Bahadurgarh
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Bahadurgarh is a city
and a municipal council
with 31 wards in Jhajjar district
in the state of Haryana
, India
. It is called "Gateway of Haryana" and famous for its delicious Pakora
s.It is home to many upcoming industries. Prominent ones include Pegasus Hose Engineering Company at 694 - 695 MIE, Advanced Enterprises set up at 1340-A M.I.E.
Bahadurgarh was founded by Mughal Emperor Alamgir II
(The Sultan of Delhi 1754-1759) gave the town in jagir
to Bahadur Khan and Tej Khan, Baloch
rulers of Farrukhnagar
in 1754, who changed its name from Sharafabad to Bahadurgarh.
A fort named Bahadurgarh Fort was constructed there by them. Bahadurgarh came into the hands of Sindhia in 1793. After his defeat in 1803 at the hands of the British
, Lord Lake handed the town to the brother of the Nawab
of Jhajjar
. It was confiscated after the First War of Independence (1857) and became a division of the Rohtak
district in 1860. In 1997, the town got attached with Jhajjar
after Jhajjar become new district bifurcated from Rohtak. But Bahadurgarh is still larger to Jhajjar in every term; be it education
, economy
, population or administration.
The town and its villages have been the birth-place of Martyrs & Heroes of the India
n Armed Forces.
of New Delhi
, capital of India
. Bahadurgarh is upcoming like Gurgaon
and Faridabad
. It is well connected through rail and road network to the capital of nation.
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, Bahadurgarh had a population of 362,224. Males 198,959 of the population and Females 163,265. Bahadurgarh has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Area of Bahadurgarh city is approx. 50 km2.
region. It is located to the west of Delhi
on the National Highway Number 10. Bahadurgarh is gaining popularity as a residential locale for businessmen and public sector employees working in Delhi. Ongoing Kundli Manesar
Palwal
Highway, Reliance
Sez & Yokohama Plant are going to play a vital role in the development of Bahadurgarh.
It has four residential sectors developed by Haryana Urban Development Authority HUDA. Sector-6 is the oldest and most developed of all. Surrounded by lush greenery, it is considered to be the most spacious sector developed in Haryana by Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA). It has good transportation links all around.
The Footwear park at sector 16 & 17 is a developed industrial area in Jakhoda. Omaxe, KLJ heights, Times Square & PDM are building a township with mall, hospital, school and society.
Delhi Metro is supposed to come to the city by 2014.
Bahadurgarh is in close proximity with Gurgaon
(30km). The city has been a major centre for girls' education as there is a dedicated Govt. Girls College which offers regular Bachelor's courses & Vaish B.Ed college for which girls from even Delhi come down to the city to pursue the course. There is a dedicated engineering college for girls named PDM Engineering college for Women.
BLS Institute has courses like PGDM, BBA, BCA, affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indra Prastha University, New Delhi.
Temple
on NH-10. The Temple of Sant Kabir
Sahib near the Govt. Girls school, one of the oldest Mahaveer Mandir and Gurudwara Sachkhand (opposite to each other ) in Main Bazar, Lord Shiva
's Temple at Aggarwal Colony, Shaktimata Peeth( one of the most beautiful temples in sector -6 ), 3 gurudwaras situated near Najafgarh
Road and in Guru Nanak Colony;are some of the most important places of worship in Bahadurgarh. In this area an ancient Hanuman Temple is located at Najafgarh Road. Shani Dev Mandir & Bhagwan Parsuram Mandir are both situated at Bhagwan Parshuram Marg.
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City
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and a municipal council
Municipal council
A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...
with 31 wards in Jhajjar district
Jhajjar District
Jhajjar district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in northern India.Jhajjar district was carved out of Rohtak district on July 15, 1997. The district headquarters is situated in Jhajjar. Other towns in the district are Bahadurgarh and Beri. Bahadurgarh was founded by Rathi Jats and...
in the state of Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is called "Gateway of Haryana" and famous for its delicious Pakora
Pakora
Pakora is a fried snack found across South Asia. Pakoras are created by taking one or two ingredients such as onion, eggplant, potato, spinach, plantain, cauliflower, tomato, chilli, or occasionally bread or chicken and dipping them in a batter of gram flour and then deep-frying them...
s.It is home to many upcoming industries. Prominent ones include Pegasus Hose Engineering Company at 694 - 695 MIE, Advanced Enterprises set up at 1340-A M.I.E.
