24-457: 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. "Dadri" is derived from
48-659: A few. As of the 2001 India census , Charkhi Dadri had a population of 44,892. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Charkhi Dadri has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with male literacy of 76% and female literacy of 62%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. The major part of the ethnographic spectrum of the population is constituted by Jat people who have come from various neighbouring villages. Next are Ahir who lived here surrounding village from Mahabharat times called Abhira people . Another major community belongs to Bania (caste) , Punjabi who live in clusters in
72-513: A lake called Dadar which was full of dadur ( Sanskrit : frog) from which it took its current name. To distinguish Dadri from other similarly named places in the area, sometimes Dadri's name was appended to the nearby village of Charkhi . After India became independent , in recognition of the contribution of people of Charki village during the first war of independence in 1857 against the British colonial rule and Praja Mandala movement against
96-526: Is part of the Hisar (Lok Sabha constituency) while the rest are part of Bhiwani-Mahendragarh (Lok Sabha constituency) . Previously in Bhiwani district, sub-divisions Badhra and Charkhi Dadri and sub-tehsil Baund Kalan became part of the new Charkhi Dadri district in 2016. According to the 2011 census Bhiwani district has a population of 1,634,445, roughly equal to the nation of Guinea-Bissau or
120-464: The 1970 Asiad . Bhiwani has emerged as a centre of Indian boxing as all four boxers representing India at Beijing Olympics 2008 are products of Sports Authority of India (SAI) boxing hostel at Bhiwani. To top that three of them Akhil Kumar , Vijender Kumar and Jitender Kumar reached the quarterfinals of their respective categories. While Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar lost in their respective quarterfinals bouts Vijender Kumar qualified to
144-669: The British Raj gave Charkhi Dadri to the Nawab of Jhajjhar, the ruler of the princely state of Jhajjhar, who then stayed in power till 1857. The Charkhi Dadri tract had an area of 575 sq. miles and revenue of Rs 1,03,000 annually. In the 1857 war , the Nawab of Dadri, Bahadur Jung Khan, who had given token allegiance to Emperor ˞BahadurShah Zafar , surrendered to British and was tried by military court-martial in Delhi on 27 November 1857. He
168-976: The Youdheya period till 300 BCE. Bhiwani city is mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbari and has been a prominent centre of commerce since the time of the Mughals . Wreckage of a Boeing 747, from Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 763, fell in Bhiwani District as part of the Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision . The district comprises four sub-divisions: Bhiwani , Loharu , Siwani and Tosham . These sub-divisions are further divided into five Tehsils : Bhiwani , Loharu , Siwani , Bawani Khera and Tosham and one sub-tehsil, Behal. There are four Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Bhiwani , Loharu , Tosham and Bawani Khera . Bawani Khera
192-569: The US state of Idaho . This gives it a ranking of 306th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 341 inhabitants per square kilometre (880/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 14.32%. Bhiwani has a sex ratio of 884 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 76.7%. After bifurcation the district has a population of 1,132,169. Scheduled Castes make up 251,736 (22.23%) of
216-505: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 219585226 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:53:10 GMT Bhiwani district 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
240-456: The area. Near the village of Naurangabad , about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Bhiwani city, preliminary diggings in 2001 revealed artefacts including coins, tools, sieves, toys, statues and pots up to 2,500 years old. According to archaeologists the presence of coins, coin moulds, statues and design of the houses, suggests that a town existed here sometimes in the Kushan , Gupta and
264-577: The areas of Subhash Chowk, Kath Mandi, Pahwa Chowk and Ladhan Paana, are also found in great numbers. Saini lives in the majority in Saini Pura, Jhajjar Ghati, Bir Bhairvi earlier known as "Gwadiwala Johar founded by late Nathu Ram Saini under the Peepal tree, age of peepal tree is more than 100 years and now alive and Brahmin who lives majorly in the concentrated pockets of the old city called Chotti Bazari and places around Anaj mandi . Nevertheless,
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#1732780390300288-804: The assembly elections from this seat and lost to an independent candidate in 2019. She is a prominent current politician from this area. Late Ram Kishan Gupta, then a former parliamentarian founded the Dadri Education Society. There are several educational institutions, including Murari Lal Rasiwasiya Ayurvedic College (MLRAC), KAIM (Kedarnath Aggarwal Institute of Management), and JVMGRR Institute of Computer Applications, in Charkhi Dadri. There are also Apeejay School, DRK Adarsh Vidya Mandir, RED School, Vaish Girls Senior Secondary School, Geeta Niketan and Geetangli. Charkhi Dadri district Too Many Requests If you report this error to
