship for Sikhs, the followers of Sikhism. A Gurdwara can be identified from a distance by tall flagpoles bearing the Nishan Sahib ....

 Chaunta Sahib in 1946.

Gurdwara Babbar Shaheed

Babeli is famous for Gurdwara Babbar Shaheed. On the 31st of August 1923, an encounter took place at Babeli village between Babbar Akalis and the Police that left four Babbars killed. The martys were Baba Karam Singh Daulatpur, Baba Bishen Singh Mangat, Baba Uday Singh Rampur Jhuggian and Baba Mohinder Singh Pandori Ganga Singh. Locals confirm that the blood of the deceased turned the Narur
Narur
Narur, also known as Naroor or Naror, is a large village in Punjab, situated 19 km from Phagwara. The area is 183 hectares with a population of 2485....

choe water that flows near Babeli into the colour red. Since then the locals call the choe, the choe of the Babbars.

An annual Shaheedi Mela is held at Babeli village in memory of the martys.
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