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Jhajjar Tourism
Jhajjar district, Haryana was carved out of Rohtak district on July 15, 1997.
The district headquarter is situated in Jhajjar town at a distance of about
65 km from Delhi. The town is said to have been founded by one Chhaju and Chhajunagar
was changed to Jhajjar.
It is also derived from Jharnaghar, a natural fountain. A third derivation is
from Jhajjar, a water vessel, because the surface drainage of the country for
miles around runs into the town as into a sink. Other towns in the district
are Bahadurgarh and Beri.
Bahadurgarh was founded by Rathi Jats and formerly known as Sharafabad. It is
situated 29 km from Delhi and had developed into an important of industrial
canter. The total area of Jhajjar district is 1,890 sq km and its population
is 7,09,000.
The district consists of 2 industrial areas with 2408 plots. The basic industries
are ceramics, glass, chemicals, engineering, electrical & electronics. There
are 48 large and medium units 213 small scale units with the total investment
of Rs. 3400 million ($ 76.5 million) and workforce of 8248.
Major crops grown here are Rice, wheat and Maize. The total irrigated agricultural
land is about 67,000 hectares. The Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary lies in the Jhajjar
district and is a favorite of birders from all over India.
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