▁educational ▁inst itute ▁S ai ▁College ▁of ▁N urs ing , ▁S ard ul lap ur ▁near ▁Mah il pur ▁ ▁History ▁Mah il pur ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ind us ▁Valley ▁Civil isation , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁founded ▁probably ▁during ▁the ▁V edic ▁period . ▁Chinese ▁pil gr im ▁Hu ang ▁Ts ang ▁visited ▁it ▁in ▁ 6 3 5 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁Ch amba ▁valley ▁from ▁J aland har ▁and ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁Sri ▁Mah ip al pur ▁in ▁his ▁travel ▁accounts . ▁Many ▁nearby ▁villages ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ind us ▁Valley ▁Civil ization . ▁Mah il pur ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁cent ers ▁of ▁educational ▁institutions ▁being ▁set ▁up ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Raj . ▁Its ▁government ▁boys ▁school , ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁Kh als a ▁High ▁School , ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁Kh als a ▁College ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁Mah il pur ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁bank ▁as ▁P un j ab ▁National ▁Bank ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁which ▁oper ates ▁two ▁branches ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁Mah il pur ▁is ▁famous ▁for ▁m ango es ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁D and i yan ▁K ale wal ▁F att u ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁L anger i ▁village , ▁ 2   km ▁away ▁from ▁Mah il pur , ▁proud ly ▁bo asts ▁of ▁annual ▁football ▁event ▁in ▁its ▁spect cular ▁football ▁ground . ▁