Charkhi Dadri District is one of the 22

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state in north west

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near Rajasthan border, but not sharing border with Rajasthan. Created on 1 December 2016, the district headquarters is the city of Charkhi Dadri.

History

British colonial era

During

British raj The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was himsel ...

, 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 Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the fo ...

, the Nawab of Dadri, Bahadur Jung Khan who had given token allegiance to

mughal emperor The Mughal emperors ( fa, , Pādishāhān) were the supreme heads of state of the Mughal Empire on the Indian subcontinent, mainly corresponding to the modern countries of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The Mughal rulers styled t ...

Bahadur Shah Zafar Bahadur Shah II, usually referred to by his poetic title Bahadur Shah ''Zafar'' (; ''Zafar'' Victory) was born Mirza Abu Zafar Siraj-ud-din Muhammad (24 October 1775 – 7 November 1862) and was the twentieth and last Mughal Emperor as well a ...

, surrendered to British and tried by military court martial in Delhi on 27 November 1857. He was removed to

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. Dadri was awarded to Raja Swarup Singh of

Jind State Jind State (also spelled Jhind State) was a princely state located in the Punjab region of north-western India. The state was in area and its annual income was Rs.3,000,000 in the 1940s. Jind was founded and ruled by Jat Sikh rulers of Sidhu cla ...

of the

Phulkian dynasty The Phulkian (or Phoolkian) Maharajas were Jat-Sikh rulers and aristocrats in the Punjab region of India. They governed the states of Faridkot, Jind, Nabha, Malaudh and Patiala, allying themselves with the British Raj as per the Cis-Sutlej t ...

for his services to

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in the 1857 war. In May 1874, fifty villages revolted against his descendant Raja

Raghubir Singh Jind Maharaja Raghubir Singh (1832 – 7 March 1887) was a Maharaja of Jind State of the Phulkian dynasty who reigned from 1864 to 1887. Early life Singh was born at Bazidpur in 1832, the younger of two sons of Swarup Singh of Jind. In 1848, he ...

but the rebellion was crushed with force. Three principal villages which took part in the rebellion, Charkhi, Mankawas and Jhojhu, were burned down as a result.

Formation of district

Previously in Bhiwani district, Charkhi Dadri became part of the new Charkhi Dadri district in 2016. The

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state officially notified Charkhi Dadri as 22nd district of Haryana on 16 November 2016.Notification of new district charki Dadri issued; Publication: Business Standard newspaper; Published: 3 December 2016; Accessed: 6 March 2017
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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 ( Baund Kalan).Charkhi Dadri creation

Demographics

As of the 2011 census, the district had a population of 502,276 of which 265,949 were male and 236,327 were female. 11.22% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes were 89,426 (17.80%) of the district's population.District Census 2011: Bhiwani
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Languages

At the time of the 2011 census, 90.03% of the population spoke

Haryanvi Haryanvi ( ' or '), also known as Bangru, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the state of Haryana in India, and to a lesser extent in Delhi. Haryanvi is considered to be part of the dialect group of Western Hindi, which also includes Kharib ...

and 8.72%

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as their first language..

Notable individuals

Chandrawati Chandrawati (3 September 1928 – 15 November 2020) was an Indian politician. Early life She was born in 1928, in Dalawas village, Bhiwani district, East Punjab. Her father, Hazarilal Sheoran, served in the Indian Army. Political career She wa ...

, first woman MP from Haryana *

Phogat sisters The Phogat sisters are six sisters from Haryana, India, all of whom are wrestlers. In order of their birth, they are Geeta, Babita, Priyanka, Ritu, Vinesh, and Sangeeta. While Geeta, Babita, Ritu, and Sangeeta are daughters of former wrestl ...

Geeta Phogat Geeta Phogat (born 15 December 1988) is a freestyle wrestler who won India's first ever gold medal in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games in 2010. She is also the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the Olympic Summer Games. Pe ...

Babita Kumari Babita Kumari Phogat (born 20 November 1989) is an Indian wrestler, who won the gold medal in 2014 Commonwealth Games. She also won silver medals at 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2010 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the 2012 World Wres ...

Priyanka Phogat Priyanka Phogat (born 12 May 1993) is an Indian female wrestler who won a silver medal at the 2016 Asian Wrestling Championships. Personal life She is the sister of Commonwealth Games gold medalist wrestler Vinesh Phogat, niece of Dronachary ...

Ritu Phogat Ritu Kumari Phogat (born 2 May 1994) is an Indian mixed martial artist currently signed to ONE Championship. She is also a female wrestler who won a gold medal at the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship. Early and personal life Ritu is ...

, Vinesh Phogat and

Sangita Phogat The Phogat sisters are six sisters from Haryana, India, all of whom are wrestlers. In order of their birth, they are Geeta, Babita, Priyanka, Ritu, Vinesh, and Sangeeta. While Geeta, Babita, Ritu, and Sangeeta are daughters of former wrestl ...

, all trained by

Mahavir Singh Phogat Mahavir Singh Phogat is an Indian amateur wrestler, senior Olympics coach and politician. He is the trainer and father of the Phogat sisters. The Hindi biographical film '' Dangal'' is loosely based on his life. Phogat was awarded the Dronac ...

(father) * Hukam Singh, former Chief Minister of Haryana * Lt. KIRAN SHEORAN Lieutenant KIRAN SHEORAN has created an History for being The 1st INDIAN ARMY FEMALE COMMISSIONED OFFICER of Ch.Dadri District. Grand daughter of Ch. DhariRam Sheoran from Village Dhanasri, got Commissioned in 2017. Her Father, Sgt.Shamsher Singh Sheoran has served into the Indian Air Force. *

Hawa Singh Honorary Captain Hawa Singh (16 December 1937 in Umarwas, Haryana – 14 August 2000, in Bhiwani, Haryana) was an Indian Heavyweight boxer, who dominated Indian and Asian amateur boxing for a decade in his weight class. He won the Asian Gam ...

, boxer and honorary captain in the Indian Army.

References

Links

*https://charkhidadri.gov.in/district-profile/
Official websiteTimes of India, accessed 8 Jan 2017Times of India, accessed 8 Jan 2017
{{Coord missing, Haryana Districts of Haryana 2016 establishments in Haryana