Chhur () is a large village located about north of

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, in

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state,

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. Chhur is a village with a population of 7,566, as per the 2011 Census. It is governed by the Chhur Gram Panchayat and falls under the Saroorpur khurd Block Panchayat in Sardhana District. The village comprises 1,219 households and is identified by the village code 118575. Situated in the 250342 postal area, Chhur plays an important role in the rural administration of the Sardhana Sub-District.Chhur Pin Code - 250342, All Post Office Areas PIN Codes
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History

Chhur is a village with a rich

historical History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some theorists categ ...

background. The people of this village originally migrated from Jasaur Kheri (जैसोर खेड़ी) several centuries ago. They were drawn to this region because of its fertile land, as the area between the

Ganga The Ganges ( ; in India: Ganga, ; in Bangladesh: Padma, ). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international which goes through India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China." is a trans-boundary riv ...

and

Yamuna The Yamuna (; ) is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about on the southwestern slopes of Bandarpunch peaks of the Low ...

rivers is considered one of the most fertile lands in

. The migration and settlement were not without challenges. It took two attempts for the migrants to settle in Chhur, as the region was initially occupied by

Rajputs Rājpūt (, from Sanskrit ''rājaputra'' meaning "son of a king"), also called Thākur (), is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating fro ...

. They eventually succeeded in breaking the ''Chaubeesi'' (a group of 24 Rajput villages) and established Chhur as the first

Jat The Jat people (, ), also spelt Jaat and Jatt, are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, many Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in l ...

village in the area. Following this, other Jats from different ''

gotras In Hindu culture, the term gotra (Sanskrit: गोत्र) is considered to be equivalent to Lineage (anthropology), lineage. It broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor or patriline ...

'' began migrating and settling in the

region, contributing to the growth of the Jat community in this part of

Population

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