[1] The majority of villagers are Muslim Meos who claim descent from Hindu Lord Rama.

The Jat ruler Surajmal of Bharatpur and Pathan Nawab Mir Muhammad Pannah killed the Rajput faujdar Bahadur Singh Bargujar of Koil [present day Aligarh on outskirts of Palwal] and his son Ajit Singh in 1753 in the Battle of Ghasera.

On 23 April 1753, many women committed Jauhar, Bahadur Singh opened the gates of the fort for the final battle to death during which he and his companions were killed.

[1] Despite pressure by the princely states of Alwar and Bharatpur, who ruled in the region, the Meo community decided not to migrate to Pakistan during the Partition of India.

In 1947, Mahatma Gandhi visited Ghasera to urge the Muslims living there not to leave, calling the Meos “Iss desh ke reed ke haddi” or the backbone of India.Every December 19 since 2000, Meo Muslims in Haryana have been commemorating Mahatma Gandhi’s visit to the village in erstwhile Mewat district as Mewat Diwas.