History
Bahadurgarh is the city of rich villagers and failed delhities.Bahadurgarh was founded by Mughal Emperor Alamgir II
Alamgir II
Aziz-ud-din Alamgir II was the Mughal Emperor of India from 3 June 1754 to 29 November 1759. He was the son of Jahandar Shah....
(The Sultan of Delhi 1754-1759) gave the town in jagir
Jagir
In historic India, a jagir was a small territory granted by the ruler to an army chieftain in fairly short terms usually of three years but not extending beyond his lifetime, in recognition of his military service...
to Bahadur Khan and Tej Khan, Baloch
Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....
rulers of Farrukhnagar
Farrukhnagar
Farrukhnagar is a town and municipality in Gurgaon district in Haryana state, India. It is one of the nine administrative blocks of Gurgaon district situated 21 km from Gurgaon and shares its border with Jhajjar district. Established in 1732 by Faujdar Khan, the first Nawab of Farrukhnagar...
in 1754, who changed its name from Sharafabad to Bahadurgarh.
A fort named Bahadurgarh Fort was constructed there by them. Bahadurgarh came into the hands of Sindhia in 1793. After his defeat in 1803 at the hands of the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Lord Lake handed the town to the brother of the Nawab
Nawab
A Nawab or Nawaab is an honorific title given to Muslim rulers of princely states in South Asia. It is the Muslim equivalent of the term "maharaja" that was granted to Hindu rulers....
of Jhajjar
Jhajjar
Jhajjar is a town in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana.-Geography:Jhajjar is located at . It has an average elevation of 220 metres .-Demographics:...
. It was confiscated after the First War of Independence (1857) and became a division of the Rohtak
Rohtak
Rohtak City is a Municipal Corporation in Rohtak district that styles itself as the "Heart of Haryana". It is located 70 km Northwest of New Delhi and 210 km South of the state capital Chandigarh at the NH 10...
district in 1860. In 1997, the town got attached with Jhajjar
Jhajjar
Jhajjar is a town in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana.-Geography:Jhajjar is located at . It has an average elevation of 220 metres .-Demographics:...
after Jhajjar become new district bifurcated from Rohtak. But Bahadurgarh is still larger to Jhajjar in every term; be it education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, economy
Economy
An economy consists of the economic system of a country or other area; the labor, capital and land resources; and the manufacturing, trade, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of that area...
, population or administration.
The town and its villages have been the birth-place of Martyrs & Heroes of the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n Armed Forces.
Geography
Bahadurgarh is located at 28.68°N 76.92°E. It has an average elevation of 206 metres (675 feet). Bahadurgarh is the upcoming NCRNational Capital Region (India)
The National Capital Region in India is a name for the conurbation or metropolitan area which encompasses the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi as well as urban areas ringing it in neighbouring states of Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan...
of New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, capital of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Bahadurgarh is upcoming like Gurgaon
Gurgaon
Gurgaon is the second largest city in the Indian state of Haryana. Gurgaon is the industrial and financial center of Haryana. It is located 30 km south of national capital New Delhi, about 10 kilometers from Dwarka Sub City and 268 km south of Chandigarh, the state capital...
and Faridabad
Faridabad
Faridabad is a city in the south-east of Haryana state in northern India, in Faridabad district. It lies at 28º 25' 16" N Latitude and 77º 18' 28" E Longitude. The district shares its boundaries with the National Capital and Union Territory of Delhi to its north, Gurgaon district to the west and...
. It is well connected through rail and road network to the capital of nation.
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Tourist spots
- Fun Town (Asaudha) near Jakhoda.
- Tau Devi Lal Park Sec-6 Bahadurgarh
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Industries
- Hindustan National Glass & Industries Ltd.
- Hindware, Somany Tiles
- Parle Biscuits,
- Seaga India Pvt Ltd
- Prakash Surya G.I Pipes.
- Yokohama Ltd Japan
- Relexo Footwear
- Swastik Pipes
- Neolite ZKW Ltd.
- Pegasus Hose and Engineering Company
- Advanced Enterprises
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Bahadurgarh had a population of 362,224. Males 198,959 of the population and Females 163,265. Bahadurgarh has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Area of Bahadurgarh city is approx. 50 km2.
Infrastructure development
Bahadurgarh is one of the fastest developing towns in the NCRNational Capital Region (India)
The National Capital Region in India is a name for the conurbation or metropolitan area which encompasses the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi as well as urban areas ringing it in neighbouring states of Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan...
region. It is located to the west of Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
on the National Highway Number 10. Bahadurgarh is gaining popularity as a residential locale for businessmen and public sector employees working in Delhi. Ongoing Kundli Manesar
Manesar
Manesar/मानेसर is a fast growing industrial town in Gurgaon district of the State of Haryana in India, and is a part of the National Capital Region of Delhi. It has transformed from a sleepy village to one of the fastest growing townships in India. It is an upcoming area of NCR. Some of the...