312-492: The city is a perfect melange with people from other diverse castes and communities as well." People of many gotra s live in Charkhi Dadri, the major ones being Affriya, Dagar, Sultaniya, Lamba, Saini , Sangwan, Sansanwal, Rajotiya, Mahla, Kalkal, Prajapati , Dhangad and Sheoran . Charkhi Dadri is the main marketplace for all the surrounding villages and has its own food and grain markets and one Food Corporation of India (FCI) godown. It has many shopping institutions such as
336-527: The collection of Sanskrit and Persian manuscripts possessed by Rao Uttam Singh, a teacher to the King of Jind State. Charkhi Dadri came to media attention when, on 12 November 1996, a Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 struck a Saudia Boeing 747 in the sky above the village, causing both aircrafts to crash into the fields below. The collision resulted in the deaths of all 349 people on board both aircraft. It
360-476: The district are Siwani , Loharu , Tosham , Bawani Khera , Kohlawas , Lamba . As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Haryana (out of 21 ), after Faridabad and Hisar . Pre- Indus Valley Civilization mine, smelt and houses have been found at Khanak hills of Tosham Hill range . Excavations (1968–73 and 1980–86) in the village of Mitathal in Bhiwani have unearthed evidence of pre-Harappan and Harappan ( Indus Valley civilisation ) culture in
384-641: The future. Mughal emperors Akbar and Farrukhsiyar both issued firmans (housed in Red Fort Archaeological Museum and "Rao Harnarian Singh Dhan Collection of Charkhi Dadri" respectively) to grant land to zamindars as "madad-i-mash" (subsistence allowance). Rao Dhan Singh, Brahman took part in the revolt of 1857 and fought bravely in the Battle of Narnaul, against British but due to failure of revolt lost their jagirdari included many villages to British. [REDACTED] In 1806,
408-458: The main market and Hira Chowk . Various motor vehicle showrooms are also present here. All this makes Charkhi Dadri a big market for shopping. LOCAL CART app Head Office is located in Charkhi Dadri. Cement Corporation of India established one of its cement plants in Haryana . The plant was commissioned in 1982 with an installed capacity of 174,000 tonnes per annum. The process used in the plant
432-538: The oppressive rule of the Jind State , the government officially named the town as Charkhi-Dadri . When Ramkrishna Dalmia, the founder of Dalmia Group , established a cement factory at Dadri during the rule of Jind State, the town was renamed as "Dalmia Dadri" on request of Sir Ganga Ram Kaul who was then Chief Minister of Jind State, which was renamed to "Charkhi Dadri" when Jind State was merged with Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) in 1948. The town
456-534: The population. Languages of Bhiwani district (2011) At the time of the 2011 Census of India , 79.98% of the population in the district spoke Haryanvi and 18.12% Hindi as their first language. Sports played in the area include wrestling, volleyball, boxing and running. Hawa Singh won the Asian Games gold medal in Heavyweight category in consecutive editions of the games in the 1966 Asiad and
480-421: 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. The district headquarters is the city of Bhiwani , which is around 124 kilometres (77 mi) from the national capital Delhi . Other major towns in
504-520: Was a semi-dry one. The plant is spread across 198 acres (0.80 km). It functioned for almost 15 years before production was stopped in 1996. Chandrawati , Ganpat Rai - Ex-MLA, Hargain Singh Gochwal, Hukam Singh (master) - late Ex-Chief Minister, Kripa Ram Phogat (late) - head of first labour union of Delhi Transport Corporation, Ram Kishan Gupta (late) - Ex-MP and educationalist, are a few prominent politicians. Wrestler Babita Phogat fought
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#1732780390300528-413: Was founded around the 12th century by Bilhan Singh Lamba(Yaduvanshi) . According to the oral tradition , he saw a cow and lion drinking water side by side at dadur lake. Intrigued by the sight, he went to a nearby cottage where a Mahatma named Swami Dayal lived. Bilhan Singh sought Mahatma's blessings and was told that if he made the place his home, his family would be blessed and would rule over it in
552-519: Was removed to Lahore . Dadri was awarded to Raja Sarup Singh of Jind for his services to the East India Company ( EIC ) in the 1857 war. In May 1864, some fifty Sangwan Jat villages revolted against his descendant, Raja Raghbir Singh, but the rebellion was crushed. Three principal villages which took part in the rebellion, Charkhi, Mankawas and Jhojhu, were burned down. Notable Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian scholars lived here, as evident by
576-518: Was the deadliest mid-air collision on record, the deadliest aviation disaster that left no survivors, the deadliest aviation disaster in India, as well as the third-deadliest aviation disaster of all time (Not including 9/11). Previously in Bhiwani district , Charkhi Dadri became part of the new Charkhi Dadri district in 2016. According hssc 16 Nov 2016 There are some historic places in the city which include Shyamesar Lake and Dayal Temple to name
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