Jhajjar
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Place details
- Locality
- Jhajjar
- Region
- Haryana
- Country
- India
- Population
- 48,424
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Jhajjar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Haryana #India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Jhajjar in Haryana
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Haryana
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Jhajjar
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Council
- Settlement.governing_body
- Jhajjar Municipal Council
- Settlement.elevation_m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Jhajjar district
- Population
- +89004
- Elevation
- +220
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Jhajjar district
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Religion
- City
- Tehsil
- Government and politics
- Transportation
- Notable people
- Notable schools
- See also
- References
Jhajjar is a town in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is a part of Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) and situated on the road connecting Rewari to Rohtak (NH-352), Loharu to Meerut (NH334B), Charkhi Dadri to Delhi and Gurgaon to Bhiwani. Jhajjar is located west of Delhi.
== History == Jhajjar is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under Delhi sarkar, producing a revenue of 1,422,451 dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 1000 infantry and 60 cavalry. Jhajjar was founded by a Gahlawat Jat, Chaudhary Chajju Singh in medieval era.