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Jhajjar
Town
Jhajjar is located in Haryana
Jhajjar
Jhajjar
Location of Jhajjar in Haryana
Jhajjar is located in India
Jhajjar
Jhajjar
Jhajjar (India)
Coordinates: 28°36′20″N 76°39′20″E / 28.60556°N 76.65556°E / 28.60556; 76.65556
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictJhajjar
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyJhajjar Municipal Council[1]
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
48,424[2]
Vehicle registrationHR-14
Websitejhajjar.nic.in

Jhajjar is a town in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is a part of Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) and situated on the road connecting Rewari to Rohtak (NH-352), Loharu to Meerut (NH334B), Charkhi Dadri to Delhi and Gurgaon to Bhiwani. Jhajjar is located 55 km (34 mi) west of Delhi.[3]

History

Jhajjar is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under Delhi sarkar, producing a revenue of 1,422,451 dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 1000 infantry and 60 cavalry.[4] Jhajjar was founded by a Gahlawat Jat, Chaudhary Chajju Singh in medieval era.[5]

The town was destroyed in 12-century by Muhammad Ghori during his Indian invasions and later refounded by a Jat clan.

In1762, Jat ruler Suraj Mal of Bharatpur State conquered the region. After the death of Jat ruler Jawahar Singh, his successor Nawal Singh allotted Jhajjar to Walter Reinhardt in recognition of his military services.

In 1771, Mahadji Scindia of the Maratha Empire restored the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II to Delhi and Jhajjar came under the control of the Marathas. In 1793, the Scindias appointed Apa Khande Rao as their military governor in the Haryana region. Apa Khande Rao recruited the Irish adventurer George Thomas and as payment for military service, Apa Khande Rao granted George Thomas the jagirs of Beri and Jhajjar in 1794, while Apa himself continued to hold authority as the Scindia representative.[6] George Thomas constructed a fort known as Georgegah, which was locally known as Jahazgarh.[7]

After the Second Anglo-Maratha War in 1803, Jhajjar region was granted to Najabat Khan by the British East India Company in recognition of his services to them during the war of 1803 against the Marathas. His son, Faiz Muhammad Khan did extensive development in region. However, the estate was confiscated by the British in 1857 as the ruling chief, Nawab Abdur Rahman Khan, who was hanged for taking part in the Indian rebellion of 1857. Thereafter Jhajjar municipality was created in 1867.[6][8]

Demographics

According to 2011 Indian census, Jhajjar town had a total population of 48424, of which 25678 were males and 22746 were females.[2]

Religion

City

Religion in Jhajjar City
Religion Population (1911)[9] Percentage (1911) Population (1941)[10]: 30  Percentage (1941) Population (2011)[2] Percentage (2011)
Hinduism [a] 5,948 56.02% 6,576 47.24% 47,711 98.53%
Islam 4,614 43.46% 7,188 51.64% 369 0.76%
Sikhism 2 0.02% 80 0.57% 122 0.25%
Christianity 4 0.04% 2 0.01% 29 0.06%
Others[b] 49 0.46% 73 0.52% 193 0.4%
Total Population 10,617 100% 100% 100% 48,424 100%

Tehsil

Religion in Jhajjar Tehsil
Religion Population (1941)[10]: 58  Percentage (1941)
Hinduism [a] 230,090 88.63%
Islam 29,132 11.22%
Sikhism 176 0.07%
Christianity 48 0.02%
Others[c] 174 0.07%
Total Population 259,620 100%

Government and politics

Geeta Bhukkal from the Indian National Congress (INC) is the current MLA of Jhajjar.[11]

Transportation

Jhajjar has its own 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.[citation needed]

Notable people

Virendra Sehwag in 2012
Umrao Singh Yadav, Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces

Notable schools

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jhajjar Municipal Council". 16 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "C-01: Population by religious community". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Name Derivation". Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  4. ↑ Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak; Jarrett, Henry Sullivan (translator) (1891). The Ain-i-Akbari. Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal. p. 286. Retrieved 21 January 2021. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ Khattar, Sohan Singh; Kar, Reena (26 July 2021). Know Your State Haryana. Arihant Publications India limited. ISBN 978-93-257-9038-4.
  6. 1 2 William Wilson Hunter (1909). "The Imperial Gazetteer of India: Jhajjar Town". p. 108. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Sir Lepel Henry Griffin, The Rajas of the Punjab: Being the History of the Principal States in the Punjab and Their Political Relations with the British Government, Trübner, 1873, p.76
  8. ↑ About us Jhajjar Police official
  9. ↑ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 1, Report". Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  10. 1 2 "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Jhajjar Election Result 2019 - Candidate list, MLAs, Live Updates & News". www.elections.in. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  1. 1 2 1941 census: Including Ad-Dharmis
  2. ↑ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, or not stated
  3. ↑ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, or not stated
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