List of Zaildars by Zail

Chaudhary Sardar Khan Kahloon Zaildar was appointed as Zaildar in Chak Jhumra Tehsil of Lyallpur(Present Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan). He was from village Daowala 146 Rakh Branch. He was very famous and loved because of his justice and helping the ones who were oppressed. During partition of 1947, he along with his allies (Chatha and Bal tribes) from various villages provided shelter to Sikhs migrants. In his village British government has a government owned bungalow to control Canal irrigation system which is still functional today. His son Ch Fateh Ali Kahloon Zaildar was appointed as Zaildar after him. His family is still in politics and his grandson had become Chairman several times known as Ch Shabir Ahmed Kahloon.

Rao Bisharat Ali Zaildar

Rao Bisharat Ali was zaildar of 52 villages in Haryana Hisaar.He was from Sui village near Bhiwani Kheda.He had great influence over other castes of Hisaar as well as in British government.His family owned 8500 acres of fertile land of Sui.

Sardar Gurcharan Singh Shergill(zaildar)

Sardar Gurcharan Singh Shergill was a Zaildar of 28 village in barnala district. He was from village dangarh.He was a great friend of surjit singh barnala and sukhwinder singh dhindsa.

Sardar Joginder Singh was Zaildar of 57 villages in Shahabad, Markanada. He belonged to the Batth caste of Jattsikh. His ancestors was from the Village Batth, Tehsil - Taran Tarn , District-Amritsar, and has a good control or acumen of politics. His ancestors play a vital role in Maharaja Ranjit Singh Army, after Sikh-Anglo war his ancestors were blacklisted from Punjab. Because his ancestors were honest towards her maharani Jind kaur. So they migrated to Ambala District. . Where his ancestors controlled the power of Zaildari.

Sardar Davinder Singh Gill was Safedposh with Zaildari of 42 villages with Gill village being the main, as it was the biggest village in the area. He was given the title of Sardar Sahib by Lord EM Wavell in Jan 1944 (then Viceroy of India). Then Zaildar title was inherited by Sardar Harbans Singh Gill officer armoured corp Indian Army

Chaudhary Harbans Singh was appointed as Zaildar of 65 villages in Delhi Tehsil. He was from village Chilla Saroda Bangar, east Delhi. He was honoured by the British government many times for his works.

Bidhwan Jaglan Zail (बिधवान जागलान ज़ैल) was headquartered in the Bidhwan (बिधवान) village and ruled by the Jaglan clan. It covered four villages in Erstwhile Loharu State in the Hisar district. These villages, Bidhwan, Kalali (कलाली), Mandholi Khurd (मंढोली खुर्द) and Siwach lie in Bhiwani district. The Zail and Zaildar systems were abolished in 1952,[3] and the Jaglan family now continues as Lambardar.

Ali Muhammad Malik was appointed as Zaildar, he was from village Muradabad, Punjab, Pakistan. His zail comprises many towns of Muzaffargarh. It is believed that his family descended from a Turkish prince. He was considered to be one of the most influential people in the British government. Although he was the wealthiest person and owned much land, he was famous for his simplicity. He usually rode his white horse with few men on his back and loved to meet his people and listen to their problems. It is also believed that he was a hard man and had strict Islamic rule for his people. It is also said that if his horse was sent out alone, people would get frightened by it. The British government offered him large amounts of land for his works to maintain order. However, he rejected and instead usually redistributed his vast amount of land to his citizens in poverty.

Zaildar of Punjab. Chaudhary Bostan Khan Zaildar was appointed as a Zaildar of Punjab based on 84 villages of Rawalpindi & Islamabad Zail. He was the only landlord of that District. His best quality was that he used to listen to the problems of the public in a Diwan on regular basis in his village Kotha Kalan. Later his son Chaudhary Lal Khan contested in local body elections & became Chairman four times non-stop & Got the title of “Baba-e-Baldiyat” By the Government of Pakistan. He was also elected as a member of the district council of Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

Zaildar of Dholar Talagang. Malik Amir Khan Zaildar was appointed as a Zaildar of Dholar zail based on nine villages of Talagang District Kamalpur. Zaildar Malik Aurangzeb was another notable Zaildar of the Talagang Area. He was Malik of Akwal and a descendant of Malik Weer Khan.

Another revered Zaildar known for his youth and superiority was Chaudhary fazal hussain Chatha (of the Chatha Jatt tribe and cousin of Chaudhary karam elahi chattha) who represented his Zail of 75 villages with great honour and responsibility. He was known to ride on a white horse along with 50 men horseback behind him as he visited the villages allotted to him and he was famous for taking his men wherever he went. He was known to reside in a small village named Jugna Chattha (situated near Gujranwala Punjab) in his honour. The position was quite important as it extended the influence of the colonial state right into the villages. He used to listen to the problems of the public in a Diwan on regular basis in his village Jugna Chatha.

Zaildars of Amritsar Tehsil Ajnala were a Muslim Wahla jatt family of village Kamalpur. That zail comprised 25 villages. And Chaudhary Ahmad Bakhsh Wahla was the Zaildar. Then his son Chaudhary Farzand Ali Wahla was also Zaildar.

Choudhary Arjan Ram Sinwer Zaildar (चौधरी अर्जन राम सिवंर जेलदार)was from Sherpura village (शेरपुरा) and ruled by the Sinwer clan of Jats. It covered four villages in Erstwhile Sherpura State in the Hisar district. These villages Narain Khera, Tazia Khera, Kushumbhi and Kukarthana in Sirsa district. The Zail and Zaildar systems were abolished in 1952,[1] and the Sinwer family now continues as Lambardar and sarpanch.

Chaudhary Nathu Singh Tewatia Zaildar of Sihi village was famous in Ballabhgarh. His zail comprised 84 villages. He has been credited for abolishing cow slaughtering from Ballabhgarh. He also served as a Chairman of Gurgaon District Committee. He donated his 6600 bighas of land to peasants in Chaisa village. He settled a colony named Nathu Colony on his land around 100 ft road in Ballabgarh. He fought Ballabhgarh constituent election in 1968, wherein he lost by just a margin of 7500 votes where Indira Gandhi participated in rallies against him. Then his son Chaudhary Raj Singh Tewatia was also Zaildar.