Jhajjar

Jhajjar is a town in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana.It is a part of Delhi National Capital Region and situated on the road connecting Rewari to Rohtak (NH-352), Loharu to Meerut (NH334B), Charkhi Dadri to Delhi and Gurgaon to Bhiwani.

Also for their participation in 1857 rebellion, three main chiefs of Haryana were tried and hanged at Kotwali in Chandani Chowk of Old Delhi.

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.

[5] Jhajjar is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under Delhi sarkar, producing a revenue of 1,422,451 dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 1000 infantry and 60 cavalry.

[1] According to the 2011 census Jhajjar district has a population of 956,907, roughly equal to the nation of Fiji or the US state of Montana.

This gives it a ranking of 456th in India (out of a total of 640).The district has a population density of 522 inhabitants per square kilometer (1,350 inhabitants/sq mi) .

In the 2011 National Census, it was found that Jhajjar district has the lowest sex ratio in India of the 0-6 group, with just 774 girls to 1,000 boys.

Virendra Sehwag in 2012
Umrao Singh Yadav, Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces