Charkhi Dadri district

Last updated

Charkhi Dadri district
India - Haryana - Charkhi Dadri.svg
Location in Haryana
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Haryana
Headquarters Charkhi Dadri
Area
  Total1,346 km2 (520 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total502,276
  Density370/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vidhan Sabha constituencies 2

Charkhi Dadri District is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in north west India near Rajasthan border, but not sharing border with Rajasthan. Created on 1 December 2016, the district headquarters is the city of Charkhi Dadri. [1]

Contents

History

British colonial era

During British raj, Charkhi Dadri was a princely state with an area of 575sq miles and revenue of Rs 103,000 annually. In Indian Rebellion of 1857, the Nawab of Dadri, Bahadur Jung Khan who had given token allegiance to mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, surrendered to British and tried by military court martial in Delhi on 27 November 1857. He was removed to Lahore. Dadri was awarded to Raja Swarup Singh of Jind State of the Phulkian dynasty for his services to British East India Company in the 1857 war.

In May 1874, fifty villages revolted against his descendant Raja Raghubir Singh Jind but the rebellion was crushed with force. Three principal villages which took part in the rebellion, Charkhi, Mankawas and Jhojhu, were burned down as a result.

Formation of district

Previously in Bhiwani district, Charkhi Dadri became part of the new Charkhi Dadri district in 2016. The Government of Haryana state officially notified Charkhi Dadri as 22nd district of Haryana on 16 November 2016. [2] [3] It was established on 1 December 2016.

Administrative divisions

As of December 2018, it has 2 sub-divisions (Charkhi Dadri and Badhra), 2 tehsils (Charkhi Dadri and Badhra) and one sub-tehsil (Baund Kalan). [2] [1]

Demographics

Religion in Charkhi Dadri district (2011) [4]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
98.47%
Islam
1.25%
Other or not stated
0.28%

As of the 2011 census, the district had a population of 502,276 of which 265,949 were male and 236,327 were female. [5] 11.22% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes were 89,426 (17.80%) of the district's population. [6]

Languages

Languages of Charkhi Dadri district (2011) [7]

   Haryanvi (90.03%)
   Hindi (8.72%)
  Others (1.25%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 90.03% of the population spoke Haryanvi and 8.72% Hindi as their first language. [7]

Notable individuals

Lieutenant KIRAN SHEORAN has created a History to be the FIRST LADY ARMY COMMISSIONED OFFICER of District Charkhi Dadri. Grand daughter of Chaudhary DhariRam Sheoran from Village Dhanasri,got Commissioned into the Indian Army in 2017. Her Father Shamsher Singh Sheoran has also served the Nation while serving in the Indian Air Force as Senior Non Commissioned Officer. Lieutenant KIRAN has also been decorated with Multiple Medals and Awards as an Equestrian, Renowned SWIMMER and a Triathlete during her School, college and University time.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bhiwani district</span> District of Haryana in India

Bhiwani district is one of the 22 districts of the northern Indian state of Haryana. Created on 22 December 1972, it was the largest district of the state by area, before the creation of Charkhi Dadri as a separate district, as it occupied an area of 4,778 square kilometres (1,845 sq mi) and administered 442 villages with a population of 1,634,445. Sirsa is now the largest district of the state.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Capital Region (India)</span> Planning region in India

The National Capital Region is a planning region centered upon the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi in India. It encompasses Delhi and several districts surrounding it from the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan. The NCR and the associated National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) were created in 1985 to plan the development of the region and to evolve harmonized policies for the control of land-uses and development of infrastructure in the region. Prominent cities of NCR include Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Noida.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mahendragarh district</span> District in Haryana, India

Mahendragarh district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. The district occupies an area of 1,899 km² and has a population of 922,088 (2021census). District have 3 Sub-divisions : Narnaul, Mahendragarh and Kanina

Charkhi Dadri is a city and the headquarters of Charkhi Dadri district in the Indian state of Haryana, about 90 km from the national capital Delhi. The town was made by joining the villages of Charkhi and Dadri after urban development. Charkhi Dadri is on NH 148B between Narnaul to Bathinda and NH 348B between Meerut to Pilani segment passing through the city.

