Charkhi Dadri district

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Charkhi Dadri}}
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'''Charkhi Dadri District''' is one of the 22 [[Districts of Haryana|districts]] of [[Haryana]] state in north west [[India]] near Rajasthan border. Created on 18{{nbsp}} September 2016, the district headquarters is the city of [[Charkhi Dadri]].<ref name=notifn2>{{cite news|title=Charki Dadri notified as 22nd district of Haryana|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Charki-Dadri-notified-as-22nd-district-of-Haryana/articleshow/55803185.cms|work=The Times of India|date=5 December 2016}}</ref> [[Charkhi Dadri]] District is situated in [[south]] of [[Haryana]]

== History ==
=== British colonial era===
{{anchor | Charkhi Dadri Princely state}}

During [[British raj]], Charkhi Dadri was a princely state with an area of 575sq miles and revenue of Rs 103,000 annually. In [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], the Nawab of Dadri, Bahadur Jung Khan who had given token allegiance to [[mughal empire|mughal emperor]] [[Bahadur Shah Zafar]], surrendered to British and tried by military court martial in Delhi on 27 November 1857. He was removed to [[Lahore]]. Dadri was awarded to Raja [[Swarup Singh of Jind|Swarup Singh]] of [[Jind State]] of the [[Phulkian sardars|Phulkian dynasty]] for his services to [[British East India Company]] in the 1857 war.

In May 1874, fifty villages revolted against his descendant Raja [[Raghubir Singh Jind]] but the rebellion was crushed with force. Three principal villages which took part in the rebellion, Charkhi, Mankawas and Jhojhu, were burned down as a result.

=== Formation of district===
Previously in Bhiwani district, Charkhi Dadri became part of the new Charkhi Dadri district in 2016. The [[Government of Haryana]] state officially notified Charkhi Dadri as 22nd district of Haryana on 16 November 2016.<ref name=notifn1/><ref name=CD1>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/notification-of-new-district-charki-dadri-issued-116120300613_1.html Notification of new district charki Dadri issued; Publication: Business Standard newspaper; Published: 3 December 2016; Accessed: 6 March 2017]</ref>

== Administrative divisions ==
As of December 2018, it has 2 sub-divisions (Charkhi Dadri and [[Badhra]]), 2 tehsils (Charkhi Dadri and Badhra) and one sub-tehsil ([[Bond Kalan]]).<ref name=notifn1>[https://charkhidadri.gov.in/ Charkhi Dadri creation].</ref><ref name=notifn2/>

== Demographics ==
As of the 2001 India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Charkhi Dadri had a population of 44,892. This figure excludes the population of other towns and villages within Charkhi Dadri district.

== Notable individuals ==
* [[Chandrawati]]
* [[Phogat sisters]]: [[Geeta Phogat]], [[Babita Kumari]], [[Priyanka Phogat]], [[Ritu Phogat]], [[Vinesh Phogat]] and [[Sangita Phogat]], all trained by [[Mahavir Singh Phogat]] (father)
* [[Hukam Singh (Haryana politician)|Hukam Singh]], politician.

** Lieutenant KIRAN SHEORAN, The First Indian Armed Forces Commissioned Officer of Ch.Dadri District. Grand Daughter of Ch DhariRam S/o Udmi Ram (Ch.GareebRam Family, a Freedom Fighters Family) from Village Dhanasri, was Commissioned into the INDIAN ARMY during 2017. She becomes the 'FIRST FEMALE' Commissioned Defence Officer of the Newly Formed District Ch.Dadri.
Not only State, but the entire Countrymen are proud of this Brave Officer and wish her a Long successful inning to serve the Motherland, with pride..
...Sources Govt of India Gazette.

== See also ==
* [[Bhiwani district]]
* [[List of districts of Haryana]]
* [[Changrod]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://charkhidadri.gov.in/ Official website]
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/community/charkhi-dadri-is-state-s-22nd-district/297332.html Tribune India, accessed 8 Jan 2017]
*[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Dadri-becomes-22nd-district-of-Haryana/articleshow/54929941.cms Times of India, accessed 8 Jan 2017]
*[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Charki-Dadri-notified-as-22nd-district-of-Haryana/articleshow/55803185.cms Times of India, accessed 8 Jan 2017]

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