Kosli
Kosli is a town and "tehsil" in the Rewari district of Haryana in India. It comes in Ahirwal (a region demoniated by Ahir community). It is situated 80 kilometers South-West from Delhi. Kosli Tehsil is part of National Capital Region. Kosli has Haryana's second largest flyover on Rewari - Hisar railway line. Kosli is the largest constituency of Haryana. Kosli constituency has about 138 village.
Kosli Mines of Soldiers | |
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Sub_District | |
  Kosli Location in Haryana, India  Kosli Kosli (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28.391771°N 76.4793315°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Rewari |
| Founded by | Baba Mukteshwar Puri |
| Named for | Maharaj Koshal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat (Municipal commettie Became 2019) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.98 km2 (9.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 22,000 without including railway station kosli area |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi हिंदी ,Ahirwate |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 123302 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR – 43 |
| Sex ratio | 57:43 ♂/♀ |
Kosli is today well known for the high proportion of soldiers and officers it contributes to the Indian Army, Police and other Armed Forces of India as 'the mine of soldiers', and for the number of teachers it contributes to the Haryana education system.
History
According to Haryana State Gazetteer, Kosli was founded in 1193 A.D. by Kosal Dev Singh, the grandson of King of Delhi, as a Chandravanshi Yadav village. Kosal Dev Singh said to have met the sage Baba Mukteshwar Puri, Kosli engaged in meditation at Koshalgarh Kosli, which was then under dense shrub jungle. Today it has a small population made up mostly of Chandravanshi Yadav, in particular the gotra Kausaliya.
During British Raj there were as many as about seventy senior Commissioned Officers and about one hundred and fifty Junior Commissioned Officers in Kosli. 247 soldiers from Kosli participated in the First World War between 1914-1918, and three were decorated with Indian Order of Merit, 1 Military Cross, 2 Ashoka Chakras, 1 Mahavir Chakras, 2 Shaurya Chakras, 4 COAS Commendation, 1 Police Medal. There are about a hundred military pensioners living there today, including several recipients of different military honours during British rule.[1] A large number of soldiers served in Burma during Second World War from this village. Naib Commandant Rao Ram Narayan Singh was conferred with the title of Rai Bahadur in 1924. A part of his house served as Officers Mess for 40 years.
Transport
Kosli Railway Station is on the Rewari to Bhiwani railway line 30 km from Rewari. Doubling of railway track is in progress at fast pace there after electrification of the entire section is planned very soon. The Ministry of Railways had bestowed the honour to the martyrs by erecting mementos at station premises. One is related with Lt Col Rai Singh of Kosli awarded Mahavir Chakra for 1967 war at Nathu La in Sino-Indian border dispute A flyover is constructed and operational on the railway line which is said to be second-largest flyover of Haryana. Kosli Has A Depot of Haryana Roadways. Kosli connect with many cities by road as Rewari, Kanina, Mahendergarh, Dadri, Delhi, Nuh, Jaipur, Jhajjar, Rohtak, Faridabad, Gurgaon etc.[2]
Religion
Kosli town has a mauth or Hindu monastery headed by a Mahant. Every year on the festive day of Holi a fair is organised in this matha in honour of Baba Mukteshwar Puri, Kosli. There is one more fair which is called "Devi ka Mela" by the local people of Kosli. This fair was organised on 25 March 2018 (Sunday). people from different villages came in large numbers to visit Devi Mata and also Baba Mukteshwar Puri Maharaaj. The mata temple is very old and it the centre of devotion of the people of Kosli.
