Jhojhu Kalan
| Jhojhu Kalan Sangwan Chalisi | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Jhojhu Kalan Location in Haryana, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°30′15″N 76°06′55″E / 28.50417°N 76.11528°ECoordinates: 28°30′15″N 76°06′55″E / 28.50417°N 76.11528°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Bhiwani |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 8,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 127310 |
| Telephone code | 012502- |
| Vehicle registration | HR 19 |
| Nearest city | Charkhi Dadri |
| Literacy | 95%% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bhiwani Mahendergarh |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Badhra |
Jhojhu Kalan is a village in the Bhiwani district of Haryana, India.
The village is Jat dominated with most of the people Sangwan, making it one of the biggest Sangwan villages in the region. Predominantly so, because of the common ancestry of the clan that still occupy more than a hundred and fifty of the households in the village. The village has also been recognized for providing the maximum World War II veterans from a single village in India by the Limca Book of Records, 8th Edition. Many adiministrative developments were done by the then retired Army officers post Indian Independence, in the areas of education, building up the first ever only women's school and college, grooming its girls equally in extracurricular activities like sports and homescience. The men of this village thus the embodiment of grit and spirit and its women of elegance and resolve.
The Moghul and Colonial relics as preserved largely in and around New Delhi by the ASI[1] manifests itself in amalgamation in the arches of the entrances and the layout of the few of the houses left in the village constructed by the masons of the pre-Independence era. These houses were made of rocks put together with limepowder paste, with ceilings emboldened with heavy wooden beams and tall pillars.
Jhojhu Kalan represents 13 Sangwan villages under "Sangwan Chalisi (40)". The village has contributed many soldiers to the Indian Army. It has common facilities including a senior secondary school for boys and girls, a girls' college, a civic hospital, public schools, local telephone and mobile exchanges, several banks and an electricity hub. It has three strong private senior secondary schools: Aray Senior Secondary School, N.R.J. Senior secondary school and KCM senior secondary school.
Villagers go on a hill outside the village for religious worship which they call "Dohla and Gufadhari".
Dohla is surrounded by other mountains which look very beautiful. Dada Dohla Temple is situated near Jhojhu which is worshipped by Sangwan clan in the region.
The area has many small and big aravali mountain ranges and known for stone mining. There are hundreds of stone crushers in the area.
Jhojhu Kalan is surrounded by other Sangwan villages. Kalali and Balali are in the east. Gudana Kalan and Jhojhu Khurd in the West. Village Badal and Mehra in the North and Village Chandeni and Ramlwas in the south and village Rambaas in the west and town Dadri in the east.
Current Sarpanch of the village is Rajesh Sangwan.
Education
- Secondary schools
- Arya Senior Secondary School
- Government Girls School
- Vivekanand Memorial Public School, Kaliyana Road
References
- ↑ "Archaelogical Survey of India". Archaelogical Survey of India. cyfuture india Pvt Ltd.
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