Charkhi Dadri district

Charkhi Dadri District is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Created on 16 November 2016, the district headquarters is the city of Charkhi Dadri.[1] Charkhi Dadri District is situated in south of Haryana

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Charkhi Dadri.

Charkhi Dadri district
District of Haryana
Location of Charkhi Dadri district in Haryana
CountryIndia
StateHaryana
HeadquartersCharkhi Dadri
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vidhan Sabha constituencies2

History

British colonial era

During British raj, Charkhi Dadri was a princely state with an area of 575sq miles and revenue of Rs 103,000 annually. In Indian Rebellion of 1857, the Nawab of Dadri, Bahadur Jung Khan who had given token allegiance to mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, surrendered to British and tried by military court martial in Delhi on 27 November 1857. He was removed to Lahore. Dadri was awarded to Raja Swarup Singh of Jind State of the Phulkian dynasty for his services to British East India Company in the 1857 war.

In May 1874, fifty villages revolted against his descendant Raja Raghubir Singh Jind but the rebellion was crushed. Three principal villages which took part in the rebellion, Charkhi, Mankawas and Jhojhu, were burned down.

Formation of district

Previously in Bhiwani district, Charkhi Dadri became part of the new Charkhi Dadri district in 2016. The Government of Haryana state officially notified Charkhi Dadri as 22nd district of Haryana on 16 November 2016.[2][3]

Administrative divisions

As of December 2018, it has 2 sub-divisions (Charkhi Dadri and Badhra), 2 tehsils (Charkhi Dadri and Badhra) and one sub-tehsil (Bond Kalan).[2][1]

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census,[4] Charkhi Dadri had a population of 44,892. This figure excludes the population of other towns and villages within Charkhi Dadri district.

Notable individuals
  • Chandrawati
  • Phogat sisters: Geeta Phogat, Babita Kumari, Priyanka Phogat, Ritu Phogat, Vinesh Phogat and Sangita Phogat, all trained by Mahavir Singh Phogat (father)
  • Hukam Singh, late Ex Chief Minister.
  • Kiran Sheoran, first Indian Army Commissioned lady officer from the DADRI district from Dhanasri village (c. 11 March 2017).
  • DR. Yaman Kumar Sangwan, first Scientist (11 October 2017) in Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) from Charkhi Dadri District (Paintawas khurd). ICMR is one of the oldest medical research bodies in the world.
  • Mr. Dinesh Kumar Sangwan, first Assistant Commandant (29 November 2017) in Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) from Charkhi Dadri District from Atela Kalan.
  • Major General Umrao Singh, PVSM was first directly recruited officer in 1940 and the first Army General in the entire region.

See also

References
  1. "Charki Dadri notified as 22nd district of Haryana". The Times of India. 5 December 2016.
  2. Charkhi Dadri creation.
  3. Notification of Nnew district charki Dadri issued; Publication: Business Standard newspaper; Published: 3 December 2016; Accessed: 6 March 2017
  4. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.


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