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Jhajjar district | |
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 Location in Haryana | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| Headquarters | Jhajjar |
| Tehsils | Jhajjar Bahadurgarh Badli Beri Matanhail |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,834 km2 (708 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 958,405 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 22.17% |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | HR 14 |
| Major highways | NH9 and NH71 |
| Lok Sabha constituencies | Rohtak (shared with Rohtak and Rewari districts) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 4 |
| Website | jhajjar |
Jhajjar district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Carved out of Rohtak district on 15 July 1997 and with its headquarters in Jhajjar, it lies 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Delhi and had developed into an important industrial center. Other towns in the district are Bahadurgarh and Badli and Beri. Bahadurgarh is the major city of the district and state. Bahadurgarh is known as 'The City of Destiny'. Beri used to be a village fifty years ago.
The district occupies an area of 1,834 square kilometres (708 sq mi) and as of 2001[update] its population was 709,000. It has two industrial areas with over 3,300 industries. Basic industries are ceramics, glass, chemicals, engineering, electrical and electronics. Bahadurgarh is the major Industrial area of the district with over 2800 medium size industries and 200 large-scale industries. There are 3,300 units representing a total investment of Rs. 40,000 million. Major crops grown here are rice, wheat and maize. The total irrigated agricultural land area is about 670 square kilometres (260 sq mi).
Jhajjar founded by Chaudhary Chaju Singh a Gehlot Jat as Chajunagar, which was later changed to Jhajjar. Alternatively, it may be derived from Jharnaghar, meaning a natural fountain or Jhajjar, a water vessel, because the surface drainage of the country for miles around runs into the town as into a sink.