Chhara
Chhara is a large village in the Bahadurgarh tehsil of Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana. The population was 12,989 in the 2011 census.
History
The village is historically associated with the sport of wrestling.Geography
Chhara is located in Bahadurgarh Tehsil of Jhajjar district in Haryana, India, and is one of the largest villages in the state. It is situated on the MDR 122 road between Bahadurgarh and Beri and on the National Highway 334B Loharu to Meerut. The village is situated on a low mountain.The nearest village is Rewari Khera away, while the village of Bhaproda is away.
Nearest towns and cities include:
The population of the village was 12,989 in the 2011 census, of whom 7,120 were male and 5,869 female, but reportedly around 15,000 in 2019.
Education
There are five government schools.Religion
Temples found in the village include Samadh, Dada Chman wala dham chhara To jajjar rod, Dada Jti wala dham girawar rod, Dada Samadh Wala for JAAT, Hanuman, Shiv, Krishan Ji Mandir, Baba Gorakh Dham and Sarvan Mandir, also called Piliya Johad.Sports
There are five akhara, or wrestling, and many wrestlers from the village go on to become major names in the sport. Around 40 have represented India at international tournaments, and two were due to take part in the 2020 Olympics.Notable people
Hardwari Lal
Hardwari Lal remained MLA for a long time, both in Punjab and Haryana, also the Member of Parliament from Rohtak Constituency in 1990–95. He was Education Minister in the cabinet of Rao Birender Singh. He was an educationist and was later appointed as Vice Chancellor of Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak.Hoshiyar Singh
Hoshiyar Singh was born on 19 February 1920 at Chhara. At the age of 11 left home and joined the Indian independence movement with Mahatma Gandhi for Nations Freedom. He was imprisoned many times during the fight for independence:- Delhi Central Jail
- Lahore Central Jail
- Multan central Jail
- Multan central Jail