Jhajjar
| Jhajjar | |
|---|---|
  Jhajjar Location of Jhajjar in Haryana Show map of Haryana  Jhajjar Jhajjar (India) Show map of India | |
Coordinates: 28°37′N 76°39′E / 28.62°N 76.65°E / 28.62; 76.65.[1] | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 48,424[2] |
| Vehicle registration | HR-14 |
Jhajjar is a city in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana. It was split off from Rohtak district on 15 July 1997. The city is situated on the road connecting Rewari to Rohtak(NH-71), Charkhi Dadri to Delhi and Gurgaon to Bhiwani. Jhajjar is located 55 km west of Delhi.[3]
For their participation in 1857 rebellion, three main chiefs of Haryana were tried and hanged at Kotwali in Chandani Chowk of Old Delhi. Nahar Singh, the Raja of Ballabhgarh, was hanged on 9 January 1858. Abdur Rehman, Nawab of Jhajjar, was hanged on 23 January 1858. Ahmad Ali, Nawab of Farrukhnagar, was hanged on 23 January 1858.[4]
Contents
1 Demographics
2 Transportation
3 Prominent personalities
4 See also
5 References
Demographics
As of 2011[update], Jhajjar District had a population of 956,907. Males constitute 54% of the population and females constitute 46%. Jhajjar has an average literacy rate of 80.83%, higher than the national average of 74%. Male literacy is 89.44%, and female literacy is 70.16%.[2]
Transportation
Jhajjar has its 124103 railway station, with code JHJ. The railway station of the city is situated on Delhi-Jhajjar-Dadri Road. The station supports four trains, including the first CNG train of India and the Jaipur-Chandigarh Intercity train.
Jhajjar City has Haryana's largest Bus Station(I.S.B.T) situated on Rohtak-Jhajjar-Rewari NH-71. This new bus station has an area of 38 acres, including parks for students.
Prominent personalities
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- Bajrang Kumar
Bajrang Punia, wrestler[5]
- Dalbir Singh
- Garib Das
- Geeta Bhukkal
- Naveen Kumar
- Qazi Syed Mohammad Rafi
- Ravinder Singh
- Rohit Sharma
- Sumit Nagal
- Swami Indravesh
- Swami Omanand Saraswati
- Syed Mohammad Ashraf
- Swami Vishnu Tirtha
- Umrao Singh
- Virender Sehwag
- Vishal Dhankhar
- Manushi Chhillar
((Manu Bhaker))
[HARRY]
See also
- Bahadurgarh
References
^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc, Jhajjar.
^ ab "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ [https:/ dr.rajender gurjar/web.archive.org/web/20120510121938/http://jhajjar.nic.in/AboutDistrict.aspx "Name Derivation"] Check|archiveurl=value (help). Archived from the original on 2012-05-10.
^ Satish Chandra Mittal, 1986, Haryana, a Historical Perspective, p58.
^ Wins gold medal in Asian Wrestling Championship; father seeks DSP’s post for grappler, The Tribune, 14-May-2017
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