Schools and Colleges
- DAV Girls College, Kosli
- Government College, Kosli
- Saheed flt. Lft. Aakash yadav Government Senior Secondary School, Kosli
- Government ITI, Kosli
- Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kosli
- Vivekanand Senior Secondary School, Kosli
- RKD Senior Secondary School,Kosli
- Suraj Senior Secondary School, Kosli
- RCM /RPS Public School, Kosli
- Yaduvanshi Shiksha Niketan, Kosli
- Pathfinder International School, Kosli
- SKG Senior Secondary School, Kosli
- RRN DAV Public School, Kosli
- GD High School, Kosli
- Happy Public School, Kosli
- Krishna Senior Secondary School, Kosli
- BKD High School, Kosli
- Cambridge Monetary
- Shri Krishna Coching
- GPS KOSLI
Hospitals
- Government Civil Hospital
- Chetna Hospital
- Lokmanya Hospital
- Dheer Hospital
- Shanti Paramarsh
- Mohit Clinic
- Deep Hospital
- Krishana Hospital
- Jivan Jyoti Hospital
- Megha Charm Rog
- Sanjeevani Hospital
- Sidharth Hospital
- Satynaran Hospital
- Shanti Paramarsh
- Dr. Ram Avtar Yadav Hospital
Mohalla and Colonies
- Mallupura Mohalla
- Sadar Gali
- Hathipota
- Valmiki Mohalla
- Indira Colony
- Subhash Colony
- Mauth Mohalla
- Purana Bazar
- Nahriya Bazar
- Mata Mohalla
- Chowk Mohalla
- Hathiyar Singh Mohalla
- Roliya Mohalla
- Surveer Mohalla
- Chok Mohalla
- Brahman Wala Mohalla
- Jhal Wala Bangla Mohalla
- Nandyan Mohalla
- Bhagat Singh Colony
- Shiv Colony
- Sainik Colony Nahar road
- Sainik Colony-2 behind petrol pump nahar road
- Vishwkarma Colony
- Vikash Nagar
- Sangam Colony
- Sangam Colony-2
- Mata Mohalla
- Do Bangla Mohalla
- Aastha Colony
- Haweli Mohalla
- Sadh Mohalla
- Khadgan Mohalla
Facilities
- Railway Station
- Main Bus Stand Sub Depot
- Mini Bus Stand
- Arya Samaj
- Anaj Mandi
- Sabji Mandi
- Kishan Bhawan
- Canal Rest House
- Govt Nursury
- Bio Gas Plant
- Telephone Exchange
- ECHS
- Civil Hospital Kosli
- Sub Health Center Kosli-1 (Reproduction And Population Related)
- Vatinary hospital
- Law College
- Government ITI
- Government Collage
- Kedriya Vidyalay
- Chikkara Canteen
- Civil Court
- Shaheed Memorial
- Mini Sectriate
- Stadium
- Tehsil
- Sub Division
- Water Supply Office (Main)
- Water House-2
- Women and Child Development Bal Bhawan
- Panchayat Ghar
- Post Office
- Water Treatment Plant
- Sewerage System
- Media Center (1st in Haryana)
- Power House (Sub Division)
- Banking Service (SBI, CBI, HDFC, PNB, HARYANA GARMIN BANK )
- Petrol Pump
- Police Station
- Aanganwadi
Banks
- Central Bank of India
- State Bank of India
- Punjab National Bank
- Bank of Baroda
- Vijaya Bank
- Sahkari Bank
- HDFC Bank
- Co-Operative Bank
- Haryana Gramin Bank
- Sarv Haryana Bank
- Corporation Bank
- Axis Bank
Notable People
- Rao Ram Narayan (Ex Minister)
- Rao Bharu Singh (First Sarpanch of Kosli)
- Brig.Rai Singh,MVC,VSM.Hero of Nathula Indo China War in 1967. In movie "Paltan" Arjun Rampal played his role.Also known as Tiger of Nathula.
- Maha Singh Yadav (first engineer and businessman from Kosli - known as Engineer Saheb). Graduated first class with Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from Birla Engineering College Pilani (aka BITS Pilani) in 1954.
- Prahlad Sadh (Aazad Hind Fauj)
- Mangal Singh (Aazad Hind Fauj)
- Shyotaj Singh( Naga) (Aazad Hind Fauj)
- Saheed Flt. Lft.Aakash Yadav(Mallupura)
- Saheed Rifleman Sachin yadav(Mallupura)
- Pavitra Yadav (Intentional Boxer)
- Babu Balmukund Gupt (Journalist & Write
- Gainender Yadav (Tinnu Bhai) Teacher & Motivator
(Even after teaching in school, they teach the youth at home for free and till now they have taught hundreds of children and got government jobs. They are still engaged in their work even today. A true teacher can change the direction of his area and he has changed the direction of Kosli.)
- atender sharma ( Advocate)
- Smt Urmila (Sarpanch)
- Shri Bhagat singh (Sarpanch)
- Lt Col Shailender SC,Army Medal(Gallentary)
References
- http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1964_16/35/caste_and_the_indian_army.pdf
- "Kosli in Kosli India". India9.com. 7 June 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
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