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Jhajjar district

Field	Value
name	Jhajjar district
settlement_type	District of Haryana
total_type	Total
image_skyline	Haryana Thermal Power Plant India 2012.jpg
image_caption	Jhajjar Power Station
image_map	Jhajjar in Haryana (India).svg
map_caption	Location in Haryana
coor_pinpoint	Jhajjar
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Haryana
established_title	Established
seat_type	Headquarters
seat	Jhajjar
parts_type	Tehsils
parts_style	para
p1	Jhajjar
Bahadurgarh
Badli
Beri Matanhail
area_total_km2	1834
population_as_of	2011
population_total	958,405
population_urban	22.17%
population_density_km2	auto
demographics1_title1	Literacy
demographics1_title2	Sex ratio
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+05:30
registration_plate	HR 14
blank_name_sec1	Major highways
blank_info_sec1	NH9 and NH71
blank_name_sec2	Lok Sabha constituencies
blank_info_sec2	Rohtak (shared with Rohtak and Rewari districts)
blank1_name_sec2	Vidhan Sabha constituencies
blank1_info_sec2	4
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the district

Bahadurgarh Badli Beri Matanhail Jhajjar district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Carved out of Rohtak district on 15 July 1997 and with its headquarters in Jhajjar, it lies 29 km from Delhi and had developed into an important industrial center. Other towns in the district are Bahadurgarh, Badli and Beri. Bahadurgarh is the major city of the district and state. Bahadurgarh is known as 'The City of Destiny'. Beri used to be a village fifty years ago.

The district occupies an area of 1,834 km2 and its population was 709,000. It has two industrial areas with over 3,300 industries. Basic industries are ceramics, glass, chemicals, engineering, electrical and electronics. Bahadurgarh is the major Industrial area of the district with over 2800 medium size industries and 200 large-scale industries. There are 3,300 units representing a total investment of Rs. 40,000 million. Major crops grown here are rice, wheat and maize. The total irrigated agricultural land area is about 670 km2.

Jhajjar was founded by Chaudhary Chaju Singh, a Gehlot Jat, as Chajunagar, which was later changed to Jhajjar. Alternatively, it may be derived from Jharnaghar, meaning a natural fountain or Jhajjar, a water vessel, because the surface drainage of the country for miles around runs into the town as into a sink.

History

On 15 July 1997, Jhajjar district was carved out of Rohtak district.

There is group of medieval tombs in Jhajjar city and a stepwell at Luhari (8km northwest of Pataudi on SH-132) known as Luhari Baoli (also Muglaai Baoli).

Demographics

Jhajjar district had a population of 958,405, roughly equal to the nation of Fiji{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est. |access-date=2011-09-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=2013-10-19

Jat is the dominant caste in the district. According to census 2011, Jhajjar city had a population of 48,424, Beri has 15,934, and the major city of the district Bahadurgarh had 170,767.

In the 2011 National Census, it was found that Jhajjar district has the lowest sex ratio in India of the 0–6 group, with just 782 girls to 1,000 boys. Two villages in Jhajjar have extremely low gender-ratios: Bahrana and Dimana have gender ratios of 378 girls to 1,000 boys and 444 girls to 1,000 boys respectively. In Jhajjar, parents are able to illegally learn the gender of the fetus through secret early morning ultrasounds at registered clinics and through the use of code-words, Ladoo for boy and Jalebi for girl; these families often go on to abort female fetuses.

Religion

Religion	url=https://www.jstor.org/site/south-asia-open-archives/saoa/censusofindia1941-28216851/	title=CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE
Hinduism [[File:Om.svg	15px]]	230,090
Islam [[File:Star and Crescent.svg	15px]]	29,132
Sikhism [[File:Khanda.svg	15px]]	176
Christianity [[File:Christian cross.svg	15px]]	48
Others	174
Total Population	259,620	****

Languages

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 73.88% of the population in the district spoke Haryanvi and 24.00% Hindi as their first language.

Divisions

Jhajjar district is divided into 4 sub-divisions: Jhajjar, Bahadurgarh, Badli and Beri. Jhajjar sub-division comprises two tehsils: Jhajjar and Matanhail. Bahadurgarh sub-division comprises only one tehsil, Bahadurgarh. Badli and Beri sub-division also comprises only one tehsil each.

There are four Haryana Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Bahadurgarh, Badli, Jhajjar and Beri. All of these are part of Rohtak Lok Sabha constituency.

Villages

Kheri Khummar
Kharhar
Mandothi
Nuna Majra
Rohad
Bhaproda
Chhara
Kharman
Asanda
Lowa Khurd
Marot
Mattan
Dighal
Barhana
Kablana
Kasni
Khudan
Machhroli
Bupania
Sarai Aurangabad
Bishan
Kheri Jat
Pelpa
Badli
Boria

Industries

Bahadurgarh, known as 'The City of Destiny', is the major industrial estate of the district. Bahadurgarh alone covers 3,000 industries out of 3,300 total industries in district. Basic industries are ceramics, glass, chemicals, engineering, electrical and electronics.

SSI & MSI units

In Jhajjar District, there are 1818 SSI (Small Scale Industries) units registered as of 31 December 2000. The total approximate investment of these units is 9550.01 lakhs and total employment in these units is 12153. In 2016, there are 3050 SSI or MSI in Jhajjar district, out of which Bahadurgarh alone have 2800 MSI (Medium Size Industries).

LSI units

There are over 250 LSI in the District in 2016 which are engaged in the manufacturing. Out of the 250 LSI (Large Scale Industries), 200 are in Bahadurgarh.

Notable people

Manjul Bhardwaj (born 1969), actor, director, writer and facilitator
Manu Bhaker (born 2002), professional shooter
Sumit Nagal (born 1997), professional tennis player
Kaptan Birdhana (born 1970), politician - Chairman of Jhajjar Zila Parishad, BJP MLA (Candidate) 2024 & former District General Secretary of Bhartiya Janta Party

References

[https://nayaharyana.com/haryana-news/haryana-preparations-to-form-a-new-district-in-haryana/cid17692182.htm Haryana: हरियाणा में नया जिला बनने की तैयारी, सरकार 1 नवंबर 2025 को कर सकती है घोषणा], NayaHaryana, 27 oct 2025.
[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]
(2011). "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in.
Deswal, Deepender. (2011-04-08). "Ladoo and Jalebis: The code of killer doctors of jatland".
Deswal, Deepender. (2011-04-08). "Jhajjar village has 378 girls for 1,000 boys". The Times Of India.
"Table C-01 Population by Religion: Haryana". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].
"CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE".
"Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Haryana". [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]].

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