Jhanswa
Jhanswa (झान्सवा) is a village in Salhawas tahsil of Jhajjar district in Haryana. Earlier, it was part of Matanhail tahsil.
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Location
Jhanswa is 1 km away from village Mohanbari and is also called as "झान्सवा खुर्द ". Mohanbari village is also called Chhota Jhanswa (छोटा झान्सवा). The village is about 35km from Jhajjar and 58 km from Rohtak. This village falls under "Sahlawas" Vidhan Sabha constituency for Assembly elections and under Rohtak Parliamentary constituency for Lok Sabha elections.
The neighbouring villages are Mohanbari or Chhota Jhanswa (छोटा झान्सवा), Jhadli, Sasrauli, Goria, Matanhail, Akeri, Ladain, Bahujholri, Bajitpur, Khanpur Khurd, Khanpur Kalan, Naugava, Chhuchhakwas and Salhawas.
People of this village have got an advantage now-a-days because some of their agricultural lands are acquired by Govt. of Haryana for building a power plant. With this sudden increase in cash-flow, rate of crime has increased in the area. But some wise people are utilising money by investing it in other ventures.
History
Mohanbari village has got birth from Jhanswa and they still have families at Jhanswa and go to each other's family functions. Even Jhanswa (झान्सवा) and Mohanbari villages have common "paane" which are "Kuchhlan", "Chhaban" and "Hamman". Each "Paana" have their ancestoral families in each other's village.
Jat Gotras
Population
(Data as per Census-2011 figures)
| Total Population | Male Population | Female Population |
|---|---|---|
| 3170 | 1655 | 1515 |
Notable persons
- Rajesh Jakhar (Lance Naik) is a Martyr of Kargil War from Haryana. He became Martyr on 07 July 1999 during Operation Vijay in Kargil War. He was from village Jhanswa, Matanhail, Jhajjar, Haryana. Unit-17 Jat Regiment.
• Ch. Omparkash Jakhar served in 3 Jat regiment .
• Major Sudhir Jakhar son of Ch. Omparkash Jakhar is serving in the Indian army .
• Major Manoj Jakhar son of Ch. Omparkash Jakhar Is serving in the Ordnance corps of the Indian Army .
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References
- ↑ Jat History Dalip Singh Ahlawat/Chapter III (Page 219)
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