Jharsa
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Jharsa is a large village in 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...

 Mandal in Gurgaon District
Gurgaon District
Gurgaon district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Gurgaon city is the administrative headquarters of the district. The population is 1,660,289 . .It is the southern-most district of Haryana...

 in 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...

 State, 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...

. Jharsa is 2.499 km away from the Mandal Main Town, Gurgaon, and 9.7 Km away from the District's main city of Gurgaon. It is located 254 km distance from the State's main city, Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...

. It has a population of about 24907 persons living in around 5136 households. Jharsa is a very old and big village mainly dominated by Jats and Saini
Saini
Saini is a Rajput descent caste of India. Sainis, also known as Shoorsaini in Puranic literature, are now found by their original name only in Punjab and in the neighboring states of Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh...

s. However, there are Soni
Soni (caste)
The Soni are a Hindu caste found in the all states in India. They are the traditional goldsmiths of Gujarat. The Soni use the following surnames, Pala, Patadiya, Lodia, Raninga, Khera, Changhada, Hanj, Didani, Rathigara, Dholakia, Chedia, Kadecha, Solanki and Srimali...

s (Sunars), Jain (Baniya), Brahaman, Nai
Nai (caste)
The word Nai refers to a particular profession, that of cutting hair, running beauty salons, makeup or facelift clinics, beauty parlours, etc. among Hindus, Sikhs or Muslims in India. They are also referred to as Nai and Nai-Thakur, Sains. In Pakistan, the Nai or hairdresser were following it as a...

, Kumhar
Kumhar
Kumhar or Kumbhar ; also known as Prajapati, is a caste or community of India, mainly belonging to the Hindu religion. The word "Kumhar" literally means "potter" in Indian languages, pottery being the traditional occupation of the Kumhars....

, Chamar
Chamar
Chamar |tanner]]"; from the Sanskrit Charmakara) is a prominent occupational caste in India, Pakistan and Nepal. Chamar is a Dalit sub-caste mainly found in the northern states, such as Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi and in Nepal at least north to the Himalayas...

, Valmiki
Valmiki
Valmiki is celebrated as the poet harbinger in Sanskrit literature. He is the author of the epic Ramayana, based on the attribution in the text of the epic itself. He is revered as the Adi Kavi, which means First Poet, for he discovered the first śloka i.e...

, Manihar, Rebari, Khatik and people from other communities living there. Main Gotra of Jats in Jharsa is of Thakran
Thakran
Thokaran, now Thakran, in Hindi ठाकरान is a Yaduvanshi Ahirs and Jat clan.It is also a major gotra of Yadavs of Haryana....

s, Kilhore, Chopra
Chopra
Chopra is a Punjabi Khatri family name.- Etymology and historical references :Chopra is a Punjabi Khatri clan and belongs to the Bara-Ghar Khatri section....

, Tewatia, Gahlot
Gahlot
Gahlot is a Rajput clan in India, which traces its ancestry to the Suryavanshi Kshatriyas. The variations of the name include Gehlot, Guhila, Gohil or Guhilote. As a clan name, Gahlot and its variations are found among a number of communities which includes the Rajputs,& GurjarsThe royal Gahlots...

, Mahlawat, Dalal
Dalal
Dalal is a surname of a family which is mainly found in Bangladesh. This gotra is mainly found in Sirajganj Sirajgonj and Munshiganj Distrit of Bangalsdeh. Dalal is a clan or gotra of Jats found in Bangladesh and India also.In India this gotra is mainly found at Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi...

, Rathi
Rathi
Rathi, Rathee or Rath is a gotra of mainly Gujjars, Jats, Yaduvanshi Ahirs and Rajputs found in Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and parts of Madhya Pradesh, India and in Pakistan, Lahore, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Gujarat, Kasur, Shakr Garh, Narowal. In earlier times Rathis...

. Main localities and sectors near Jharsa include Patel Nagar, Kirti Nagar and Sector 15, Sector 31, Sector 32, Sector 39, Sector 40, Indiara Colony Part - 1 & 2 etc.

Before division of India in 1947, Jharsa had a significant Muslim population. Pashtuns, who settled here from Rohailkhand and Delhi after the events in 1857, constituted the majority. Chughtai Mughal
Mughal (tribe)
The term Mughal is simply a Turkic word and many groups in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh use the term Mughal to describe themselves...

s from 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...

 and Syed
Syed
Syed is a masculine given name derived from the title Sayyid, it is not to be confused with the similar looking name Sayid...

s from Ajmer
Ajmer
Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...

 also found refuge here, the latter were granted lands by the last Mughal rulers. The Village Hero was Mr. Bakhawat Singh Thakran who was hanged to Death by 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...

 Government for killing of two English
English people
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 Officer in 1857.

Famous People of Village

Mr. Bhakhtawar Singh Thakran (freedom Fighter of 1857), Mr. Gopichand Gahlot (former Deputy Speaker of Haryana Vidhan Sabha), Mr. Hansram Pahalwan (former Indian Post Service Wrestler), Mr. Pooran Pahalwan (former Indian Style Wrestler), Smt. Pritam Siwach (Indian Woman Hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...

 Coach), Mr. Virender Thakran (SAIF Gold Medalist), Monika Shokeen (IAS Officer)
Other villages in Gurgaon Mandal are Babupur
Babupur
Babupur is on of the Village in Gurgaon Mandal , Gurgaon District in Haryana State . Babupur is 2.940 km distance from its District Main City Gurgaon near Palam Vihar. And 252 km distance from its State Main City Chandigarh...

, Badha, Bajghera
Bajghera
Bajghera is a mid sized village located in the district of Gurgaon in the state of Haryana in India. It has a population of about 3251 persons living in around 584 households. Bajghera is 2.619 km far from its Mandal Main Town Gurgaon...

, Bamroli, Bandhwari, Bargujar, Basai
Basai
Basai is a village in Gurgaon Mandal in Gurgaon District in Haryana State in India. Basai is 4 km distance from its District main city Gurgaon and 282 km distance from its State main city Chandigarh...

, Chakkarpur
Chakkarpur
Chakkarpur is a big village in Gurgaon city of Haryana.It lies on 28.45645 and longitude 77.0032. Its pin code is 122001. It has a population of about 16348 persons living in around 3836 households....

, Chandu, Daultabad, Dhanwapur.

Jharsa Pin Code is 122003. Other villages near Jharsa are Wazirabad (Gurgaon)
Wazirabad (Gurgaon)
Wazirabad is a large village in Gurgaon district, Haryana state, India. It lies on the Gurgaon-Faridabad road and is dominated by the Yaduvanshi Ahirs caste, mainly of the Dagar gotra.It has a population of about 8279 persons living in around 1461 households. The village is spread over three...

, Islampur
Islampur
For the town in Bihar see: Islampur Islampur is a municipality and head quarters of Islampur subdivision in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Islampur is located at...

, Silokhra, Tigra
Tigra
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, Ghata, Kanhai
Kanhai
Kanhai/कन्हाई is a big Yadav village near Wazirabad .It lies in Gurgaon mandal of Gurgaon District in the state of Haryana. It lies near Ardee city and sector 45.Satish Yadav is the village head.It has a population of about 5487 persons living in around 1140 households.Kanhai serves as a...

etc.

Banks near by Jharsa

  1. Punjab National Bank, Gurgaon Jharsha
  2. Development Credit Bank Limited, Jharsa
  3. The Royal Bank of Scotland NV, Gurgaon
  4. Union Bank of India, Guindy - SSI
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