Chhachhrauli is a

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, ''

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

'' and gram panchayat consisting of 20 wards in the

Yamunanagar district Yamunanagar district is one of the 22 districts of the Indian state of Haryana. The district came into existence on 1November 1989 and occupies an area of . Yamunanagar town is the district headquarters. Yamunanagar's average rainfall in Mons ...

in the state of

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

, India. It is 11 km north-east of Yamunanagar city-

Jagadhari Jagadhri is a city and a municipal council in the Yamunanagar district of the Indian state of Haryana. The town is adjacent to the city of Yamunanagar, around 90 km from Chandigarh, the capital city of Haryana state. Etymology Jagadhri may ...

. Chachhraulli is often known as "Cherapunjii of Haryana" as it receives the most rain in the whole of Haryana . (The average for Haryana is 450mm in monsoon and Chachhraulli receives 1100 mm.) It was a

municipal committee A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough counci ...

until 1998. Before independence in 1947, it was the capital of the princely state of

Kalsia Kalsia was a princely state in Punjab (British India), Punjab, British Raj, British India, one of the former Cis-Sutlej states. It was founded by Gurbaksh Singh Kalsia in 1760. After India's independence, it was included in Patiala and East Pun ...

. Chhachhrauli has two areas: :Khadar is a low lying area near the banks of the Yamuna River. The population is predominantly Hindu Gujjars. It has fertile lands for agriculture, often struck by floods. Average rainfall is 1050 mm. Khadar is also knows as Gujjar Land in Yammunagar district due to large number of Gurjar's :Ghaad is a high elevated area near shivalik hills.

Geography

Chhachhrauli is very close to the boundaries of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal and Uttarakhand.

History

Chhachhrauli was earlier the capital of

Kalsia State Kalsia was a princely state in Punjab, British India, one of the former Cis-Sutlej states. It was founded by Gurbaksh Singh Kalsia in 1760. After India's independence, it was included in PEPSU and later in the Indian East Punjab after the St ...

created by

Jat The Jat people (, ), also spelt Jaat and Jatt, are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, many Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in l ...

king Gurbaksh Singh in 1763,Yamunanagar History
, Gazetteer of Haryana: Yamunanagar. and had two Tehsils outside Chhachhrauli, namely

Dera Basi Dera Bassi is a satellite city of Chandigarh and a municipal council in Mohali district in the state of Punjab, India. Dera Bassi is located on the Chandigarh – Delhi National Highway, 8 km from Chandigarh. It is located within 20 km f ...

(near Chandigarh) and Kalsia (near Amritsar). Kalsia State was one of the eight states in Punjab which formed

PEPSU The Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) was a state of India, uniting eight princely states between 1948 and 1956. The capital and principal city was Patiala. The state covered an area of 26,208 km2. Shimla, Kasauli, Kandaghat and ...

after Independence in 1947. Later, it was merged with Punjab and, in 1966, with Haryana.

Chhachhrauli Fort

Chhachhrauli Fort was built by the Raja of the erstwhile Kalsia state. The fort here earlier housed the state departments, including the state treasury and Tosh-i-Khana, and with a Dewan-Khana for official meetings, darbars and functions of the Raja Kalsia. It still has a clock tower occupying a prominent place in the fort area. The fort also houses "Ravi Mahal" and "Janak Niwas". The fort is in ruins.

Education

There is a Government Senior Secondary School, which was upgraded from a high school. It was opened on 21 December 1915. The Haryana State Government started a Government College a few years ago. Chhachhrauli also has a separate Government Senior Secondary School for Girls.

Demographics

India

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, Chhachhrauli had a population of 9720. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Chhachhrauli has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 75% and female literacy of 65%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

{{Forts of Haryana Cities and towns in Yamunanagar district