Palwal
Palwal
Palwal is a city and a municipal council. It is the headquarters of Palwal district, the 21st district of Haryana state in northern IndiaIt is situated at a distance of 60 km from Delhi on the Delhi-Mathura highway. The latitude of the town is 28° 40' N and longitude is 76° 59' E...
Highway, Reliance
Reliance
-Companies:* Reliance Industries, an Indian conglomerate of companies headed by Mukesh Ambani** Reliance Petroleum** Reliance Life Sciences** Reliance Solar** Reliance Logistics** Reliance Industrial Infrastructure** Reliance Institute of Life Sciences...
Sez & Yokohama Plant are going to play a vital role in the development of Bahadurgarh.
It has four residential sectors developed by Haryana Urban Development Authority HUDA. Sector-6 is the oldest and most developed of all. Surrounded by lush greenery, it is considered to be the most spacious sector developed in Haryana by Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA). It has good transportation links all around.
The Footwear park at sector 16 & 17 is a developed industrial area in Jakhoda. Omaxe, KLJ heights, Times Square & PDM are building a township with mall, hospital, school and society.
Delhi Metro
DELHI_METRO_RAIL_S_TR_9561f.jpgDelhi Metro is supposed to come to the city by 2014.
Education
Bahadurgarh houses a good number of schools of high academic standard, affiliated to CBSE [from nursery to class XII]. Prominent schools are vijaya sr. sec. school Sainik Public School,S.R.Century, D.P.S., Bal Bharti School, St.Thomas School, Triveni Memorial, P.D.M. School. Students from these schools have performed well in the competitive exams during and after school. There has been a tremendous increase in the number of students qualifying for IIM, IIT-JEE, AIPMT, AIEEE, NDA etc.Bahadurgarh is in close proximity with Gurgaon
Gurgaon
Gurgaon is the second largest city in the Indian state of Haryana. Gurgaon is the industrial and financial center of Haryana. It is located 30 km south of national capital New Delhi, about 10 kilometers from Dwarka Sub City and 268 km south of Chandigarh, the state capital...
(30km). The city has been a major centre for girls' education as there is a dedicated Govt. Girls College which offers regular Bachelor's courses & Vaish B.Ed college for which girls from even Delhi come down to the city to pursue the course. There is a dedicated engineering college for girls named PDM Engineering college for Women.
- P.D.M.Educational Institution houses several graduate and post graduate colleges for the courses like B.E, M.E, B.Pharma, M.Pharma,B.Ed, BBA, MBA, BCA, MCA, Polytechnic, BDS, and a 100 bedded general hospital.
- ComputerComputerA computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
education is also quite abundant with numerous private computer institutes operating & empowering the students with knowledge.
BLS Institute has courses like PGDM, BBA, BCA, affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indra Prastha University, New Delhi.
Religious Point
The town hosts a large number of place of worship with its mixed culture.Muslim Sufi Shah Baba Riyaz Shah a.s . Lord HanumanHanuman
Hanuman , is a Hindu deity, who is an ardent devotee of Rama, a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and one of the dearest devotees of lord Rama. A general among the vanaras, an ape-like race of forest-dwellers, Hanuman is an incarnation of the divine and a disciple of Lord Rama in the...
Temple
Temple
A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...
on NH-10. The Temple of Sant Kabir
Kabir
Kabīr was a mystic poet and saint of India, whose writings have greatly influenced the Bhakti movement...
Sahib near the Govt. Girls school, one of the oldest Mahaveer Mandir and Gurudwara Sachkhand (opposite to each other ) in Main Bazar, Lord Shiva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
's Temple at Aggarwal Colony, Shaktimata Peeth( one of the most beautiful temples in sector -6 ), 3 gurudwaras situated near Najafgarh
Najafgarh
Najafgarh is located at the outskirts of the southwestern part of New Delhi, India.It has a mixture of Rural and Urban population from New Delhi and Haryana.-Overview:...
Road and in Guru Nanak Colony;are some of the most important places of worship in Bahadurgarh. In this area an ancient Hanuman Temple is located at Najafgarh Road. Shani Dev Mandir & Bhagwan Parsuram Mandir are both situated at Bhagwan Parshuram Marg.
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