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Sarsod Sarsod pronunciation: i //(Hindi: सरसौद, (सरसौद, सरसौन्द)is located in Barwala tehsil of Hisar (district) district in Haryana. It is situated 23 km from Hisar city on National Highway 65 (India) which leads to Chandigarh. Sarsod is just 3 km away from Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station. Barwala Tehsil is just 8 km away from Sarsod on National Highway 65 (India). Sarsod is a fa- mous village around the Tehsil Barwala. Sarsod is a de- veloping village. It has facilities like electricity, water, and education. West of Sarsod is desert land and rest of the area around the village is fertile plain land. Sarsod has six large ponds (Johad). 1 Origin According to H.A. Rose[1] Certain villages in Hisar de- rive their names from a tradition that a giant was killed and each of his limbs gave a name to the place where it fell, e.g. : — Sarsud = where the giant’s sar (head) fall [3] 2 Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, Sarsod has a pop- ulation of 4630 with 2460 males and 2160 females. 3 Religious places Beautiful Sunset At Sarsod. Being a Hindu village, Sarsod have good no of old Hindu temple. In Sarsod Bala Ji Mandir, Shiv Ji Mandir commonly called (Shivalaya=Shiv Ji Ka ghar). 4 Religions and Communities Over 99% of the population belongs to Hinduism, bulk of remaining 1% belong to Islam. The important social groups in the district are Jats, Lohar, Bishnois, Brahmins, Sainis, Banias, Kumhar, Chamar and Balmiki. 5 Agriculture Despite recent industrial development, Haryana is pri- marily an agricultural state as a result of this 95% of Sarsod population is dependent on agriculture. Wheat, Mustard, Cotton are the major crops. The main crops of Sarsod are wheat, cotton, oilseeds, pulses, barley, maize, and millets. There are two main types of crops in Sarsod: Rabi and Kharif. The major Kharif crops of Haryana are jowar, bajra, maize, cotton and sesame. The major Rabi crops are wheat, pulses, linseed, rapeseed and mustard. About 86% of the area is arable, and of that 96% is cul- tivated. About 75% of the area is irrigated, through tube wells and an extensive system of canals. Dairy farming is also an essential part of the Sarsod rural economy. Sar- sod has a livestock population of 2000. Milk and milk products form an essential part of the local diet. There is the saying Desaan main des Haryana, jit doodh dahi ka khaana, which means “Best among all the countries in the world is Haryana, where the staple food is milk and yoghurt”. The Murrah breed of water buffalo from Haryana is world-famous for its milk production. 6 Education In the village both Private school and Government Schools are there. Sarsod having 3 Government schools and 3 Private school. Modern Sunrise School [4] is one of the popular Private school in Barwala area. Govern- ment school for girls and boys are separate. Government school provide facilities up to 12th class. [5] 1
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Sarsod
Sarsod pronunciation: i//(Hindi: सरसौद, (सरसौद,सरसौन्द)is located in Barwala tehsil of Hisar (district)district in Haryana. It is situated 23 km fromHisar city onNational Highway 65 (India) which leads to Chandigarh.Sarsod is just 3 km away from Rajiv Gandhi ThermalPower Station. Barwala Tehsil is just 8 km away fromSarsod on National Highway 65 (India). Sarsod is a fa-mous village around the Tehsil Barwala. Sarsod is a de-veloping village. It has facilities like electricity, water,and education. West of Sarsod is desert land and rest ofthe area around the village is fertile plain land. Sarsodhas six large ponds (Johad).
1 Origin
According to H.A. Rose[1] Certain villages in Hisar de-rive their names from a tradition that a giant was killedand each of his limbs gave a name to the place where itfell, e.g. : — Sarsud = where the giant’s sar (head) fall[3]
2 Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Sarsod has a pop-ulation of 4630 with 2460 males and 2160 females.
3 Religious places
Beautiful Sunset At Sarsod.
Being a Hindu village, Sarsod have good no of old Hindutemple. In Sarsod Bala Ji Mandir, Shiv Ji Mandir
commonly called (Shivalaya=Shiv Ji Ka ghar).
4 Religions and Communities
Over 99% of the population belongs to Hinduism, bulkof remaining 1% belong to Islam. The important socialgroups in the district are Jats, Lohar, Bishnois, Brahmins,Sainis, Banias, Kumhar, Chamar and Balmiki.
5 Agriculture
Despite recent industrial development, Haryana is pri-marily an agricultural state as a result of this 95% ofSarsod population is dependent on agriculture. Wheat,Mustard, Cotton are the major crops. The main crops ofSarsod are wheat, cotton, oilseeds, pulses, barley, maize,and millets. There are two main types of crops in Sarsod:Rabi and Kharif. The major Kharif crops of Haryana arejowar, bajra, maize, cotton and sesame. The major Rabicrops are wheat, pulses, linseed, rapeseed and mustard.About 86% of the area is arable, and of that 96% is cul-tivated. About 75% of the area is irrigated, through tubewells and an extensive system of canals. Dairy farming isalso an essential part of the Sarsod rural economy. Sar-sod has a livestock population of 2000. Milk and milkproducts form an essential part of the local diet. There isthe saying Desaan main des Haryana, jit doodh dahika khaana, which means “Best among all the countriesin the world is Haryana, where the staple food is milkand yoghurt”. The Murrah breed of water buffalo fromHaryana is world-famous for its milk production.
6 Education
In the village both Private school and GovernmentSchools are there. Sarsod having 3 Government schoolsand 3 Private school. Modern Sunrise School[4] is oneof the popular Private school in Barwala area. Govern-ment school for girls and boys are separate. Governmentschool provide facilities up to 12th class.[5]
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2 9 EXTERNAL LINKS
Sunrise Modern School At Sarsod.
7 Banks
Exclusive Branch of Punjab National Bank is situated atSarsod. Bank is also serving all the neighbouring villagesalso[6]
8 References[1] “Census of India Search details”. censusindia.gov.in. Re-
trieved 10 May 2015.
[2] “Census of India: View Population Details”. censusin-dia.gov.in. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
[3] “A glossary of the tribes and castes of the Punjab andNorth-West frontier province”. archive.org. Retrieved2014-02-11.
[4] “Welcome to Sunrise Modern School”. sunrisemodern-school.com. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
[5] http://schooleducationharyana.gov.in/downloads_pdf/stat/02%20Number%20of%20Schools%20(Block%20Wise).pdf
[6] “IFSC Code of PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK (PNB) -SARSODBranch, HISSAR. Contact Phone Number, Ad-dress”. banksifsccode.com. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
9 External links• “Sarsod on Facebook”. facebook.com. Retrieved2014-02-11.
• Sarsod on Google+
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