[1][2] According to the local tradition, the town was founded by the Raja Bal, and wala in Hindi means of or belonging to.

[2] During Muhammad of Ghor's invasion of India, his generals - two brothers named Sayyad Niamat Ullah and Mir Hassan fought here.

Niamat Ullah was killed at Hansi Fort, where he was buried; Mir Hassan's successors at Barwala.

[2] A Shivalaya to the north of the town possibly dates back to the early medieval period.

[2] Barwala is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under Hisar Sarkar, producing a revenue of 1,097,807 dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 1500 infantry and 100 cavalry.