Chhapar, Jhajjar Explained

Chhapar
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Haryana#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Haryana, India
Coordinates:28.44°N 76.59°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Haryana
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jhajjar
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:7.32
Elevation M:230
Population Total:2878
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:Pincode(s)
Postal Code:124108

Chhapar is a small village in Jhajjar district in the state of Haryana, India. It is from Jhajjar, which is both the District & Sub-District headquarters. It is from New Delhi and from National Highway 71 on the road from Kulana to Kosli.It had a population of 2,878 among 567 households.[1]

There is a temple of Shri Baba Ganga Das in Chhapar.

Language

The native language of Chhapar is Haryanvi and most of the village people speak Haryanvi. People of Chhapar use Hindi and English languages for their official communications.

Transportation

National Highway 71 is 7.4 km away from Chhapar. The nearest railway station is Machhrauli which lies on the Rewari-Rohtak line. Rewari Junction is the nearest major railway junction which is about 40 km away. The nearest airport is Indira Gandhi International Airport at New Delhi, 77 km away.

Education

There are three schools functional in the village, Govt Senior Secondary School Chhapar,[2] S D Senior Secondary School Chhapar and Gurukul Public School Chhapar. Jhajjar, Rohtak and Delhi are the nearby options for higher education.

Sports

Naveen Kumar of Chhapar is an athlete who has represented India several times. He won bronze medal at the Asian Games 2014.

Wrestling and cricket are also popular games in Chhapar and there are many National level wrestlers in the village.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tehsil & Villages District Jhajjar, Government of Haryana. www.jhajjar.nic.in. 2019-06-07.
  2. http://reports.hryedumis.gov.in/misreporting/minibi/buildReport