Chhachhrauli

Chhachhrauli is a Gram Panchayat town consisting 20 Wards in Yamuna Nagar district in the state of Haryana, India. It was a municipal committee up to 1998. Before independence in 1947, it was the capital of the princely state of Kalsia. The origin of word Chhachhrauli is believed to be "Sat Sherawali" due to a temple located near bus terminus. Chachhraulli is often termed as "Cherapunjii of Haryana" as it receives maximum amount of rain in whole Haryana and Punjab, Average for Haryana is 450mm in monsoon and Chachhraulli receives 1100 mm.GeographyChhachhrauli is very near to the boundaries of UP, Himachal, and Uttarakhand. It is surrounded by the historical Gurudwara Of Paonta Shahib, mythical Kapal Mochan (Bilaspur) and well-known Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple. It is believed that the five Pandava brothers worshiped for some time after having won the Kurukshetra battle in Mahabharata.Chhachhrauli has a big Grain Market (Anaj Mandi) where all the farmers from the surrounding areas bring their agriculture produce for selling. It is the hub of many villages like Singhpura, Sherpur, Chuharpur Khurd, Urjani, Yaqub Pur, Dasaura and Pipli Majra. On Chhachhrauli - Paunta Sahib Road, Balachor, Panjeto, Mukarib Pur, Manakpur on Chhachhrauli-Jagadhari road, Ganauli, Ganaula, Chholi Basatiyavala on Chhachhrauli- Bilaspur road.HistoryChhachhrauli was earlier the capital of Kalsia State and had two Tehsils outside Chhachhrauli, viz. Dera Basi and Kalsia, presently located near Chandigarh and Amritsar, respectively. Kalsia State was one of the eight States in Punjab which formed PEPSU after Independence in 1947. Later on it was merged with Punjab, and, in 1966 with Haryana.The Fort there earlier housed the State Departments, including the State Treasury and Tosh-i-Khana, and with a Dewan-Khana for official meetings, darbars and functions of the Raja Kalsia. It still has a Clock Tower and it occupies a prominent place in the Fort area.