Jhajjar-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.
