Dadrewa

Dadrewa
Dadrewa
	village
	Dadrewa Location in Rajasthan, India Dadrewa Dadrewa (India)
	Coordinates: 28°40′22″N 75°13′58″E
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
District	Churu
Government
• Body	Panchayat
Population (2011)
• Total	9,040
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	331023
Telephone code	01559
ISO 3166 code	RJ-IN
Sex ratio	1079 ♂/♀
Website	http://dadrewadham.com/

Dadrewa is a village situated in Churu district of Rajasthan, India. The village is situated on the Hissar-Bikaner Highway in between Sadulpur and Taranagar. The famous Gogaji Pir, was born at Dadrewa. [1]

Etymology

The name Dadreva is derived from its ancient name Dadrirek Nagar (Devnagari: दद्रिरेक नगर).

History

It was the ancient capital of Chauhan Rulers. The chauhans rule here many decades here. There are the ancient remains of Gogaji period.

Veer Gogaji

Dadrewa is known as the birthplace of Gogaji who became popular as a powerful king and a pir in various states of northern India. Gogaji was perhaps the most powerful Chauhan rajput who had ruled Dadrewa. His kingdom, Bagad Dedga, spanned from Satluj to Hansi in Haryana. Dadrewa was the capital city of 'Bagad Dedga'. A fair in Gogaji's memory is held in Dadrewa every year in month of Bhaadwa (August–September).

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References

"Gogaji Jaharveer of Churu Rajasthan born in Dadrewa Village History." hindumythology. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.

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[1] "Gogaji Jaharveer of Churu Rajasthan born in Dadrewa Village History." hindumythology. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.