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]

Jhajjar (Haryana) 124103
Jhajjar (Haryana) 124103
Location of Jhajjar in Haryana
Jhajjar (Haryana) 124103
Jhajjar (Haryana) 124103 (India)
Coordinates: 28.62°N 76.65°E / 28.62; 76.65.[1]
CountryIndia
StateHaryana
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total956,907[2]

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%.[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

References

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