Jhajjar district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state under Division Rohtak in northern India.It carved out of Rohtak district on 15 July 1997. It is also known as ‘City of Martyrs’. Jhajjar is also famous for Industrial Area. Its Distance from Delhi is 29 kilometres.
Towns in the Jhajjar district are Bahadurgarh, Badli and Beri. Bahadurgarh is the major city of the district. Bahadurgarh is known as ‘The City of Destiny’.
First Chief Minister of Haryana Sh. Bhagwat Dyal Sharma belongs to Beri town of Jhajjar District.
Ranking of Jhajjar in Haryana according to :
(Ranking in Decreasing Order)
Population – 17th
Area – 10th
Literacy – 7th
Established – 15 July 1997
Area – 1834 Sq K.M
Division – Rohtak
Tehsil – Badli, Bahadurgarh, Beri, Jhajjar, Matanhail
Sub Tehsil – Salhawas
Block – Badli, Bahadurgarh, Beri, Jhajjar, Matanhail, Salhawas
Sub Division – Badli, Bahadurgarh, Beri, Jhajjar
Population – 9,58,405 (2011)
Sex Ratio – 862/1000 (2011)
Density – 523 Sq Km
Literacy – 80.8%
Known as – Chajju Nagar, City of Martyrs
Website – https://jhajjar.nic.in/
Famous Persons from Jhajjar
- Sh. Bhagwat Dyal Sharma – 1st C.M of Haryana
- Dalbir Sihag – Ex. Army Chief
- Sant Garib Das
- Pt. Shri Ram Sharma
- Pt. Deen Dyal Sharma
- Bajrang Punia – Wrestler
- Manu Bakher – Shooting Player
- Manushi Chillar – Miss India
- Sapna Choudhary – Dancer & Singer
Temples
- रूढ़मल मंदिर – गाँव बेरी
- भीमेश्वरी मंदिर- गाँव बेरी
Masjid
- काज़ी मस्जिद- गाँव दुजाना
Famous Mela of Jhajjar
- भीमेश्वरी माता मेला
- बाबा गरीब दास मेला
- श्याम जी मेला
Other Famous Places in Jhajjar
- भिंडावास झील
- भिंडावास वन्य जीव अभ्यारण्य
- खपरवास वन्य जीव अभ्यारण्य
- बुआ का तालाब
Education
- Baba Jagan Nath University
Famous Industries in Jhajjar
- Parle Biscuits Pvt Ltd
- Panasonic
- Relaxo Footwear
- Surya Cement