Chautala Chutala | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Chautala Location in Haryana, India  Chautala Chautala (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°46′50.7″N74°31′21.2″E / 29.780750°N 74.522556°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Sirsa |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 16,178 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Regional Haryanvi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 1668 |
| ISO 3166 code | HR-IN |
| Website | haryana |
Chautala is a village, near Sirsa in Dabwali Mandal, Sirsa district in Haryana, India. [1] Chaudhary Devi Lal, former deputy prime minister of India belonged to this village, as their ancestors settled here 1919. [2]
Omparkash Chautala, former five term chief minister of Haryana, was the first person in the family of Devi Lal, who started using this village name (Chautala) as their surname, although they belongs to the Sihag clan of Hindu Jats. [3]
Village has a hospital, an industrial training institute, government senior secondary schools for boys and girls, a private secondary school named Sheetal High School, two stadiums and two banks. [4]
Queen's Baton Relay for the 2010 Commonwealth Games passed through this village. [5] 51st Senior National Volleyball Championship was held in Chaudhary Sahib Ram Stadium, Chautala in 2002. [6]
