Charkhi Dadri | |
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  Charkhi Dadri Location in Haryana, India Show map of Haryana Charkhi Dadri Charkhi Dadri (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:28°35′N76°16′E / 28.59°N 76.27°E /28.59; 76.27 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Charkhi Dadri |
| Established | 2016 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Charkhi Dadri Municipal Council[1] |
| Population | 44,892 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Spoken | Haryanavi,Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 127306 |
| Telephone code | 01250 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR-19, HR-84 |
| Nearest city | Kosli,Bhiwani,Rohtak |
| Sex ratio | 54:46♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 70% |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dadri (Haryana Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
| Climate | Dry(Köppen) |
| Website | charkhidadri |
Charkhi Dadri is a city and the headquarters ofCharkhi Dadri district in the Indian state ofHaryana, about 90 km from the national capital Delhi.[2] The town was made by joining the villages of Charkhi and Dadri after urban development. Charkhi Dadri is onNH 148B betweenNarnaul toBathinda and NH 348B between Meerut to Pilani segment passing through the city.
"Dadri" is derived from a lake calledDadar which was full ofdadur (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 ofCharkhi. AfterIndia became independent, in recognition of the contribution of people of Charki village during thefirst war of independence in 1857 against the British colonial rule andPraja Mandala movement against the oppressive rule of theJind State, the government officially named the town asCharkhi-Dadri.[3][4]
When Ramkrishna Dalmia, the founder ofDalmia Group, established a cement factory at Dadri during the rule of Jind State, the town was renamed as "Dalmia Dadri" on request ofSir Ganga Ram Kaul who was then Chief Minister of Jind State, which was renamed to "Charkhi Dadri" when Jind State was merged withPatiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) in 1948.[3]
Archaeological excavations and explorations conducted so far in the district have revealed that this region was first inhabited by the Chalcolithic agricultural communities as early as 2400 B.C. These early settlers of this area, known as Sothians lived at Mitathal, Chang, Tigrana, Dadri, Manheru, Mishri, Jhinjar and Talu in small mud-brick houses with thatched roofs, comprising about 50 to 100 houses each.[5]
The town was founded around the 12th century by Bilhan Singh Lamba.[3][citation needed]
According to theoral 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 aMahatma 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 the future.[3]
Mughal emperorsAkbar andFarrukhsiyar both issuedfirmans (housed inRed Fort Archaeological Museum and "Rao Harnarian Singh Dhan Collection of Charkhi Dadri" respectively) to grant land tozamindars 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.[3]
In 1806, theBritish Raj gave Charkhi Dadri to theNawab of Jhajjhar, the ruler of theprincely 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 the1857 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.[6] He was removed toLahore.[7] Dadri was awarded toRaja Sarup Singh ofJind 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.[8] Notable Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian scholars lived here, as evident by the collection of Sanskrit and Persian manuscripts possessed by Rao Uttam Singh, a teacher to the King of Jind State.[3]
Charkhi Dadri came to media attention when, on 12 November 1996, aKazakhstan AirlinesIlyushin Il-76 struck aSaudiaBoeing 747 in the sky above the village, causing both aircraft to crash into the fields below. The collision resulted in the deaths of all 349 people on board both aircraft. It was the deadliest mid-air collision on record, the deadliest aviation disaster that left no survivors, the deadliest aviation disaster in India,[9] as well as the third-deadliest aviation disaster of all time behindJapan Air Lines Flight 123 and theTenerife airport disaster (but excluding theSeptember 11 attacks).[10]
Previously inBhiwani district, Charkhi Dadri became part of the newCharkhi Dadri district in 2016.[11] According hssc 16 Nov 2016
There are some historic places in the city which includeShyamesar Lake andDayal Temple to name a few.
As of the 2001 Indiacensus,[13] 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 byJat people who have come from various neighbouring villages. Next areAhir who lived here surrounding village from Mahabharat times calledAbhira people . Another major community belongs toBania (caste), Punjabi who live in clusters in 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 thePeepal tree, age of peepal tree is more than 100 years and now alive andBrahmin who lives majorly in the concentrated pockets of the old city calledChotti Bazari and places aroundAnaj mandi. Nevertheless, the city is a perfect melange with people from other diverse castes and communities as well."
People of manygotras live in Charkhi Dadri, the major ones being Affriya, Dagar, Sultaniya, Lamba,Saini, Sangwan, Sansanwal, Rajotiya, Mahla, Kalkal,Prajapati, Dhangad andSheoran.
Charkhi Dadri is the main marketplace for all the surrounding villages and has its own food and grain markets and oneFood Corporation of India (FCI) godown. It has many shopping institutions such as the main market andHira 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 inHaryana. 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. The plant is spread across 198 acres (0.80 km2). It functioned for almost 15 years before production was stopped in 1996.[14]
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 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[15] founded the Dadri Education Society.[16] There are several educational institutions, including Murari Lal Rasiwasiya Ayurvedic College (MLRAC), KAIM[17] (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 Senior Secondary School, Geeta Niketan and Geetangli.
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