Chhachhrauli is a city and a municipal committee in Yamuna Nagar district

Yamuna Nagar District

Yamuna Nagar district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state, India. The district came into existence on 1 November 1989. It occupies an area of 1756 km²...

 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

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. Before Independence in 1947, it was the capital of the princely state of Kalsia

Kalsia

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Geography

Chhachhrauli is very near to the boundaries of UP, Himachal, and Uttranchal. It is surrounded by the historical Gurudwara Of Paonta Shahib, mythical Kapal Mochan (Bilaspur) and well-known Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple. It is believed that the five Pandava brothers worshiped for some time after having won the Kurukshetra battle in Mahabharata.

Chhachhrauli has a big Grain Market (Anaj Mandi) where all the farmers from the surrounding areas bring their agriculture produce for selling. It is the hub of many villages like
Singhpura, Sherpur, Chuharpur Khurd, Urjani, Yaqub Pur, Dasaura and Pipli Majra. On Chhachhrauli - Paunta Sahib Road,
Balachor, Panjeto, Mukarib Pur, Manakpur on Chhachhrauli-Jagadhari road,
Ganauli, Ganaula, Chholi Basatiyavala on Chhachhrauli- Bilaspur road.

Education

Government Senior Secondary School, which was upgraded from high school. Now college classes also conducted in the premises of this school.

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Chhachhrauli had a population of 9720. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Chhachhrauli has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 75% and female literacy of 65%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.