Charkhi Dadri
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Charkhi Dadri is a town and a municipal committee in Bhiwani district
in the state of Haryana
, India
. The town was made by joining the villages of Charkhi and Dadri after urban development.
Charkhi was founded by Raja Bilhan Singh (a Phogat
tribal leader son of Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan), and the name is derived from the local name of old warriors of Jatsangh - kshatriya
.
with 184 villages and is the largest tehsil in Haryana
now. It is located in southeren haryana and is 100 km from the national capital Delhi
. Folklores have it that Dadri was a lake called Dadar from which it gets its present name. According to another anecdote, the place had a lake which was full of dadur—frog in Sanskrit
—from which it derived its current name. It is said that one day Dada Bilhan Singh, descendant of Prithviraj Chauhan, came to this area and saw a cow and lion drinking water side by side and intrigued by this, he went to a nearby cottage where a Mahatma named Swami Dayal lived. Bilhan Singh asked for Mahatma's blessings and advice. Mahatma advised him to Make this place his home and blessed that his family will rule this place in future. Charkhi Dadri (was called dadri earlier before the village Charkhi was merged with it) was also a district (pargana) and a state (riyasat) in the past.
Charkhi Dadri is the main market place for all the nearby villages for all their needs and has its own food and grain markets and one FCI godown.
People of many gotralive in Charkhi Dadri, major ones being Phogat
, Sheoran
, JatRana, Sangwan. Despite being just a tehsil, Charkhi Dadri has given many seasoned politicians and statesman to the state. Master Hukum Singh -Ex Chief Minister, Chandravati, Ramesh Joshi, Late Ram kishan Gupta- Ex MP and educationalist are a few prominent names which made their mark on national map of politics and social works.
, 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 progress made by the town in th efield of education is mainly due to efforts of Late Shri Ram Kishan Gupta (was also an ex-MP), who founded 'the Dadri Education Society'. Under the ambit of this trust fall 3 schools & 7 colleges.
The major part of the ethnographic spectrum of the population is constituted by Jat people
who have come from various neighbouring villages as well as many of them are descendants of the Rajput
founders of the city. Another major chuk is descendant of Maratha
warriors who after the defeat of Panipat
battle, decided to settle in the nearby places. Another major community belongs to Bania (caste)
and Brahmin
who lives majorly in the concetrated pockets of old city called Chotti Bazari and places around Anaj mandi. Nevertheless, the city is a perfect melange with people from other diverse castes and communities as well.
There are some locally famous places in the city which include Shyamesar Johar (pond) and Dayal Temple to name a few.
Famous schools are- Dhansi Ram Kadmawala Adarsh Vidya Mandir (DRK AVM) - Leading co-ed school of the city, JDKDES- prominent schools for girls, Apeejay School- founded and run by Apeejay Group, Vaish Senior Secondary School - another leading co-ed school managed and run by Vaish Education Society, has another sister institute for girls also in the same premise, Government Senior Secondary School, Government School for Girls, RED School- Charkhi Dadri branch of the RED Cuchakwas, Jhajjar
Among colleges, the prominent institutes for higher education are: JVMGRR - One of the oldest educational institutes, caters for the higher educational needs of the students from city as well as students from nearby villages too, Murarilal Rasiwasia Ayurvedic College - BAMS
college, Kaidarnath Aggarwal Institute of Management (KAIM)- MBA college, Apeejay saraswati College for Girls, B. Ed Colleges- there are many of them now, the oldest being on Ram Kishan Gupta Marg- run and managed by Dadri Education Society.
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 was a semi-dry one and the plant is sprawled across 198 acre (0.80127828 km²). The plant functioned for almost 15 years before production was stopped in 1996 due to various issues and the plant remains closed till date.
Bhiwani District
Bhiwani district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Bhiwani was created on 22 December 1972.The district headquarter is situated in Bhiwani town. The district occupies an area of . It is situated between 28.19 deg. & 29.05 deg. north latitudes and 75.26 deg. and 76.28...
in the state of Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The town was made by joining the villages of Charkhi and Dadri after urban development.
Charkhi was founded by Raja Bilhan Singh (a Phogat
Phogat
One of the Surname used by people of JAT warrior tribe.There are several variations of spelling depending on local religion and customs....
tribal leader son of Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan), and the name is derived from the local name of old warriors of Jatsangh - kshatriya
Kshatriya
*For the Bollywood film of the same name see Kshatriya Kshatriya or Kashtriya, meaning warrior, is one of the four varnas in Hinduism...
.
Charkhi Dadri tehsil
Charkhi Dadri is a tehsilTehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
with 184 villages and is the largest tehsil in Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
now. It is located in southeren haryana and is 100 km from the national capital Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
. Folklores have it that Dadri was a lake called Dadar from which it gets its present name. According to another anecdote, the place had a lake which was full of dadur—frog in Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
—from which it derived its current name. It is said that one day Dada Bilhan Singh, descendant of Prithviraj Chauhan, came to this area and saw a cow and lion drinking water side by side and intrigued by this, he went to a nearby cottage where a Mahatma named Swami Dayal lived. Bilhan Singh asked for Mahatma's blessings and advice. Mahatma advised him to Make this place his home and blessed that his family will rule this place in future. Charkhi Dadri (was called dadri earlier before the village Charkhi was merged with it) was also a district (pargana) and a state (riyasat) in the past.
