Sher Khan, nephew of Balban built a fort here. After Ibrahim Lodhi's defeat in battle of panipat in 1526 A.D., the town became under Mughal Empire. The total area of the Block is 30,786 hectares having population of 1,13,399. There are some units of mining machinery and toughned glass, some items manufactured by these units are import substitute. Paddy and wheat are the main crops of the block.
Irrigation is done mainly through tubewells, apart from canals which is adequate.
A power plant, which runs on Paddy Straw is established at village Jalkheri in this block, which is the only power station of its kind in the country. All villages of the block are distributed among 7 branches of commercial banks and two branches of Malwa Gramin Bank. Bank Ltd. and 1 Primary Agricultural Development Bank at Sirhind are catering to the needs of the people. As per 1991 census, the total population of the block is 76,928. Irrigation facilities are adequate in the block.