Bhiwani is a city and a municipal council in Bhiwani district in the state of Haryana. Besides being a seat of spiritual learning, the city is at the centre of regional politics and hometown of three former Haryana chief ministers: Bansi Lal, Banarsi Das Gupta and Hukum Singh. It is located 128 km west of national capital New Delhi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mahendragarh</span> City in Haryana, India

Mahendragarh is a city and a municipal committee in Mahendragarh district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Gurgaon and comes under National Capital Region (India).

Gohana is a city and a municipal council, near Sonipat city in the Sonipat district of the Indian state of Haryana.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Administrative divisions of Haryana</span> Regional divisions in Haryana

Haryana, formed on 1 November 1966, is a state in North India. For the administrative purpose, Haryana is divided into 6 revenue divisions which are further divided into 22 districts. For Law and Order maintenance, it is divided into 5 Police Ranges and 4 Police Commissionerates.

Hukam Singh Phogat was an Indian politician and served as Chief Minister of the state of Haryana from 1990 to 1991. Before Chief Minister he had been elected MLA from Charkhi Dadri three times.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dadri, Haryana Assembly constituency</span> Constituency of the Haryana legislative assembly in India

Charkhi Dadri Assembly constituency is one of the 90 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Haryana state in northern India.

Chandeni is a village in the Charkhi Dadri district of the Indian state of Haryana.

Badhra is a tehsil, sub-division and assembly constituency in the Charkhi Dadri district of the Indian state of Haryana. It is located 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of district headquarters Charkhi Dadri, 44 kilometres (27 mi) south west of city of Bhiwani and 145 kilometres (90 mi) east of the national capital Delhi. As of the 2011 Census of India, the tehsil had 22,407 households with a total population of 118,084 of which 62,791 were male and 55,293 female.

Gignaw is a village in the Bhiwani district of the Indian state of Haryana. Located in the Loharu tehsil, it lies approximately 47 kilometres (29 mi) south west of the district headquarters town of Bhiwani. As of the 2011 Census of India, the village had 556 households with a total population of 2,357 of which 1,222 were male and 1,135 female.

Shyam Kalan is a village in the Badhra tehsil of the Charkhi Dadri District after separated from Bhiwani District (Haryana) in 2016. It falls under the Hisar Division. Located 35 KM from Bhiwani via Jui. 50 KM away from Charkhi Dadri via Badhra. 150 KM from Capital of India New Delhi. 300 KM from Haryana State capital Chandigarh.

Dwarka is a village in the Badhra tehsil of the Charkhi Dadri District in the Indian state of Haryana. Located approximately 34 kilometres (21 mi) south west of the town of Bhiwani, as of the 2011 Census of India, the village had 517 households with a total population of 2,705 of which 1,418 were male and 1,287 female.

Umerwas is a village in the Badhra tehsil of Charkhi Dadri district in the Indian state of Haryana. Located approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) south west of the district headquarters town of Bhiwani, as of the 2011 Census of India, the village had 412 households with a total population of 2,263 of which 1,203 were male and 1,060 female.

Bilawal is a village in the Badhra tehsil of the Charkhi Dadri in the Indian state of Haryana. Located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the district headquarters town of Charkhi Dadri, as of the 2011 Census of India, the village had 535 households with a total population of 2,578 of which 1,367 were male and 1,211 female.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Badhra Assembly constituency</span> Constituency of the Haryana legislative assembly in India

Badhra Assembly constituency is one of the 90 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Haryana state in northern India.

The Trans-Haryana Expressway or the Ambala–Narnaul Expressway (NH-152D) is a 227-km long, 6-lane wide greenfield access-controlled expressway, connecting the cities of Ambala and Narnaul in the state of Haryana. The expressway connects Gangheri village in Kurukshetra district with Surana village on Narnaul Bypass (NH-148B) in Mahendragarh district. It passes via Kaul, Pundri, Assandh, Dhatrath, Kalanaur, Charkhi Dadri and Kanina. It will reduce the distance from Chandigarh to Delhi, Narnaul, and Jaipur, thus decongesting NH-44 and NH-48.

References

  1. 1 2 "Charki Dadri notified as 22nd district of Haryana". The Times of India. 5 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 Charkhi Dadri creation.
  3. Notification of new district charki Dadri issued; Publication: Business Standard newspaper; Published: 3 December 2016; Accessed: 6 March 2017
  4. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Haryana". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. "Demography | District Charkhi Dadri | India" . Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. District Census 2011: Bhiwani
  7. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Haryana". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India..