Chhara
Chhara is a village in the Bahadurgarh tehsil of Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana.
Chhara | |
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Village | |
  Chhara Location in Haryana, India  Chhara Chhara (India) | |
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| Country |  |
| State | Haryana |
| Region | North India |
| District | Jhajjar |
| Named for | Phalwans and freedom fighters |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 124504 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR-13 |
| Website | haryana |
History
The village's origin is not known, but from records of the Bhats, it is believed that this village was destroyed six times.
Geography
Chhara is situated on the MDR 122 road between Bahadurgarh and Beri and on the National Highway 334B Loharu to Meerut.The village is situated on a low mountain, because as one enters the village the heights of streets and homes increase. Chhara is among the biggest villages of Haryana.
Nearest Village and their Distance From Chhara
- Rewari Khera 3 km
- Chhudani 7 km
- Kharman 7 km
- Matan 5 km
- Kharhar 6 km
- Bhaproda 5 km
- Kultana 5 km
- Barhana 8 km
- Chhochhi 5 km
- Mahrana 6 km
- Girawar 6 km
- Surkhpur 6 km
- Kheri Asra 5 km
- Bhadani 7 km
Distance between Chhara and nearest towns and cities
- Jhajjar 13 km
- Bahadurgarh 20 km
- Brig. Hoshiar Singh Metro Station 19 km
- Beri 15 km
- Sampla 10 km
- Tikri Border 25 km
- Najafgarh 31 km
- Rohtak 34 km
- Sonipat 48 km
- Delhi ISBT 51 km
- Chandigarh 265 km
Demographics
The population of the village is 27668 according to the Aanganwari Survey.
Peasent Caste
Education
Primary schools
- Government Primary School Pana Bhokran Chhara
- Government Primary School 1 Pana Manyan Chhara
- Government Primary School 2 Pana Manyan Chhara
- Government Primary School 3 Pana Manyan Chhara
High school
- Golden Valley High School
- Bal Vidya Niketen High School
- Kasturi Memorial Vidya Mandir School
Senior Secondary Schools
- Government Senior Secondary School (Boys) (known as High school)
- Government Sen. Sec School (Girls)
- Sanskar Sen. Sec. School
- Shiva Sen. Sec. School
- Gramin Sen. Sec. School
ITI
- Ch Chhoturam Government Industrial Training Institute
College
- Ch Chhoturam Government College
- Ranjit Singh Memorial College of Education and Technology
Notable persons
Hardwari Lal
He was hailed from this village. Hardwari Lal remained MLA for a long time, both in Punjab and Haryana, also the Member of Parliament from Rohtak Constituency in 1990–95. He was Education Minister in the cabinet of Rao Birender Singh. He was an educationist and was later appointed as Vice Chancellor of Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak.
Ch. Hoshiyar Singh
He was born on 19 February 1920 at Chhara, Haryana. At the very young age of 11 left home and joined Indian independence movement with Mahatma Gandhi for Nations Freedom. As a freedom Fighter had faced imprisonment many times during independence.
- Delhi Central Jail (06-03-1938 to 22-07-1938)
- Lahore Central Jail (15-01-1941 to 16-01-1942)
- Multan central Jail (05-02-1944 to 10-02-1944)
- Multan central Jail (02-06-1944 to 13-06-1945)
On 15 August 1972, prime minister Smt. Late Indira Gandhi honoured him with Tamrapatra for dedicating his life for the cause of Indian independence.
Surender Singh
Surender Singh was an Indian politician from the Aam Admi Party from 2013 to 2019 two times MLA from Delhi Cantonment in the Delhi Legislative Assembly.
Religion
Temples found in the village include Samadh (Dada Bhagwan Dash, Dada Santok Dash, Dada Shyam Smunder Dash), Dada Samadh Wala for Khatis, Hanuman, Shiv, Krishan Ji Mandir, Baba Gorakh Dham and Sarvan Mandir, also called Piliya Johad ("jaundice pond").
Sports
Three akhara wrestling (training halls) Virender Akhara, Teja Pehalwan Akhara & Dhanna Pehlawan Akhara are in the village.