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{{Short description|City in Haryana, India}}
{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Jhajjar district}}
{{see also | History_of_Haryana#Colonial_period | Ballabhgarh#History | Farrukhnagar#Under_British_Raj | Nahar Singh | Rao Tula Ram | label 1 = Haryana in 1857| label 2 = Ballabhgarh history | label 3 = Farrukhnagar history | label 4 = Nahar Singh | label 5 = Rao Tula Ram }}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2017}}

{{Infobox settlement
|name = Jhajjar
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = India
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]]
|elevation_m = 220
|website = {{URL|https://jhajjar.nic.in}}
|population_total = 48,424<ref name= census>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref>
|population_as_of = 2011
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'''Jhajjar''' is a city in [[Jhajjar district]] in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Haryana]]. It was split off from [[Rohtak district]] on 15 July 1997. The city is 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 {{cvt|55|km}} west of [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Name Derivation |url=http://jhajjar.nic.in/AboutDistrict.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https:/ dr.rajender gurjar/web.archive.org/web/20120510121938/http://jhajjar.nic.in/AboutDistrict.aspx |archive-date=2012-05-10 }}</ref>

Jhajjar is famous for valour and courage of its soldiers in defence forces. Mainly Jhajjar is well known for a larger percentage of youngsters joining Indian Army. Former Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag is a well known example from Jhajjar. Also for their participation in 1857 rebellion, three main chiefs of Haryana were tried and hanged at [[Old Delhi#Old Delhi in 1876|Kotwali]] in [[Chandani Chowk]] of [[Old Delhi]]. [[Nahar Singh]], the Raja of [[Ballabhgarh]], was hanged on 9 January 1858. Abdur Rehman, Nawab of Jhajjar, was hanged on 23 January 1858. Ahmad Ali, Nawab of [[Farrukhnagar]], was hanged on 23 January 1858.<ref name=balidan1>[[Satish Chandra Mittal]], 1986, [https://books.google.com/books?id=2RKTigrrP1cC Haryana, a Historical place Perspective], p58.</ref>

== History ==
Jhajjar is listed in the [[Ain-i-Akbari]] as a [[pargana]] under Delhi [[sarkar (country subdivision)|sarkar]], producing a revenue of 1,422,451 [[dam (Indian coin)|dam]]s for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 1000 infantry and 60 cavalry.<ref name="Ain-i-Akbari">{{cite book |last1=Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak |last2=Jarrett |first2=Henry Sullivan (translator) |title=The Ain-i-Akbari |date=1891 |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bengal |location=Calcutta |page=286 |url=https://archive.org/details/ainiakbarivolum00mubgoog |access-date=21 January 2021}}</ref>

== 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%.<ref name="census" />

== Transportation ==

Jhajjar has its own [[Jhajjar railway station|railway station]], with code JHJ. The railway station of the city is situated on Delhi-Jhajjar-Dadri Road. The station supports four trains, including the [[Rohtak - Rewari DEMU|first CNG train of India]] and the [[Jaipur]]-[[Chandigarh]] Intercity train.

Jhajjar City has Haryana's largest Bus Station(I.S.B.T) situated on Rohtak-Jhajjar-Rewari NH-71. This new bus station has an area of 38 acres, including parks for students.

==Notable people ==


* [[Syed Mohammad Ashraf]]
* [[Geeta Bhukkal]]
* [[Dushyant Chauhan]]
* [[Manushi Chhillar]]
* [[Ravi Dahiya]]
* [[Naveen Kumar (athlete)|Naveen Kumar]]
* [[Bajrang Punia]], wrestler<ref name=tri1>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/bajrang-s-village-celebrates-the-proud-moment/407054.html Wins gold medal in Asian Wrestling Championship; father seeks DSP's post for grappler, The Tribune, 14-May-2017]</ref>
* [[Qazi Syed Mohammad Rafi]]
* [[Swami Omanand Saraswati]]
* [[Virender Sehwag]]
* [[Rohit Sharma (cricketer, born 1993)|Rohit Sharma]]
* [[Dalbir Singh]]
* [[Ravinder Singh (wrestler)|Ravinder Singh]]
* [[Umrao Singh]]
* [[Swami Vishnu Tirtha]]

== Notable schools ==


* [[Bal Vikash Secondary School]]
* [[DAV Public School]]
* [[G D Goenka Public School]]
* [[G. S. High School|G S High School]]
* [[Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya]]
* [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]]
* [[New Era High School]]
* [[Paradise Public School]]
* [[Royal Public School]]
* [[St. Francis De Sales School (New Delhi)|St. Francis De Sales School]]

== See also ==
* [[Bahadurgarh]]
* [[Beri, Jhajjar]]
* [[Badli, Jhajjar]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Jhajjar district]]
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