Balu, Kaithal

Balu is a small archeological site attributed to the Indus Valley Civilisation, located some south of the city of Kaithal in the Indian state of Haryana.There are lot of castes exist in the village,mostly among them are Hindu Jats mainly khatkar,Bidhan,Rapria and Boora and few other surnames as well.This is one of the biggest villages of Haryana,it has three sarpanchs According to Census 2011,Balu has population of nearly 13000 and nearly 2500 houses residing
Historical significance.
This is a small fortified settlement which has yielded several plant remains.This village is known as one of the bravest and known for defeating king of patiala in a fight in past 
Floral remains.
Several plant remains were found here include various types of barley, wheat, rice, horsegram, green gram, various types of pea, sesamum, melon, watermelon, grapes, dates, garlic etc. (Saraswat and Pokharia - 2001-2) which is comparable to a nearby IVC site Kunal, Haryana revealed remains of rice (probably wild).
Earliest garlic.
The plant remains found here include a garlic specimen, recognised as the earliest evidence of garlic. This is the earliest evidence of garlic cloves in south & south-east Asia, and it dates to the Mature Harappan period.
External links.
Location of Balu and other IVC sites in Haryana 