Charkhi Dadri is the main market place for all the nearby villages for all their needs and has its own food and grain markets and one FCI godown.
People of many gotralive in Charkhi Dadri, major ones being Phogat
Phogat
One of the Surname used by people of JAT warrior tribe.There are several variations of spelling depending on local religion and customs....
, Sheoran
Sheoran
Sheoran or Sheorayan or Shivrain ' is gotra of Jats, who exist mainly in Bhiwani, Hissar in Haryana and Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur districts of Rajasthan. They are also found in Aligarh and Rampur and Meerut districts of Uttar Pradesh.-History:Sheoran is a branch of Shivi Jats who ruled in Malwa...
, JatRana, Sangwan. Despite being just a tehsil, Charkhi Dadri has given many seasoned politicians and statesman to the state. Master Hukum Singh -Ex Chief Minister, Chandravati, Ramesh Joshi, Late Ram kishan Gupta- Ex MP and educationalist are a few prominent names which made their mark on national map of politics and social works.
Demographics
As of the 2001 India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, 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 progress made by the town in th efield of education is mainly due to efforts of Late Shri Ram Kishan Gupta (was also an ex-MP), who founded 'the Dadri Education Society'. Under the ambit of this trust fall 3 schools & 7 colleges.
The major part of the ethnographic spectrum of the population is constituted by Jat people
Jat people
The Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...
who have come from various neighbouring villages as well as many of them are descendants of the Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
founders of the city. Another major chuk is descendant of Maratha
Maratha
The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...
warriors who after the defeat of Panipat
Panipat
Panipat بَنِبَت is an ancient and historic city in Panipat district, Haryana state, India. It is 90 km north from Delhi and 169 km south of Chandigarh on NH-1. The three battles fought at the city were turning points in Indian history. The city is famous in India by the name of "City of...
battle, decided to settle in the nearby places. Another major community belongs to Bania (caste)
Bania (caste)
Bania is an occupational caste of bankers, money-lenders, dealers in grains, spices and in modern times numerous commercial enterprises. Baniya is a distinct caste mostly coming from Western India and Central India but spread now all over India...
and Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
who lives majorly in the concetrated pockets of old city called Chotti Bazari and places around Anaj mandi. Nevertheless, the city is a perfect melange with people from other diverse castes and communities as well.
There are some locally famous places in the city which include Shyamesar Johar (pond) and Dayal Temple to name a few.
Education
Charkhi Dadri is an education centre for surrounding villages.Famous schools are- Dhansi Ram Kadmawala Adarsh Vidya Mandir (DRK AVM) - Leading co-ed school of the city, JDKDES- prominent schools for girls, Apeejay School- founded and run by Apeejay Group, Vaish Senior Secondary School - another leading co-ed school managed and run by Vaish Education Society, has another sister institute for girls also in the same premise, Government Senior Secondary School, Government School for Girls, RED School- Charkhi Dadri branch of the RED Cuchakwas, Jhajjar
Among colleges, the prominent institutes for higher education are: JVMGRR - One of the oldest educational institutes, caters for the higher educational needs of the students from city as well as students from nearby villages too, Murarilal Rasiwasia Ayurvedic College - BAMS
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery is a medical degree in India, conferred to those who have studied the integrated system of modern medicine and traditional ayurveda. The degree is of five and half years duration, including 1 year internship. Exams are held after every 3 terms. The...
college, Kaidarnath Aggarwal Institute of Management (KAIM)- MBA college, Apeejay saraswati College for Girls, B. Ed Colleges- there are many of them now, the oldest being on Ram Kishan Gupta Marg- run and managed by Dadri Education Society.
1996 mid-air collision
Charkhi Dadri came in news for the 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision, which occurred on 12 November 1996, when Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 763 (SVA 763), a Boeing 747-168B en route from New Delhi, India, to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, collided in mid-air with Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907 (KZK 1907), an Ilyushin Il-76 en route from Shymkent, Kazakhstan to New Delhi, over the village of Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, India. All 349 people on board both flights were killed, making it the deadliest mid-air collision in history,as well the deadliest air crash in India, as well as the third-deadliest air crash of all time.Cement plant - Cement Corporation of India
Cement Corporation Of India (CCI)Cement Corporation Of India (CCI)
Cement Corporation of India Limited is a public-sector undertaking of the government of India. The company was incorporated as a wholly government-owned corporation on January 18, 1965, with the objective of setting up cement units in public sector to help achieve self-sufficiency in cement...
established one of its cement plants in Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
. The plant was commissioned in 1982 with an installed capacity of 174,000 tonnes per annum. The process used in the plant was a semi-dry one and the plant is sprawled across 198 acre (0.80127828 km²). The plant functioned for almost 15 years before production was stopped in 1996 due to various issues and the plant remains closed till date.
External links
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