Jharsa

Jharsa
Village
Jharsa Location in Haryana, India
Coordinates: 28°26′42″N 77°04′25″E / 28.444921°N 77.073627°E / 28.444921; 77.073627Coordinates: 28°26′42″N 77°04′25″E / 28.444921°N 77.073627°E / 28.444921; 77.073627
Country	India
State	Haryana
Region	North India
District	Gurgaon
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	122003

Jharsa is a large village in Gurgaon Mandal in Gurgaon District in Haryana State, India. Jharsa is 2.499 km away from the Mandal Main Town, Gurgaon, and 9.7 km from the District's main city of Gurgaon. It is located 254 km distance from the State's main city, Chandigarh. It has a population of about 32907 persons living in around 8689 households.^[1] Jharsa is a very old and big village mainly dominated by Jats.Main localities and sectors near Jharsa include Mohyal colony, Patel Nagar, Kirti Nagar and Sector 15, Sector 31, Sector 32, Sector 39, Sector 40, Indra Colony Part - 1 & 2 etc.

Before division of India in 1947, Jharsa had a significant Muslim population. Pashtuns, who settled here from Rohailkhand and Delhi after the events in 1857, constituted the majority. Chughtai Mughals from Delhi and Syeds from Ajmer also found refuge here, the latter were granted lands by the last Mughal rulers. The Village Hero was Chd. Bakhatavar Singh Thakran & Chd. Galam Singh Kilhore who were hanged to Death by British Government for killing of two English Officer in 1857.

Jharsa Pin Code is 122003. Other villages near Jharsa are Wazirabad (Gurgaon), Islampur, Silokhera, Tigra (gaon), Ghata, Kanhai.^[2]

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The People of Jharsa

The village gives famous players for India. One was Pritam Rani Siwach (Former Women Hockey Team Captain of India) and the Other was the wrestler Virender Singh (Thakran) (Dheeraj Pahalwan) who had won bronze medal in Junior World wrestling Championship and won Silver medal in Commonwealth Championship in 1995. Many small and big Gangs have been associated with Jharsa village.^[4] Mahesh Jat alias Attack of Attack Gang is also based in Jharsa.^[5] In 90's Rajje Gangster of Jharsa was also active later killed by Gangster Fauji of Teekli village.^[6] Mahesh of Attack gang was later arrested by Deputy Superintendent of Police Anil Yadav.^[7][8]

135 years old Shri Krishan Mandir Ramlila

The Ramlila has been organized in Jharsa since last 135 years. Baba Jugaldas ji maharaj had started to make Shri Krishan Mandir and completed it in the year 1813. At that time Jharsa had a muslim majority. It was in under of Begum Samru. Baba Jugaldas Maharaj was come from a Jat family in the village. He was a great devotee of Lord Shri Krishan Mandir. After the making of Shri Krishan Mandir Baba Jugaldas had first organised Ramlila in year 1879 at the ground of Shri Krishan Mandir. At that time only 2 place there Ramlila was played; one was Pataudi where the Nawab of Pataudi had started Ramlila and the other was village Jharsa. After that in 1881 Munim ji had took Ramlila on Ram Talab. There Ramlila was played for 100 years. After that Ramlila Divided and one part was again played at the ground of Shri Krishan Mandir Jharsa and other was at Ram Lila Ground Chotta school .

Famous people of Jharsa

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• Bhakhtawar Singh Thakran (Freedom fighter of India, c. 1857 & President of Jharsa 360 Khaap)
• Joginder Singh (Major in the Indian Army)
• Chd. Galam Singh Kilhore (Freedom fighter of India, c. 1857)
• Brij lal Vashisht (The only man from Jharsa who fought in World War II. He was later a captain in the Indian Army)
• Pritam Rani Siwach is a former captain of the Indian women's hockey team In 2008.
• Virender Thakran धीरज पहलवान a Railway wrestler (winner of bronze medal in 1991 Junior World Wrestling and Gold Medalist in 1995 Australian Commonwealth Games, Gold medalist in 1994 SAIF Games)
• Hansram Pahalwan हंसराम पहलवान a wrestler of India Post Services from 1947 to 1972 and 1987
• Gopichand Gahlot (Former Deputy Speaker of Haryana 2000-2005)
• Mahesh Jat Gangster and robber ^[12](Attack Gang)

References

http://www.jagran.com/haryana/gurgaon-11666516.html