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Chhachhrauli is a town, tehsil and gram panchayat consisting of 20 wards in the Yamunanagar district in the state of Haryana, India. It is 11 km north-east of Yamunanagar city-Jagadhari. Chachhraulli is often known as "Cherapunjii of Haryana" as it receives the most rain in the whole of Haryana . (The average for Haryana is 450mm in monsoon and Chachhraulli receives 1100 mm.) It was a municipal committee until 1998. Before independence in 1947, it was the capital of the princely state of Kalsia.

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Place details

Locality
Chhachhrauli
Region
Haryana
Country
India
Population
10,751
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Settlement.name
Chhachhrauli
Settlement.official_name
Haryanvi language
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Haryana#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Haryana, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Haryana
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Yamunanagar
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
6.73
Settlement.elevation_m
258
Settlement.population_total
10533
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.demographics_type1
Languages

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Elevation
258
Dialing code
1735
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postal code
135103
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8 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Nearby attraction
  • History
  • Chhachhrauli Fort
  • Education
  • Demographics
  • See also
  • References

Chhachhrauli is a town, tehsil and gram panchayat consisting of 20 wards in the Yamunanagar district in the state of Haryana, India. It is 11 km north-east of Yamunanagar city-Jagadhari. Chachhraulli is often known as "Cherapunjii of Haryana" as it receives the most rain in the whole of Haryana . (The average for Haryana is 450mm in monsoon and Chachhraulli receives 1100 mm.) It was a municipal committee until 1998. Before independence in 1947, it was the capital of the princely state of Kalsia.

Chhachhrauli has two areas: Khadar is a low lying area near the banks of the Yamuna River. The population is predominantly Hindu Gujjars. It has fertile lands for agriculture, often struck by floods. Average rainfall is 1050 mm. Khadar is also knows as Gujjar Land in Yammunagar district due to large number of Gurjar's Ghaad is a high elevated area near shivalik hills.

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