| Voice of Jhajjar : Mr.
Ajay
Jhajjar District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 1834.0 Km2
Population in Jhajjar (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 956907
Male : 514303
Female : 442604
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 16110
In seeing : 5997
In speech : 966
In hearing : 1290
In movement : 6001
Mental : 1856
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 430
Sex Ratio Rank : 33
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 -2006)
Disability : 447 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 162 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Water : Flouride in Groundwater above permissible limits
Brief About Jhajjar District
History
Inhabited about eight hundred years ago, Jhajjar city has many
pages of history engulfed in it , Historical buildings, mausoleums,
water-pools having at their banks give the reflection of the historical
tradition of this city . At the time of Gori 's attack on the king
Prithvi Raj in 1191 A.D., the area of Jhajjar was a deserted forest.
There was a town named Malokan in the east of present Jhajjar
city, mostly inhabited by Jats. Delhi and its adjoining area
was affected worst in the battle between Gori and Prithvi Raj .
Most of the villages were deserted adjoining area of Delhi by the
devastation of war. Malokan was also among there ill-fated villages.
Having left their homes and belongings, the residents of Malokan
started living here and there. The rule of Gori was well-established
in Delhi. Villages started inhabiting again.
Brave Chajju Jat, resident of Malokan village made an appeal
to Emperor Shabuddin Gori to rehabilitate the village . Malokan
village had fought bravely to defend the country against the Goris,
probably due to that the emperor rejected the appeal of the residents
of Malokan and ordered to rehabilitate the village somewhere else,
and with this order foundation of Jhajjar city was laid
by Chajju Jat. During the medieval in the rule of Delhi Sultanate
and Tuglak dynasty , this area used to be given as feudatory to
the different regional feudal lords. During this period Sultanate
and Mugal rulers started digging canals in the area of Haryana .It
is said, Feroj Tuglak got created five canals. One of these
canals brought -water from Sutlej to Jhajjar. During the rule of
Akbar , this area was a part of Delhi province.
After the fall of Mugal empire, there was again
an atmosphere of political turmoil. Farukhsheer handed over this
area to his minister Ruknudeen in 1718. Even Ruknudeen could not
handle it and after some years he handed it over to Nawab of Farukh
Nagar . Most area of present - Haryana including Rohtak came
under the control of Nawab's family of Farukh Nagar. During this
period, Raghu Nath Rao and Malhar Rao Holkar with the helps
of Maratha military, attacked on Nawab and charged the heavy tax.
Linder the leadership of Maharaja Suraj Mal, Jats defeated
the Nawab of Farukh Nagar and established their rule. After that
, from 1785 to 1803, it was the period of instability. On the one
hand, Muslim Amiss and Nawabs etc, were making efforts to maintain
their rule and on the other hand they had to face the attacks of
jats, Marathas and Sikhs constantly .
At this point of time, we must necessarily mention the person who
left irrevocable effect on the pages of history. This person was-George
Thomas, Born in a simple family in Ireland, he was an extremely
courageous person . He came to India in a mercantile marine in about
1780 and cane in to contact with Scendhia feudal lord Appa Kandi
Rao who adopted him as his son impressed by his bravely. In the
due course of time, Appa Kandi Rao offered the area of Jhajjar,
Beri,Mandothi, Patoda to George Thomas. George Thomas made Jhajjar
his headquarter and in view of security constructed a fort at some
distance and named it Georgy garh (modern Jahazgarh). Feeling happy
at his military services, Marathas offered the area of Panipat,
Sonepat and Karnal to him. Intoxicated with the increasing power,
he declared himself independent of Scendhias. With the aim to establish
his independent rule in the whole Haryana ,he changed his capital
from Jhajjar to Hansi, Having seen the increasing force of George
Thomas,Sindhia asked General Paron who was the governor of Ganga
Doab, to attack on George Thomas. George could not bear it, at last
left his rule and went towards Calcutta in 1801.
Within a period of two years after the desertion
of George Thomas the increasing power of Scindhias was destroyed
by the British army under the leadership of General lake. As a result
of treaty after Second Maratha was in 1803 this area came under
the control of East-India company, General
lake was of the opinion that they should not hold under control
the area in the west of Yamuna. He decided that they should establish
small feudatories, in the middle of the area between the Sikh and
East -India company ruled area, which should safeguard the
area of the company . As a result this area was distributed as feudatories
among the Nawabs and Amirs who had been loyal to company.
In this distribution the area of Rohtak,Beri and Meham was
given to the Nawab of Dujanas Abdusamad Khan .The area of
Jhajjar was given to Nawab Nijabat Alikhan and the area of Bhadurgarh
was given to his brother Nawab Ismail Khan Lohari , Patoda and Kheri
village were given as feudatory of Faiz Muhammed Khan, the son of
Ali Khan. The Nawab of Dujana could not hold this large area under
control consequently his control contracted to Dujana and
Meharana village only. For the proper administration of the area
left by him, district Rohtak was a constituted which consisted of
Gohana, Kharkhoda, Rohtak, Meham and Bhiwani tehsils.
Nawab Nijabat Ali Khan lived in Delhi. He handed over the responsibility
of the administration of Jhajjar to his son Faiz Muhammed Khan in
1813. Faiz Muhammed Khan took interest in the progress of Jhajjar.
He got construction many buildings the work of salt-making was started,
many deserted villages were rehabilitated and a dam was constructed
near Badli village. On the one hand, he gave new direction to the
development and on the other hand he gave shelter in his court to
many poets and scholars to promote art and culture. After the death
of Muhammed Khan in 1835 his son sat on the throne. His administration
lasted only for ten years and during these ten years, the progress
achieved during the reign of his father was mitigated by his cruel
and luxurious nature. The last Nawab of Jhajjar Abdur Rahman sat
on throne in 1845. Following the virtues of his grandfather, Abdul
Rahman got constructed a beautiful palace in Jhanara. He got
constructed a palace in Chuchhakwas village which is being used
as rest house at present.
In 1857 the Collectors of Rohtak requested the Nawab for military
help to crush the revolutionists. On the other hand Emperor Bahadur
Shah also wanted the Nawab to participate in the revolution Nawab
declined the request of the collector and supported the revolutionists
and sent his military in their support. The collector of Rohtak
was compelled to run away on foot because of the revolt of the Indians
in British army.
It was not the proper time for the freedom of India, so the English
captured the Delhi again. The Nawab had to surrender before Colonel
Lawrence on 18th October 1857 in Chuchhakwas. He was trailed before
the Military commission where he was sentenced to death on14th
Dec.1857. He was hanged to death on 23rd Dec.1857 in front of Red
Fort in Delhi.
The Nawab of Bhadurgarh also surrendered before
the English. He was not hanged due to his ole age but his property
was forfeited and he was sent to Lahore on monthly pension.
In this way after the struggle of 1857, Jhajjar came under the
direct British Rule, after that the provinces and districts were
reconstituted and Jhajjar was reconstituted as a new district which
consisted of the area of Narnaul and Dadri. But after sometime,
its status as district was forfeited and as a tehsil it was annexed
to district Rohtak.
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