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Jhajjar
(Hindi: झज्जर,Punjabi: ਝਜਰ)
is a town in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana.
The city gets its name from the Jhajj clan of the Jat or Zat
tribe.
Geography
Jhajjar is located at 28.62°N
76.65°E.It has an average
elevation of 220 metres (721
feet).
History
The Great Mutiny, 1857 Abdul
Rahman Khan was the chief or
chaudhary of the Jhajjar estate
and took part in the Great
Mutiny of 1857 against the
English. After he was captured,
he was sentenced to hang, but he
proudly refused to be hanged by
a low caste sweeper, and rather
chose to hang himself, and is
now venerated as a martyr or
shaheed. The vengeful English
troops also killed all of his
sons except one who concealed
himself in a heap of wheat. His
descendants live in Sargodha and
Dera Ghazi Khan districts of
West Punjab, Pakistan.
The Chaudhary is considered to
have been a very generous
person: Every barat
(bridegroom's party that goes to
collect the bride) stayed in his
home, every funeral obsequy was
held in his home. He always
helped the poor.
Jhajjar Dalit Murders
In October 2002, a mob of upper
caste Hindus attacked a small
group of Dalits who were
transporting a dead cow to be
skinned, near the Duleena Police
Station, while the police looked
on. Until today, the
perpetrators of the outrage have
not been punished, and the
stringent Scheduled Caste and
Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of
Atrocities) Act, 1989 that
punishes anti-Dalit atrocities
has not been invoked.
Demographics Punjabi
Jhajjar is predominantly
inhabited by people from the Jat
caste who belong to the Hindu
faith. Their social customs are
heavily influenced by Arya Samaj,
as propagated by Swami Dayanad.
Jats consists of many clans and
most of the villages have one of
these clans forming the core
along with people from other
castes. Social customs are
heavily influenced by clannish
loyalties. Jhajjar has a Gurukul
of the Arya Samaj. There is also
a museum.
Before the partition of India
there lived a tribe of Yusufzai
Pathans which were further
classified into Choudharizade,
lalkhani, qaimkhani, jhabookhani,
emaadkhani, chotey derwaze waley
and barey derwazey walay.
Accordingly Jhajjar had several
distinct mohallas or quarters:
Mohalla Choudhrian, Mohalla
Emadkhan, Mohalla Qaimkhan,
Mohalla Lalkhan, Teebri ki gali
and the Chota and Bara derwaza.
As of 2001 India census, Jhajjar
had a population of 39,004.
Males constitute 54% of the
population and females 46%.
Jhajjar has an average literacy
rate of 69%, higher than the
national average of 59.5%: male
literacy is 76%, and female
literacy is 61%. In Jhajjar, 14%
of the population is under 6
years of age. There is a large
population of Jat Sikhs mainly
the Jhajj clan and Yadavs.
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Famous people
The Sufi pirs Pir Mehboob Alam Khan, Pir Akbar Ali Khan, Pir
Faiz Ali Khan, who is also called Pir Faiza and Shah Ghazi
Kamal were renowned inhabitants of Jhajjar, and their tombs
or mazars are still to be found there. There are thousands
of their followers in India and Pakistan. The successors of
these pirs live in Sargodha.
Captain Umrao Singh Yadav VC (21 November 1920 – 21 November
2005) was an 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.
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Smt.
Geeta Bhukkal
M.L.A., Jhajjar
Jhajjar Yellow Pages
Telephone Directory
Jhajjar Property Bazar
College Ranking
STD Code
01251
Pin Code
124 103
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