# Jhajjar

Jhajjar is a town in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana.It is a part of Delhi National Capital Region 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.
Jhajjar is famous for valour and courage of its soldiers in defence forces. Mainly Jhajjar is well known for a larger percentage of youngsters joining Indian Army. Former Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag is a well known example from Jhajjar. Also 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.
The area occupied by Jhajjar district is 1,890 km$^2$ and its population was 7,09,000 in 2001. The district consists of 2 industrial areas with 2408 plots. The basic industries are ceramics, glass, chemicals, engineering, electrical & electronics. There are 48 large and medium units 213 small scale units with the total investment of Rs. 3400 million ($76.5 million) and workforce of 8248. Major crops grown here are rice, wheat and maize. The total irrigated agricultural land is about 670 km$^2$.
The town is said to have been founded by Chhaju and Chhajunagar was changed to Jhajjar. It is also derived from Jharnaghar, a natural fountain. A third derivation is from Jhajjar, a water vessel, because the surface drainage of the country for miles around runs into the town as into a sink.
Ms. Geeta Bhukkal from the Indian National Congress is the current MLA of Jhajjar.

## 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. Jhajjar was founded by a Gahlawat Jat, Chaudhary Chajju Singh in medieval era.

## Demographics

As of 2011, 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%. According to the 2011 census Jhajjar district has a population of 956,907, 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 522 inhabitants per square kilometer (1,350 inhabitants/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 8.73%.Jhajjar has a sex ratio of 861 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 80.8%.
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 774 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
#### City

Religion in Jhajjar City :
| Religion | Population (1911) | Percentage (1911) | Population (1941)$^{:30}$ | Percentage (1941) |
| Hinduism | 5,948 | 56.02% | 6,576 | 47.24% |
| Islam | 4,614 | 43.46% | 7,188 | 51.64% |
| Sikhism | 2 | 0.02% | 80 | 0.57% |
| Christianity | 4 | 0.04% | 2 | 0.01% |
| Others | 49 | 0.46% | 73 | 0.52% |
| Total Population | 10,617 | 100% | 13,919 | 100% |

#### Tehsil

Religion in Jhajjar Tehsil :
| Religion | Population (1941)$^{:58}$ | Percentage (1941) |
| Hinduism | 230,090 | 88.63% |
| Islam | 29,132 | 11.22% |
| Sikhism | 176 | 0.07% |
| Christianity | 48 | 0.02% |
| Others | 174 | 0.07% |
| Total Population | 259,620 | 100% |

## 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.

## Notable people

* Umrao Singh, 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.
* Geeta Bhukkal
* Manu Bhaker
* Manushi Chhillar
* Ravi Dahiya
* Naveen Kumar
* Bajrang Punia
* Qazi Syed Mohammad Rafi
* Swami Omanand Saraswati
* Virender Sehwag
* Rohit Sharma
* Dalbir Singh
* Ravinder Singh

## Notable schools

* DAV Public School
* Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
* Kendriya Vidyalaya
* New Era High School
* Paradise Public School
* Sehwag International School
* St. Francis De Sales School