Birhar Majra

Birhar Majra
Village
Birhar Majra is located in Haryana
Birhar Majra
Birhar Majra
Location in Haryana, India
Birhar Majra is located in India
Birhar Majra
Birhar Majra
Birhar Majra (India)
Coordinates: 28°38′02″N 76°34′03″E / 28.633781°N 76.567554°E / 28.633781; 76.567554
CountryIndia
StateHaryana
DistrictJhajjar
TehsilBeri
Government
 • BodyVillage panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
4,090
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • NativeHaryanvi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
124103
Vehicle registrationHR77

Birhar Majra or बिरहड़ माजरा[1][2][3], is a village in the Beri tehsil of Jhajjar district[4] in the Indian state of Haryana. Village is also known as M.P. Majra or MahmudPur Majra or Jahazgarh Majra.[5][1][2]

History

The village was historically known as Mohammadpur Majra (commonly abbreviated as M.P. Majra). The Government of Haryana officially renamed the village Birhar Majra through a gazette notification (1320-R-4-2024/7018) issued on 16 August 2024.[1][2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India, the village had 822 households, with a total population of 4,090, of which 2,143 were males and 1,947 were females.[6] The population largely consists of Dabas gotra.

The village is located at approximately 28°38′02″N 76°34′03″E / 28.633781°N 76.567554°E / 28.633781; 76.567554[3]. Hindi and Haryanvi are the principal languages spoken in the village. The village is administered by a Gram Panchayat under the Panchayati Raj system. It falls under the Beri Assembly constituency and the Rohtak Lok Sabha constituency.[7]

Agriculture is the primary economic activity in the village. Wheat, mustard, bajra and paddy are among the major crops cultivated in the area. Educational facilities in the village include government-run primary and secondary schools. Higher education institutions are available in nearby towns such as Beri, Jhajjar and Rohtak.

Transportation

Roads

Birhar Majra is situated on NH 334B with direct road access to Delhi, Chandigarh, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Gurgaon, Hisar and Jaipur.

Metro

This village has no direct metro connectivity. The nearest Metro station on the Delhi metro Green Line is Brigadier_Hoshiyar_Singh_metro_station located in the Devilal Park in Bahadurgarh 35 kilometres away and Najafgarh Dhansa Bus Stand metro station 55 kilometres away.

Railways

The nearest railway station to Birhar Majra is Jhajjar railway station at a distance of 8 km. Other major stations in nearby cities are: Rohtak 36 km; Bhiwani 55 km; Rewari 50 km; and Delhi 60 km.

Notable people

Sunil Dabas

Sunil Dabas is a coach of national female Kabbadi team of India.[8] Over the years, she has coached her team to win seven international gold medals, including the 2010 Asian Games and the World Cup-2012.[8] She was awarded the Dronacharya Award in 2012, and Padma Shri in 2014 by Government of India.[9]

Arvind Kumar Sharma

Arvind Kumar Sharma (born 25 November 1962 in M.P. Majra) is an Indian dental surgeon, politician who currently represents the Gohana Assembly constituency in the Haryana Legislative Assembly.[13] He was also a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from Rohtak (Lok Sabha constituency). He represented the Karnal (Lok Sabha constituency) constituency of Haryana in 15th Lok Sabha and was a member of the Indian National Congress but he joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019.[14]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mohammadpur Majra to Birhar Majra" (PDF). Government of India.
  2. 1 2 3 "M.P. Majra renames to Birhar Majra".
  3. 1 2 "M.P. Majra, Beri, Haryana 124103". Google Maps.
  4. ↑ "Tehsil & Revenue Estate Villages | District Jhajjar, Government of Haryana | India". Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "List of villages in Jhajjar" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Government of India.
  6. ↑ "Majra". 2011 Census of India. Government of India. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "Map of Assembly constituency". Archived from the original on 18 October 2019.
  8. 1 2 Ravinder Saini (28 February 2012). "Three Haryanavi girls selected for Indian kabaddi team". The Tribune, Chandigarh. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "हरियाणा की इस बेटी ने लड़कियों को दिखाई नई राह, लिम्का बुक में नाम दर्ज- Amarujala". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "Dronacharya Award Winner Sunil Dabas". Jagaran (in Hindi). 17 September 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Padma Awards Announced". Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "Gurugram women honoured at First Ladies Awards: 'It is like being etched in Indian history forever' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  13. ↑ Bhatia, Varinder (2 December 2024). "A look at Haryana's 40 first-time MLAs". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Ex-Congress MP from Karnal Arvind Sharma joins BJP". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.


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