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'''Garhi Harsaru''' is a town and railway station in [[Gurgaon]] district of [[Haryana]] state in India. It lies on the road from Gurgaon city to [[Pataudi]] town. Its postal code (PIN) is 122505. According to the Census India 2011, it has a population of about 7894 persons of which 4216 are males while 3678 are females living in around 1539 households.<ref name="geolysis">{{cite web|url=http://www.geolysis.com/place-info.php?p=515005985&k=156178542|title=Local information for Garhi Harsaru - Location coordinates(lat long) on map, businesses, tourist places, hotels & restaurants, user added information, local resources ...|publisher=geolysis.com|accessdate=2015-03-19}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
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''Garhi'' is the Hindi word for ''fortress''. Garhi Harsaru is named after Ruler Harsh Dev Singh, one of the 21 sons of [[Raja Sangat Singh Chauhan]] ( Ruler of Mandhan near Alwar) who set himself up here in 1360 Vikram Samvat.<br />
Raja Sangat was the great-grandson of Chahir Deo, brother of famous King [[Prithviraj Chauhan]]<ref name="google2">{{cite book|title=Memoirs on the history, folklore, and distribution of the races of the North Western Provinces of India: being an amplified edition of the original supplemental glossary of Indian terms|author1=Elliot, H.M.|author2=Beames, J.|date=1869|publisher=Trübner & co.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uKZJAAAAMAAJ|page=82|accessdate=2015-03-19}}</ref> (See Page 64 of this reference). The area under the control of Garhi Harsaru, consisting of 60 villages, was called Dhundhoti.The descendants of the eldest son of Harsh Dev reside in the present day village Harsaru.<br />
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==Growth==<br />
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After conversion of the railway track from [[metre gauge]] to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] the railway junction has gained considerable importance. A large inland container depot has been set up near [[Garhi Harsaru Junction railway station]] and serves as a hub for transshipment of containers from and to Bombay port and seaports on the west coast of India in Gujarat. Private ports of Gujarat and large transporters have also constructed container depots here.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Dhorka]]<br />
* [[List of Gurjar clans]]<br />
* [[Gurgaon]]<br />
* [[Jhajjar]]<br />
* [[Farrukhnagar]]<br />
* [[Haryana]]<br />
* [[Indian Railways]]<br />
* [[Delhi Sarai Rohilla|Delhi Sarai Rohilla Railway Station]]<br />
* [[Delhi Junction Railway station]]<br />
* [[Rewari railway junction]]<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Gurgaon district]]</div>>Vatsmaxed