This article is about the city in India. For the town in Pakistan, see Bahadur Garh.
BahadurgarhHaryana India
Map indicating the location of Bahadurgarh
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Location of Bahadurgarh
Bahadurgarh Coordinates: 28�41′N 76�55′E 28.68, 76.92
Time zone IST
AreaElevation 206 m
District Jhajjar Population 119,839 Coordinates: 28�41′N 76�55′E 28.68, 76.92 Bahadurgarh is a city and a municipal council with 31 ward in Jhajjar district in the state of Haryana, India It is called "Gateway of Haryana" and famous for its delicious Pakoras.Bahadurgarh was founded by Hari and formerly known as king of the world. Mughal Emperor Alamgir II gave the town to Bahadur Khan and Tej Khan, two Baluchis of Farrukhannagar. A fort named Bahadurgarh Fort was constructed there by them. Bahadurgarh came into the hands of Sindhia in 1793. After his defeat in 1803 at the hands of the British, Lord Lake handed the town to the brother of the Nawab of Jhajjar. It was confiscated after the First War of Independence (1857) and became a division of the Rohtak district in 1860.
The town and its villages have been the birth-place of Martyrs & Heroes of the Indian Armed Forces. Village sankhol is believed to have produced maximum number of officers ranging from Armed Forces, Bureaucrats to airline Pilots.Someof its famous martyrs are Brig. Hoshiyar Singh Rathee of Sankhol, Capt Amit Verma of Bharai, Hav Jai Parkash Singh of Desalpur, Signalman Vinod Kumar of Jaitpur, Lance Naik Shyam Singh of Nilothi, Granadier Surender Singh of Subana, Naik Leela Ram of Jatwara, Naik Ramphal of Soldha, Sepoy Dharamvir of Dhakla, Hav Hari Om of Khunghai.
