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Jhabrera is a town and a nagar panchayat in Hardwar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, situated 17 kilometres from Roorkee. It can be reached by taking a left turn before Ganga canal and while entering Manglaur town from Delhi.
Jhabreda state
The town gets its name from the former village of "Jhabar Hera", established by Rao Bah Mal, a ‘zamindar’(Descendant Of Mahabali Jograj Singh Panwar commander of Sarvakhap who fought Timur Lung in 1398), during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shahjahan.[1]
Demographics
Template:As of India census,[2] Jhabrera had a population of 9,378. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jhabrera has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 48%. In Jhabrera, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
See also
- Ambition Public School, located in Jhabrera
References
- ↑ IntroductionTemplate:Dead link
- ↑ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-11-01.