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Birhar Mazra (बिरहड़-माजरा) village is situated near Jahajgarh village which is located on Jhajjar-Dadri road, in Jhajjar district, located about 9 kilometres from Jhajjar city. It is covered under Beri tahsil.

By the way, locals also call it as Jahazgarh Mazra (जहाजगढ़ माजरा) due to its proximity to Jahazgarh village.

Renaming

Earlier, till 16 August 2024, this village was known by the name Mohammadpur Mazra when, on the request of villagers, the village was renamed as Birhar Mazra vide a notification of Haryana Government.

Though the village is a medium-sized one, it has huge forest area and agricultural land, its lands touching large neighbouring villages like Doobaldhan, Beri, Chhuchhakwas, Dhaud and Gwalison.

Famous for a cattle fair

The annual cattle fair held near Diwali every year, is believed to the the largest such fair in India. It is called Jahazgarh Pashu Mela - held on a large tract of land between this village and the nearby Jahazgarh village. This site has a large swimming pool built in the British times. This is used mainly for swimming competition during the cattle fair. The villager's worship DADA SMADHYA WALE who knowns as senior person or guru of the village.

Jat Gotra in the village

Jat gotra in this village is Dabas.

Photo Gallery

जहाजगढ़ माजरा की श्मशान भूमि के निकट पुराना मंदिर और तरण-ताल

Notable persons

Ms Sunil Dabas - Recipient of Padma Shri and Dronacharya Award

External Links

References

Author

Dndeswal 13:15, 14 January 2007 (EST)
Avesh Dabas 13:15, 14 January 2007 (EST)

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