Khatiwas

Khatiwas
Khatiwas
Village
Khatiwas is located in Haryana
Khatiwas
Khatiwas
Location in Jhajjar in Haryana, India
Khatiwas is located in India
Khatiwas
Khatiwas
Khatiwas (India)
Coordinates: 28°37′41″N 76°35′43″E / 28.6281511°N 76.5953278°E / 28.6281511; 76.5953278
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictJhajjar
Government
 • TypeLocal government
 • BodyGram Panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,234
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English, Haryanvi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
124103
Area codeIN-HR
Vehicle registrationHR
Websiteharyana.gov.in

Khatiwas is a village in Jhajjar District of Haryana, India. It is one of 264 villages and five tehsils. It's 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the main Jhajjar city.[1] The village is situated on the national highway (NH 334-b) main road from Jhajjar to Charki Dadri. The village is dominated by the Ahir clan and by the Sanwalodia Gotra. This village is known for its religious devotion to Dada Siraj Wala (a saint) for generations.

The village has an area of 587 hectares. In 2011, it contained 632 households accommodating a population of 3,234 (1,722 males and 1,512 females).[2]

Prof. J.P. Yadav, an eminent Indian biologist and professor of genetics, is from this village.[3]

  1. ^ "गांव और पंचायत | जिला झज्जर, हरियाणा सरकार | भारत" (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. ^ Census of India 2011: Haryana, Series-07 Part XII-B District Census Handbook: Jhajjar, p.80
  3. ^ "Prof. J.P. Yadav | Khatiwas village" (PDF).