Bhai Lalo was born on Tuesday, 11th Assu 1509 Bikarmi i.e. 1452 AD. at the village of Saidpur, now known as Eimnabad (Pakistan). His father's name was Bhai Jagat Ram of the 'Ghataura' surname, now known as Ramgarhia. Bhai Lalo was nearly seventeen years older than Guru Nanak.