Jhajjar Town
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Jhajjar Town
Head-quarters of the tahsll of the same name in Rohtak District, Punjab, situated in 28 degree 36' N. and 76 degree 40' E., 21 miles south of Rohtak town and 35 miles west of Delhi. Population (1901), 12,227. The town was destroyed by Muhammad of Ghor and refounded by a Jat clan. It was taken from the Nawabs of Farrukh- nagar by the Jat chieftain Suraj Mai, and afterwards fell into the hands of Walter Reinhardt, husband of Begam Sumru. Jhajjar was assigned to George Thomas in 1794, and on annexation in 1803 was granted to Nawab Nijabat Khan. The estate was confiscated in 1857 owing to the disloyalty of the ruling chief, Abdur Rahman Khan, who was hanged for his share in the Mutiny. Jhajjar became for a short time the head- quarters of a District of that name, which was abolished in i860. The principal buildings are the old palace of the Nawabs and the new palace or Bagh Jahanara. The municipality was created in 1867. The income and expenditure during the ten years ending 1902-3 averaged Rs. 13,500 and Rs. 14,000 respectively. In 1903-4 the income amounted to Rs. 18,600, chiefly derived from octroi, and the ex- penditure to Rs. 13,800. The town is noted for its dyeing industry, and for the thin or ' paper ' pottery produced. It has a considerable manufacture of muslins and woollen goods, and embroidery is also largely carried on. The municipality maintains a dispensary and an Anglo-vernacular middle school.
