Ferozepur Jhirka

Ferozepur Jhirka
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Coordinates: 27°47′15″N 76°56′47″E / 27.78750°N 76.94639°E / 27.78750; 76.94639
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictNuh
Population
 (2011)
 • Total24,750
Language
 • OfficialHindi, Haryanvi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-HR
Vehicle registrationHR-28
Websiteharyana.gov.in

Ferozepur Jhirka is a town in the Nuh district of the Indian state of Haryana. It was founded by the ruler of Mewat State, Khanzada Feroz Khan.

History[edit]

Ferozepur Jhirka was founded in 1419 by Wali-e-Mewat, Khanzada Feroz Khan who was the ruler of Mewat.

Mughal Era[edit]

Mohammad Hayat Khan Numberdar and his brother Burkat Ullah Khan were landlord zamidar in Ferozepur Jhirka. Abu Mohammad along with Makhdoom Tahir(from Jhumrawat) turned this into larger estate (riyasat). Qazi Ghulam Mustafa from Ferozepur Jhirka, and who was honoured By Bahadur Shah I was close relative to these two and he was married to Bibi Rasti (died Dhu al-Qi'dah 1147 AH / 1734 AD), the daughter of Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad.

Khan Zaman Khan Ali Asghar, who built the Ferozepur Jhirka Fort was a courtier of Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar of Delhi. He was the son of Bibi Rasti and Nawab Kar Talab Khan Qazi Ghulam Mustafa. He was Panj Hazari Mansabdar Emir (a courtier with a military rank of officer-in-charge of 5000 horses) and was posted first as Faujdar at Moazzam Abad (Sargodha), later as Khidmat Daroghi Topkhana (incharge of armory Armory (military) store) at Multan; Naib Subahdar at Azimabad (Patna), and then Subahdar at Awadh during the reigns of Farrukhsiyar to Muhammad Shah.[1] He died in Shahjahanbad (Delhi) on 4 Dhu al-Hijjah 1155 AH (1742 CE). Nazim khan son of Hasan Mohm Islam Khan V, who belonged to Ferozepur Jhirka, was also a close relative of Qazi Ghulam Mustafa.

This princely state was abolished by the British Raj in 1858 after the Rebellion of 1857.

Lesser Balochistan[edit]

The 1828 CE The Imperial Gazetteer of India of East India Company refers to this area as Lesser Balochistan, a likely reference to arrival of people from Balochistan during Lodhi era who might have been the rulers of Ferozepur Jhirka area from Lodhi era onward. They likely built the Taoru Tomb complex during the successive dynasties. The largests tomb belongs to a Baloch.[2][3]

District reorganisation[edit]

Previously Ferozepur Jhirka was part of district Gurgaon, but through gazette notification of Haryana government on 4 April 2005 it became part of Nuh district. Since then it has been sub-division of Nuh district.

Demographics[edit]

The area is dominated by Hindus. It was earlier in the Gurgaon district but was later moved to the Mewat district.[4] Ferozepur Jhirka constituency has 80% Hindus and 20% Meo Muslims.[5]

As of 2001 India census,[6] Ferozepur Jhirka had a population of 17,751. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Ferozepur Jhirka has an average literacy rate of 59.5%: male literacy is 70% and female literacy is 80%. In Ferozepur Jhirka, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[7] are Dominant in Ferozepur Jhirka .

Religion in Ferozepur Jhirka City
Religion Population
(1911)[8]: 20  		Percentage
(1911)
Islam 3,050 53.33%
Hinduism 2,309 40.37%
Sikhism 3 0.05%
Christianity 1 0.02%
Others [a] 356 6.22%
Total Population 5719 100%

Villages[edit]

Agon, Ahmadbas Ferozepur, Ainchwari, Akhnaka, Aklimpur Ferozepur, Aklimpur Nuh, Alipur Tigra, Asaisika, Aterna Shamshabad, Badarpur, Baded, Badopur, Baghola, Bahripur, Bai Khera, Balai, Banarsi, Basai Khanzada, Basaimeo, Bazidpur, Beriabas, Bhadas, Bhakroji, Bhond, Bilakpur, Biwan, Bubalheri, Bukharaka, Chakrangala, Chandraka, Chitora, Dhadauli Khurd, Dhadola, Dhadoli Kalan, Dhana, Dhanwala, Dholi, Dhondal, Dogri, Doha, Dungeja, Dunghran Shahzadpur, Fakarpur Khori, Ferozepur Deher, Ferozepur Jhirka (MC), Gandoori, Ghaghas, Ghata Shamasabad, Ghatwasan, Gohana, Gokalpur, Gujar Nagla, Gumat Bihari, Hamzapur, Hasanpur Bilonda, Hasanpur Nuh, Hirwari Bamatheri, Huhuka, Ibrahimbas, Imam Nagar, Jaitaka, Jaitalaka, Jalalpur Ferozepur, Jalalpur Nuh, Jargali, Jharpuri, Jhimrawat, Kameda, Kansali, Karaheri, Karehra Ferozepur, Khan Mohammadpur, Khanpur Ghati, Khanpur Nuh, Kherla Kalan, Kherla Khurd, Kherli Kalan, Kherli Khurd, Kherli Nuh, Khori, Khoshpuri, Kol Gaon, Kultajpur Kalan, Lohinga Khurd, Madapur, Madhi, Maholi, Mahoon, Mahun, Malhaka, Mandikhera, Marora, Mohamadnagar, Mohammadbas, Mohlaka, Mohmadbas, Moolthan, Nagina, Nahrika, Nai Nagla, Nangal Mubarikpur, Nangal Sabat, Nangal Shahpur, Nangli, Nasirbas, Nawli, Nimkhera, Notki, Padla Shahpuri, Patakpur Ferozepur, Patan Udaipuri, Pathrali, Patkhori, Pithorpuri, Pol, Rajaka, Rajoli, Rangala Rajpur, Ranika, Ranyala Ferozepur, Ranyala Patakpur, Ranyali, Rawa, Rawli, Rigarh, Rithath, Sakras, Santhawari, Saral, Shadipur, Shahabpur, Shahmirbas, Shakarpuri, Sheikhpur, Sidhrawat, Siswan Jatka, Sohalpur, Sukhpuri, Sulaila, Sultanpur Nuh, Tigaon, Uleta, Umra, Umri.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Tazkirat us-Salatin Chaghta – A Mughal Chronicle of Post Aurangzeb Period (1707-1724) by Muhammad Hadi Kamwar Khan; edited Persian text and with an Introduction by Muzaffar Alam (1980), Centre Of Advanced Study Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (U.P.) -202001, India
  2. ^ lalit Mohan, "The timeless tombs of Tauru.", The Tribune, 23 Feb 2002.
  3. ^ "Tombs in Tauru - A Small Dusty Town."Tombs in Tauru - A Small Dusty Town, Delhipedia.
  4. ^ "Ferozepur Jhirka Vidhan Sabha Constituency Election Result 2019 in Haryana: Mamman Khan of Congress Wins MLA Seat in Assembly Polls | 🗳️ LatestLY". 24 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Muslim candidates could split Mewat votes, dash Congress hopes | Gurgaon News - Times of India".
  6. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  7. ^ Ojha, Brahm Swarup; Singh, Jasbir; Planning Dept, Haryana (India) (1993). Resource Planning Atlas: South and southwestern Haryana. ISBN 9788185135731.
  8. ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  1. ^ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, others, or not stated
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