Badhra

Township in Haryana, India
28°30′32″N 75°56′13″E / 28.509°N 75.937°E / 28.509; 75.937CountryIndiaStateHaryanaDistrictCharki DadriTehsilBadhraGovernment
 • BodyVillage panchayatPopulation
 (2011)
 • Total6,333Languages
 • OfficialHindi, English • RegionalBagri languageTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Badhra is a tehsil, sub-division and assembly constituency in the Charkhi Dadri district of the Indian state of Haryana. It is located 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of district headquarters Charkhi Dadri, 44 kilometres (27 mi) south west of city of Bhiwani and 145 kilometres (90 mi) east of the national capital Delhi. As of the 2011 Census of India[update], the tehsil had 22,407 households with a total population of 118,084 of which 62,791 were male and 55,293 female.[1]

Notable people

  • Ravi Kumar Punia a well-known football player, hails from Jewali, a village that falls under Badhra

Representation

As of the 2019 assembly constituency elections[update], Badhra is represented by Naina Singh Chautala of Jannayak Janata Party (JJP).[2]

Education

  • Govt. College For Women, Badhra

See also

References

  1. ^ "Badhra". 2011 Census of India. Government of India. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Badhra (Haryana) Assembly Constituency Elections". Retrieved 17 July 2015.


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