Jhajjar district

Jhajjar district is one of the 23 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Carved out of Rohtak district on 15 July 1997 and with its headquarters in Jhajjar, it lies 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 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 .

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.Haryana: हरियाणा में नया जिला बनने की तैयारी, सरकार 1 नवंबर 2025 को कर सकती है घोषणा, NayaHaryana, 27 oct 2025.

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 or the US state of Montana. This gives it a ranking of 456th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 8.73%. Jhajjar has a sex ratio of 782 females for every 1,000 males, and a literacy rate of 80.8%. Scheduled Castes make up 17.78% of the population.

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 in Jhajjar District Religion Population (1941) Percentage (1941) Hinduism 230,090 Islam 29,132 Sikhism 176 Christianity 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

Tehsil Wise List of Revenue Estate Villages +#BADLIBAHADURGARHBERIJHAJJARMATANHAILSALHAWAS1AurangpurAgarpurAchhejAhriAkheri MadanpurAmboli2BadliAsandaBaghpurAmadalpurAmadalshahpurBhurawas3BadsaAsoudha SiwanBakraAsadpur KheraBahuBirar4BahmanolaAsoudha TodranBarhanaBabepurBajidpur Tappa BiroharBithla5Bir DadriBahadurgarhBeri dopanaBabraBambuliaDhana6BupaniaBalourBeri khasBaktawarpur alias RaiyaBhindawasDhania7Dadri ToeBamnauliBhambewaBazidpur Tappa HaveliBilochpuraDhanirwas8DaryapurBarahiBhutiyanBhadanaBir ChhuchhakwasHamayupur9DesalpurBarktabadBishanBhadaniBiroharJamalpur10DewarkhanaBhaprodaChamanpuraBhatehraChadwanaJhansuwa11FatehpurChharaChhochhiBhikanpur ViranDhalanwasKohandrawali12Fazabad alias PassourChhudaniChimniBir SunarwalaGoriaLadain13GangarwahDaboda KalanDhandhlanBirdhanaIshlamgarhMundahera14Goyla KalanDaboda KhurdDharanaBoriaJhamriNilaheri15GubhanaDahkoraDhourChandolJharliNiwada16Habibpur ViranDulehraDighalChandpurKaliawasSahlawas17IsmailpurHassanpurDiwanaChandpuri ViranKhachroli18JahangirpurIsharheriDubaldhad ghikanChhaparKhanpur Kalan19KhalikpurJakhodaDubaldhan bhidhanDadanpurKhanpur Khurd20Kheri JatJasour KheriDubaldhan kirmanDawalaKhaparwas21Kherka GujjarKanondaDujanaDhaklaKhera Thru22KhungaiKasarGangtanDharouliKhetawas23KutaniKhairpurGochhiDulinaKhorda24LadpurKharharGodhriFatehpuriKoelpuri25LagarpurKharmanJahazgarhFortpuraMaliawas26LohatKheri JasourLakriaGijarodManakawas27LuksarKHERKA MUSALMANMadana kalanGirawarMarot28Mahmudpur MajraKulasiMadana khurdGirdharpurMatanhail29MajriLadrawanMajra DGudhaMohanbari30Munda KheraLoharheriMalikpurGwalisonMundsa31Munimpur KakrolaLowa KalanMangawasHassanpurNauganwa32NanglaLowa khurdBirhar MajraIsharheraRedhuwas33NimanaMajra asandaPaharipurJaitpurRuriawas34PelpaMandothiPalraJatwaraSasroli35ShahpurMattanSeriaJaundhiSehlanga36SheojipuraMehandipurShaphipurJhajjarShahjahpur37SondhiMukandpurSiwanaKablanaSundreti38YakubpurNilothiWazirpurKahri39ZardakpurNuna majraKaloi40ParnalaKamalgarh41Rewari KheraKanwah42RohadKarodha43SankholKasni44Sarai AurangabadKhakhana45ShadpurKhatiwas46ShidipurKheri asra47SilothiKheri Hoshdarpur48SoldhaKheri Khummar49TandaheriKheri Taluka Patouda50Khudan51Kilroud52Koka53Kulana54Kunjia55Luhari56Machhroli57Mahrana58Mubarikpur59Nangli Viran60Neola61Patasani62Putauda63Raipur64Rankhanda65Sabili66Sarola67Shamaspur majra68Shekhupur jat69Sikanderpur70Silana71Silani pana kesho72Silani pana zalim73Subana74Suloudha75Surah76Surakhpur Viran77Surehti78Surkhpur tappa havali79Talao80Tamaspura81Tatarpur82Tumbaheri83Ukhalchana84Untlodha85Zahadpur

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

B.D. Sharma, First CM of Haryana Kaptan Birdhana (born 1970), politician - Chairman of Jhajjar Zila Parishad, BJP MLA (Candidate) 2024 & former District General Secretary of Bhartiya Janta Party Manjul Bhardwaj (born 1969), actor, director, writer and facilitator Manu Bhaker (born 2002), professional shooter

Sumit Nagal (born 1997), professional tennis player Sunil Dabas, Dronacharya Awardee, Padma Shri Awardee

Jhajjar district

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