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]
Badhra | |
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township | |
  Location in Haryana, India  Badhra (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°30′32″N 75°56′13″E / 28.509°N 75.937°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Charki Dadri |
| Tehsil | Badhra |
| Government | |
| • Body | Village panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,333 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| • Regional | Bagri language |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Notable people
edit- Ravi Kumar Punia, a well-known football player, hails from Jewali, a village located in Badhra
Representation
editAs of the 2019 assembly constituency elections[update], Badhra is represented by Naina Singh Chautala of Jannayak Janata Party (JJP).[2]
Education
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Badhra". 2011 Census of India. Government of India. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Badhra (Haryana) Assembly Constituency Elections". Retrieved 17 July 2015.
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