Chhoti ballabh

Village Chhoti Ballabh is situated at the western border of Iglas about 7 kilometers away from the town Gonda of the district Aligarh. It is located near Khair -Taintigoan road.

There was a high heap of remnants of an unknown fort, where this village Chhoti is situated. There were signs of a trench around this "Teela" in the earlier days of its establishment. Besides this, there is a historical barren land of around 20 Bighas (four acres) in the 300 meters northern side of this village called "Naraina".It has some signs of a disappeared old 'Nagar' because there is an old wall at some depth which goes up to village chhoti. Another significant thing which was noticed in earlier days was that some glittering small stones and a lot of old pattern terracotta pots were also found throughout this baron land which is a sign of an old and historical place.

Village Chhoti-Ballabh is composed of the small villages Chhoti and Ballabh. There is a big pond in between these two villages called Devalay and remnants of the temple are still existing near this pond. There is a place called Mata on the north-eastern side of the village Chhoti where devotees from different places used to come for worship and sacrifice goats.

The history of present peasants of these villages is only around two hundred years old. Jats of two Gotras, Thakurela and Sinsinwars have established their families in this village. Two hundred years ago two families came from Darabar (Gonda) village and settled in Ballabh village. Similarly, other caste peoples like Jatav from Talesara and Darbar, Khatik, Dheevar, and Naai from other places came and settled in these villages. Earlier there was one family of a Muslim community also but now no Muslim family is existing in these villages.

This village is in Lagsama region-the land of Thakurela Jats.