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Loharu is a city and a municipal committee in Bhiwani district in the Indian state of Haryana; the nondescript town was the seat of the eponymous princely state during the British Raj.
The Princely State
The princely state of Loharu encompassed an area of 222 square miles, and was situated in the south-east corner of the undivided Punjab province, between the district of Hissar and the Rajputana agency. In 1901, the state had a population of 15,229 people, of whom 2,175 were resident in the town of Loharu.
History
The princely state of Loharu was founded in 1803, when Ahmad Baksh Khan, a Muslim mercenary whose family purportedly hailed from Bokhara in Central Asia, received the town of Loharu from the ruler of Alwar, and the territory named Ferozepur Jhirka from Lord Lake, for services rendered during the Maratha wars. Much of this already small territory was confiscated by the British in 1835, after the murder, at the then nawab's behest, of a British officer who gave offence.
The ruling family of Loharu was linked by blood or marriage to several important Muslim personalities of the 19th century, including:
- Mirza Ghalib, renowned Urdu and Persian poet
- Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, educationist
After the Independence of India in 1947, the state acceded unto the Union of India.
Post-Independence: The last ruling nawab, Amin ud-din Ahmad Khan, served in the Indian Army, seeing action during the liberation of Portuguese India in 1961. He was later elected to the legislature of Rajasthan state, and ended his chequered career as Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
Geography
Loharu is located at 28°27′N 75°49′E / 28.45°N 75.82°E[1]. It has an average elevation of 262 metres (859 feet).
Demographics
As of 2001 India census[2], Loharu had a population of 11,421. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Loharu has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 44%. In Loharu, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Villages of Loharu tehsil
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