Dhatrath

Dhatrath is a village in Safidon, Jind district at Haryana, India. It belongs to Hisar Division . It is located 16 km (towards east) from Jind and about 180 km from state capital Chandigarh. Pin code is 126110.

Dhatrath Sarda
Village
Dhatrath Village of Dhatrath, Jind district, Haryana Dhatrath Dhatrath (India)
Coordinates: 29.384638°N 76.4493013°E
Country	India
State	Haryana
District	Jind district
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Languages
• Official	Hindi and Punjabi, English, Haryanvi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	01686
ISO 3166 code	IN-HR
Vehicle registration	HR
Taluka	Pillukhera
Distance from Chandigarh	181 kilometres (112 mi)
Distance from Jind	19.1 kilometres (11.9 mi)
Website	haryana.gov.in
Pin Code : 126110 Post Office Name : Dhatrath, Pillukhera

History

There are accounts of Khizr Khan sending forces to attack Dhatrath in around 800 AD.[1] During Akbar’s time it was under Hisar Sarkar and was one of the three mahals (along with Jind and Khanda) that were set up for purposes of revenue collection.[2] Village is named after King Dhritrashtra

Demographics

As per 2011 Census village population is 8,795 .[3] Literacy rate is around 61%.[3]

Haryanvi, a dialect of Hindi, is the most commonly spoken local Language here.

Transport

Khunga, Jamni, Kheri Taloda, Barsana and Mandi Khurd are the nearby Villages to Dhatrath.

Jind, Assandh, Safidon, Gohana are some of the nearby cities.

Pillu Khera Railway Station and Siwaha Railway Station are the nearby railway stations to Dhatrath.[4] Jind Railway Jn is major railway station 25 km near to Dhatrath.The village is connected by State Highway 14 which runs between Jind and Panipat.[4]

References

1. The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period. p. 43.
2. CENSUS OF INDIA 2011 Govt Of India (Page 18)
3. CENSUS OF INDIA 2011 Govt Of India (Page 106)
4. Haryana (India) (1986). Haryana District Gazetteers: Jind. Haryana Gazetteers Organization. p. 123.