Summary
Jhabrera is a town and a nagar panchayat in Hardwar district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, situated 17 kilometres from Roorkee. It can be reached by taking a left turn before Ganga canal and while entering Manglaur town from Delhi.
Jhabrera Town
Jabarhera | |
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city | |
| Jhabrera | |
  Jhabrera Town Location in Uttarakhand, India  Jhabrera Town Jhabrera Town (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°48′33″N 77°46′24″E / 29.809060°N 77.773379°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| District | Haridwar |
| Founded by | Rao Bahamal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar Panchayat ( Census Town) |
| • Body | Uttarakhand State Government |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 9,378 |
| • Density | 9,400/km2 (24,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN Code | 247665 |
| Vehicle registration | UK |
| Website | haridwar.nic.in uk.gov.in |
Jhabreda state edit
The town′ name originated from the former village of "Jhabar Hera", established by Rao Bahmal – a Gurjar chieftain and ‘zamindar’(Descendant Of Mahabali Jograj Singh Panwar commander of Sarvakhap who fought Timur Lung in 1398), during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shahjahan.[1]
Demographics edit
The Jhabrera census town is divided into 7 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Jhabrera Nagar Panchayat has population of 11,186, out of which 5,909 are males and 5,277 are females as per the report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1553 which is 13.88% of total population of Jhabrera (NP). In Jhabrera Nagar Panchayat, the Female Sex Ratio is of 893 against state average of 963. Moreover, the Child Sex Ratio in Jhabrera is around 825 compared to Uttarakhand state average of 890. The Literacy rate of Jhabrera city is 77.85% lower than state average of 78.82%. In Jhabrera, the Male literacy is around 84.88%, while female literacy rate is 70.08%.
Administration edit
Jhabrera Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 1,793 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
References edit
- ^ Introduction[permanent dead link]
External links edit
- Jhabrara at wikimapia