[1] The village was founded by Jats However, they all left the village during Baba Banda Singh Bahadur's time and later joined forces of Baba Baghel Singh Dhaliwal during the Battle of Delhi 1783 and the original inhabitants settled in western Uttar Pradesh.

[7] [8] Talhan is famous for its Shaheedi Jor mela, which is held annually in the memory of Shaheed Baba Nihal Singh.

Mela is held each year in the month of june Talhan has a mixed population of Sikhs and Hindus.

The village also has one Muslim family whose Iqbal Bibi is the sole caretaker of the "mazaar" (dargah) of Pir Baba Fateh Shah Qadir.

The "mazaar" includes three graves, a "tomb" and the care taker is Baba Paramjit Singh Bains.

Neighbouring villages include Parasrampur, Kotli Than Singh, Bhakriana, Semmi, Salempur Masanda, Dhanowali, Dakoha, Dhilwan and Puranpur.

The village has many castes with surnames such as Bains, Sander, Bhogal, Sandhu, Chahal, Bal and Randhawa.

The village has shops, two banks, Jathera, a Secondary School, a Mosque, temples, a Post Office and four Gurdwara's