Munda Majra

Munda Majra (मुंडा माजरा) is a village in tahsil Jagadhari of Yamunanagar district in Haryana. Now the village has been merged in the Yamunanagar Municipal Corporation and lost its independent identity.

Location

'Abadi' of village Munda Majra is centrally located in-between Tejli Sports stadium on the North, Shashtri Colony on South, Western Yamuna Canal on East and Model Colony(Chhota Model Town) on the West side.

Origin

This village is inhabited since the 'Badshahan' era of Indian history.

The Founders

This village was founded by Sh.Jodha Jat, a Hindu.

History

During the ancient times, the entire area of this village was lying unattended (Bila-Tardud) and barren (Banjar). It was around 15 century B.C. that after taking permission and entering into an agreement with the Ruler of the Day, the 'Dahiya gotra' and 'Sangwan gotra' people of the Jat community inhabited and settled in this village and took possession of the barren land to make it cultivable, in equal ownership rights, that is, 16 'Hals' of 'Dahiya-Patti' and 16 'Hals' of 'Sangwan-Patti' out of total 32 'Hals' as total land of the village.

Jat Gotras

• Dahiya
• Sangwan

Notable Persons

• Jai Paul Singh Dahiya IAS (Retd) - retired IAS of Haryana cadre, born March 1948, From: Munda Majra, Jagadhri, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana. M: 9812244688

Important Religious Shrine

Locally known as Citta Mandir' is a religious shrine devoted Hanuman Ji is located on the banks of WYC.

References

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