Beri, Jhajjar

Beri
Town
Beri is located in Haryana
Beri
Beri
Location in Haryana, India
Beri is located in India
Beri
Beri
Beri (India)
Coordinates: 28°42′00″N 76°35′00″E / 28.7°N 76.5833°E / 28.7; 76.5833
StateHaryana
DistrictJhajjar
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration Jhajjar
 • BodySub Divisional Magistrate (S.D.M)
Elevation
221 m (725 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
18,215
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
124201
Vehicle registrationHR-77, HR-63

Beri is a town and a municipal committee in the Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana. It was founded by Kadyan Jat Chaudharies. The city is 17 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Jhajjar city and is a trading center. Beri is one of the largest tehsils of Haryana, including 77 villages. Beri is situated on the road connecting Gurgaon to Hisar and Kosli (Rewari) to Rohtak. This is the middle of these four cities. The First Chief Minister of Haryana, Bhagwat Dayal Sharma, was from Beri. The town has a temple dedicated to the goddess Mata Bhimeshwari Devi and Lord Krishna.[1] The "Beri Pashu Mela" or "Beri Cattle Fair" is celebrated in the days of Navratra every 6 months and is known for its donkeys and horses.[2]

Demographics

As of the 2011 census,[3] Beri had a population of about 30,000. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Beri has an average literacy rate of 70% higher than the national average of 59.5%, with 57% of the males and 43% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Religion in Beri City
Religion Population
(1911)[4]: 20  		Percentage
(1911)
Hinduism 7,093 90.96%
Islam 693 8.89%
Sikhism 4 0.05%
Christianity 1 0.01%
Others [a] 7 0.09%
Total Population 7,798 100%

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "The Ancient Temple of Pandva's Bhimeshwari Goddess". Archived from the original on 22 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Sonu jalwa at Beri village, not sold in 5 million". Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  4. ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  1. ^ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, others, or not stated

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