Arnia

Arnia has great History of Saini Rajputs.

This incident is of the time of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. At that time India was divided into small kings . Haripur was a small state situated in Sialkot (Pakistan) and Jammu region . Whose name is now Sohagpur . Haripur (Sohagpur Arnia) state was ruled by King Sohag Singh Saini Salaria . Raja Sohag Singh Saini Salaria's wife's name was Sundarvati. All the people of Haripur state were from Hindu religion . Due to some reason Raja Sohag Singh Saini Salaria died prematurely. At that time Raja Sohag Singh Saini Salaria had only one son, Shri Sher Singh Saini Salaria . Sher Singh Saini Salaria was a teenager at the time of his father's death . Therefore , after the death of her husband Maharaja Sohag Singh Saini Salaria, Mata Sundarvati ji took over the throne of Haripur state. But after 2-3 years, when his son Mr. Sher Singh Saini Salaria became young, the entire burden of the state was handed over to him . At that time, the Mughal emperor was converting the religion of Hindus . The Hindus of Kashmir had converted and some Hindus in Jammu had also converted to Islam . In the time of Aurangzeb, the Hindus of the villages Chak Majra, Chak Kim, Pasgal, Murchhapur, Vadipur, Shekhopur, Adalair, Fatehgarh, Kirchpur Khawaspur etc. had converted to Islam. All these villages are currently located in Tehsil Bishnah (Jammu) and the Muslims here have left India and gone to Pakistan in 1947 . Mata Sundarvati had named Haripur state as Sohagpur after her late husband Maharaj Sohag Singh Saini Salaria and this village now falls in Arnia sector. This entire village belongs to Sainis who are descendants of Sher Singh Saini Salaria.

It is said that one day the Mughals were stealing cows and Raja Sher Singh Saini Salaria got information about this through a wailing Brahmin. Then Raja Sher Singh Saini Salaria took the blessings of his mother and set out on a horse to free the mother cow. Elders say that there was a fierce encounter between the Mughals and Raja Sher Singh Saini Salaria at a place called Gora Chak Namak! King Sher Singh was victorious in that war with his bravery and courage and was bringing back mother cow with respect. At that time, a wounded Muslim attacked him from behind by deceit and Raja Sher Singh's head fell on the battlefield. In Sohagpur where this brave Saini Rajput The last rites took place where at present there is the tomb of Raja Sher Singh Saini Salaria. There is a huge Bhandara here every month on the full moon and in today's time this place is known as a historical and sacrificial place! All the Salaria Kshatriyas/Rajputs of Jammu, Pathankot, Kathua and Gurdaspur consider Sher Singh Saini Salaria as their Jathera and pay obeisance at the tomb of this brave man. It is a pilgrimage place for Sainis of Jammu (especially Sainis of Salaria clan). Before the partition of India, Salarias of Sialkot also used to come to Sohagpur for pilgrimage. The sacred exclamation of "Jai Date Di" can be heard on this divine land.

Arnia is located at 32.52°N 74.8°E / 32.52; 74.8.[1] It has an average elevation of 269 metres (882 feet).

As of 2001 India census,[2] Arnia had a population of 9057. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Arnia has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 57% of the males and 43% of females literate. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Hindu 98.64%, Sikh 0.55%, and Christian 0.47%.[3]

In recent years, Arnia has been subject to ceasefire violations by Pakistan which has led to the killing of civilians and the destruction of villagers' properties.[4]