Jhajjar
Jhajjar is a city in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana. It was split off of the Rohtak district on July 15, 1997.[3]
| Coordinates: 28°37′N 76°39′E / 28.62°N 76.65°E.[1] | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 956,907[2] |
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 railway station, with code JHJ. The railway station of the city is situated on Gawalison-Dadri Road. The station station supports four trains, including the first CNG train of India and the Jaipur-Chandigarh Intercity train.
Jhajjar City has India's largest bus station situated on Rohtak-Jhajjar Nh-71. This new bus station has an area of 38 acres, including parks for students.
Prominent personalities
- Ashok Tanwar
- Bajrang Kumar
- Bajrang Punia, wrestler[4]
- Dalbir Singh
- Garib Das
- Geeta Bhukkal
- Naveen Kumar
- Qazi Syed Mohammad Rafi
- Ravinder Singh
- Rohit Sharma
- Sumit Nagal
- Deepanshu
- Swami Indravesh
- Swami Omanand Saraswati
- Syed Mohammad Ashraf
- Swami Vishnu Tirtha
- Umrao Singh
- Virender Sehwag
- Vishal Dhankhar
Jhajjar Media
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
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc, Jhajjar.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.
- ↑ "Name Derivation". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10.
- ↑ Wins gold medal in Asian Wrestling Championship; father seeks DSP’s post for grappler, The Tribune, 14-May-2017