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Dighal

—  village  —

Coordinates

Country  India

State Haryana

District(s) Jhajjar

Nearest city Rohtak

Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

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Coordinates:  28°45′N   76°37′E Dighal is a village in the Jhajjar district of Haryana, India.

The majority of Deeghal or Dighal (डी�घल) is a large village in Beri tahsil in Jhajjar district.

It is about 20 Kilometres from Rohtak city, on Rohtak-Jhajjar Road. Now it falls

in Jhajjar district. I is a prominent village. It has a medium sized hospital which is attached to

PGI, Rohtak.population is Jat community (caste). It now comes under Jhajjar District. The

clan in this village is Ahlawat. This village was formed by Chaudhary Deegh Ram. The main

occupation of the people here is agriculture while some residents have gone and joined

defence forces. It is also famous for wrestlers. A visionary named Vijay Ahlawat was born in

Dighal. A freedom fighter from Dighal, Subedar Sheodutt Singh, took part in the First World

War. During his life time, he contributed a lot for the upliftment of this village and for the

Ahlawat community and remained Pradhan of this community (27 villages of ahlawat khap)

for his whole life. Now his youngest son Shri Jai Singh Ahlawat is serving the community as

its Pradhan. Other castes inhabiting Dighal are Brahmins, Banias, Khati, Teli, Nai, Lohar,

Bairagi, Chhipi, Dhanak, Chure(Bhangi) and Chamar. Among the Brahmins, Pt. Har Narain

Das, Subedar Major, has done a lot of social work after his retirement. He evinced keen

interest in the education of Balgans (adults). He arranged stationery and other paraphernalia

from his own resources for the education of Balgans. He also sponsored and arranged sports

competitions, (particularly wrestling) and awarded the winners of these sports from his own

side. During 'Mahamari' (illness), he nursed people to health by preparing and administering

'Desi' (indigenous) medicines made of herbs. He was also a great environmentalist and

planted lot of trees near the pond (Johd) and other sites. He spread the environment

awareness message among the masses. He was a champion of education in district Rohtak

and played a vital role in establishing the Gaur Brahmin Education Society at Rohtak, which

is running a number of educational institutions now. He was founder member of this society.

Keeping with the tradition of the family, his nephew Pt. Rati Ram Bhardwaj is also dedicated

to the cause of education and is running a school to impart the education to the rural children.

He is also dedicated to the cause of sports and sponsors a number of sports activities. His son

Suren Bhardwaj also takes keen interest in sports activities and other social causes like his

father.

As of 2001 India census, Dighal had a population of 36,804. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Dighal has an average literacy rate of 47%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 53%, and female literacy is 40%. In Dighal, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Nearest city- rohtak, bahadurgarh, jhajjar.

Schools- 1.Gangtan govt.sec.ser.school

2.Bade wala School (डी�घल गाँ��व, Dighal Village

Hospitals- there are 2 small dispensaries in the village and most of the people commute to rohtak to take treatment in hospital

MP-Deepender Singh Hooda

Dighal is well connected by road line, however no government or private buses are available to transport the passenger from Dighal to capital/ other cities.

The distance from Delhi is around 70 km; about 2 hours by state transport.

dighal is a charming village situated midway between Rohtak and Jhajjar, in Haryana. It lies on National Highway 71 and is 18 km north of Jhajjar and about 48 km south-east of Maham.

Kosli, Bhindawas Bird Sanctuary and the historic sites around Delhi constitute some interesting excursions outside Dighal.

Indira Gandhi International Airport serves Dighal. Nearest railway station is at Rohtak.

No doubt it is one of the biggest village of Haryana, but it has to step forward and make an impact in the socio-economical sector of haryana

Festivals

Holi , divali, teej, govardhan pooja, dussehra,lohri,janmashtami,baisakhi

Gangore is celebrated on Chet Sudi-3 (Mar-Apr). Idols of Ishar and Gangore are taken out in procession and songs in their praise are sung till they are immersed into water. This spring festival is held in honor of Gauri, the goddess of abundance. Girls dress up in their finest clothes and pray for a spouse of their choice, while married ladies do the same for the happiness of their husbands. Girls worship the goddess throughout the preceding fortnight. Colorful images of Gauri, beautifully dressed and bejeweled, are taken out in procession with the town band. Thousands of people take part in the procession of the Gangore image from village to village.

Teej is celebrated on Sawan Sudi - 3 (Jul-Aug). It is celebrated to welcome 'Sawan' or the rainy season. After first showers of Sawan, a small red insect called Teej in Haryana comes out from earth's soil. Swings are set up in the open courtyards and Teej gets the first swing of the season. Girls apply henna on their hands and feet and are excused from household chores on this day. On Teej girls receive new clothes from their parents and the mother sends a baya or gift. Puja is performed in the morning. The baya which consists of a variety of foodstuff, is placed on a thali at the place of worship where a chowk (square) has been decorated, an idol or a picture of Parvati is installed. The evenings are set aside for singing and dancing.

Guggapir is celebrated on the next day of Janamashtami. Gugga Pir is worshipped by both Hindus and Muslims. A dance procession is taken out in which Panch Pirs are the main dancers. They sing songs in praise of Gugga.

Nirjala Akadshi is in the month of Jaishth. The women keep fast and abstain from water.

Madlia Naumi is celebrated at the beginning of the rainy season.

Sanjhi is celebrated for 10 days in the month of Asuj. Sarka Devi is mainly worshipped in these days.

Timepas- log dhigal me hukka peete hai timepas kerne ke lie . :D