What is Jhajjar?
{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Jhajjar district}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Jhajjar (Haryana) 124103 |native_name = | pushpin_map = India Haryana #India | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Jhajjar in [[Haryana]] |coordinates = {{Coord|28.62|N|76.65|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/10/Jhajjar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc], Jhajjar.</ref> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[India]] |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]] |elevation_m = 220 |population_total = 956,907<ref name= census>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> |population_as_of = 2011 }} '''Jhajjar''' is a city in [[Jhajjar district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Haryana]]. It was split off of the [[Rohtak district]] on July 15, 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=Name Derivation |url=http://jhajjar.nic.in/AboutDistrict.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510121938/http://jhajjar.nic.in/AboutDistrict.aspx |archive-date=2012-05-10 }}</ref> == Demographics == {{As of |2011}}, Jhajjar District had a population of 956,907. Males constitute 54% of the population and females constitute 46%. Jhajjar has an average literacy rate of 80.83%, higher than the national average of 74%. Male literacy is 89.44%, and female literacy is 70.16%.<ref name= census>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, in