Charkhi Dādri

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Charkhi Dadri

Charkhi Dadri is a town and a municipal committee in Bhiwani district in the state of Haryana, India. The town was made by joining the villages of Charkhi and Dadri after urban development.

Charkhi Dadri tehsil

Charkhi Dadri is a tehsil with 184 villages and is the largest tehsil in Haryana. It is located in southern Haryana 110 kilometres (68 mi) from the national capital of New Delhi. Folklore claims that the name "Dadri" is derived from a lake called Dadar. According to another anecdote, the place had a lake which was full of dadur (Sanskrit: frog) from which it took its current name. It is said that one day Dada Bilhan Singh, a descendant of Prithviraj Chauhan, came to this area and saw a cow and lion drinking water side by side. Intrigued by the sight, he went to a nearby cottage where a Mahatma named Swami Dayal lived. Bilhan Singh asked for the Mahatma's blessings and advice and was told that if he made the place his home, his family would be blessed and would rule over it in the future. In the past, Dadri was also a district or pargana and a state or riyasat.

Dadri

Dadri is a town city and a municipal board in Gautam Buddha Nagar District in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Dadri and surrounding areas of Dankaur, Sikandrabad was ruled by Gurjars of Bhati clan when Mughal power in Delhi started declining.

Geography

Dadri is located at 28°34′N 77°33′E / 28.57°N 77.55°E / 28.57; 77.55. It has an average elevation of 216 metres (709 ft).

Wetlands

Large swathes of Dadri have been classified as a wetland and is home to Blackbuck and Nilgai. It is also home to a significant population of migratory birds coming from as far as Siberia and Europe.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Dadri had a population of 57,457. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Dadri has an average literacy rate of 34%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 90% and, female literacy is 78%. In Dadri, 18% of the population is under 5 years of age.

.In dadri, Dankaur, Sikandrabad Gurjars has about 365 villages.

See also

  • Gautam Buddha Nagar District
  • Dadri (Assembly constituency)

    Dadri Vidhan Sabha constituency (Hindi: दादरी विधानसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 90 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Haryana state in northern India.

    Overview

    Dadri (constituency number 56) is one of the 6 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Bhiwani district. This constituency covers the Dadri municipal committee and part of Dadri tehsil.

    Dadri is part of Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency along with eight other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Loharu, Badhra, Tosham and Bhiwani in this district and Ateli, Mahendragarh, Narnaul and Nangal Chaudhry in Mahendragarh district.

    Members of Legislative Assembly

  • 1967: Ganpat Rai, Indian National Congress
  • 1968: Ganpat Rai, Indian National Congress
  • 1972: Ganpat Rai, Indian National Congress (Organization)
  • 1977: Hukam Singh, Janata Party
  • 1982: Hukam Singh, Lok Dal
  • 1987: Hukam Singh, Lok Dal
  • 1991: Dharampal Sangwan, Haryana Vikas Party
  • 1996: Satpal Sangwan, Haryana Vikas Party
  • 2000: Jagjeet Sangwan, Nationalist Congress Party
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