Phogat was born in
Bhiwani district of
Haryana. and hails from
Balali in
Charkhi Dadri district. He is married to Daya Shobha Kaur and has four daughters & one son -
Geeta,
Babita,
Ritu,
Sangita and Dushyant respectively. As a
foster father, he also took care of his nieces
Vinesh and
Priyanka, children of his brother who was killed in a land dispute. All the 6 Phogats are trained in wrestling by Mahavir. While Geeta, Babita and Vinesh are international players, Ritu has won a gold medal at the national championship and Priyanka and Sangeeta have won medals in age-level international championships. == Popular culture ==