Bahadurgarh is called "Gateway of Haryana" and famous for its delicious Pakoras.
Bahadurgarh was founde world. Mughal Emperor Alamgir II (The Sultan of Delhi 1754-1759) gave the town in jagir to Bahadur Khan and Tej Khan, Baloch rulers of Farrukhnagar in 1754, who changed its name from Sharafabad to Bahadurgarh.
A fort named Bahadurgarh Fort was constructed there by them. Bahadurgarh came into the hands of Sindhia in 1793. After his defeat in 1803 at the hands of the British, Lord Lake handed the town to the brother of the Nawab of Jhajjar. It was confiscated after the First War of Independence (1857) and became a division of the Rohtak district in 1860.In 1997, the town got attached with Jhajjar after Jhajjar become new district bifurcated from Rohtak. But Bahadurgarh is still larger to Jhajjar in every term; be it education, economy, population or administration.
The town and its villages have been the birth-place of Martyrs & Heroes of the Indian Armed Forces. It has many famous doctors,engineers and educationist.
Religious Point
The town boasts a large number of place of worship with its mixed culture. The Sacred Dargah of Sayyad Baba at Jhajjar Road, Lord Hanuman Temple on NH-10. The Temple of Saint Kabir Sahib near the Govt. Girls school, one of the oldest Mahaveer Mandir and Gurudwara Sachkhand (opposite to each other ) in Main Bazar, Lord Shiva's Temple at Aggarwal Colony , Shaktimata Peeth( one of the most beautiful temples in sector -6 ) , 3 gurudwaras situated near Najaf Garh Road and in Guru Nanak Colony;are some of the most important places of worship in Bahadurgarh. In this area a very ancient Hanuman Temple located at Najafgarh Road.Shani Dev Mandir & Bhagwan Parsuram Mandir both situated at Bhagwan Parshuram Marg'.
Besides Religious points, there are many Social Volantary Organisation working on social acitivites and upliftment of downtrodden people in the town. Brahm Samaj Sewa Samiti is one of those active society working since past 4 years.
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