Kosli

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Kosli
Kosli
Village
Kosli is located in Haryana
Kosli
Kosli
Location in Haryana, India
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Country  India
State Haryana
District Rewari
Founded by Baba Mukteshwar Puri
Named for Maharaj Koshal
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 123302
Vehicle registration HR – 43
Sex ratio 57:43 ♂/♀

Kosli is a village and sub-district (or "tehsil") in the Rewari district of Haryana in India. It is situated 80 kilometers from Delhi. Kosli is today well known for the high proportion of soldiers and officers it contributes to the Indian Army and other Armed Forces of India, and for the number of teachers it contributes to the Haryana education system.

History

According to British historians W. E. Purser, Herbert Charles Fanshawe Ahirs of Kosli and Rohtak region are descended from a great-grandson of Prithviraj Chauhan.[1][2] According to Haryana State Gazetteer Kosli was founded in 1193 A.D. by Kosal Dev Singh Tomar, the grandson of king of Delhi, as a Yaduvanshi Ahirs village. Kosal Dev said to have met the sage Baba Mukteshwar Puri Maharaj engaged in meditation at Kosli, which was then under dense shrub jungle.Today it has a small population made up mostly of Yadavs are the majority, in particular the gotra Kausaliya. Descendants of the Dagar clan established small kingdoms near Jodhpur and Gwalior in the seventeenth century.[3] kosli is known for its largest contribution to armed forces Paramilitary and the Police. During British Raj there were as many as about seventy senior commissioned officers and about one hundred and fifty Junior Commissioned Officers in Kosli.247 brave soldiers from kosli participated in first world war between 1914-1919and three were decorated with Indian order of merit,01 military cross,02 ashoka chakras,01-Mahavir chakras 02- shurya chakras 04- COAS COMMENDATION,01- police MEDAL There are about a hundred military pensioners living there today, including several recipients of different military honours during British rule/[4] a large number of soldiers served in BURMA during second world war from this village. Naib commandant Rao Ram Narain was conferrd with the title of RAI BAHADUR in 1924. A part of his house served as Officers Mess for 40 years. Nawab of Jhajjar bestowed the title of Chaudhary and established Jaildari here.there is a saying about kosli-- "bavan bangla kosli , banke kai hajaar , gali gali me chaudhary, ghar ghar me sardar" .[citation needed]

Kosli Railway Station is on the Rewari- Bhiwani railway line 30 km from Rewari. Doubling of railway track is in progress at fast pace there after electrification of the entire section is planned very soon. A flyover is constructed and operational on the railway line which is said to be second-largest flyover of Haryana.[5]

Kosli town has a "Matth", or Hindu monastery headed by a Mahant. Every year on the festive day of Holi a fair is organised in this matth in honour of Baba Mukteshwar Puri Ji Maharaj.[citation needed]

Adjacent Villages

  • Sadat Nagar
  • Surehli
  • Musepur
  • Gugodh
  • Berli Kalan
  • Kanharwas
  • Surkhpur
  • Guriani
  • Birar
  • Lula Ahir
  • Mumtajpur
  • Nathera
  • Bawwa
  • Bhurthala
  • Zahidpur
  • Tumna
  • Nangal Pathani

Schools and Colleges

  • Indus Valley... A Play School, Nathera Road Kosli.
  • RKD Senior Secondary School.
  • Krishna Senior Secondary Public School.
  • Guru Dronacharya Public School.
  • BKD High School.
  • Dronacharya Senior Secondary School.
  • DAV College (for Girls).
  • Saheed Flt. Lt. Aakash Yadav Govt Boys Senior Secondary School.
  • Government Girls Senior Secondary School.
  • RRN DAV Public School.
  • Saraswati Public School.
  • Government College.
  • RCM Senior Secondary School.
  • MDS High School.
  • Suraj School.
  • Pathfinder Global School.
  • Government Senior Secondary School.
  • Government ITI.
  • Rao Nihal Singh Senior Secondary .
  • Happy Sr. Sec. School.
  • Polestar Public School Nimoth

Facilities

  • Telephone Exchange.* BSNL OFFICE, LIC OFFICE .02-COLLEGES,02- SECONDARY SCHOOLS 4 BOYS N GIRLS, 01 ITI
  • Veterinary Hospital.
  • Civil Hospital.
  • Defence CSD Canteen.
  • Power House,potable water supply system n storage tanks
  • Civil Court.
  • Indane Gas Agency.02 Petrol pumps
  • Central Bank of India
  • Vijaya Bank.
  • The Rewari Central Co-Op Bank.
  • Oriental Bank Of Commerce.
  • Mini Secretariat.,01 SDM OFFICE, 01 TEHSILDAR OFFICE, 01 JUDICIAL Complex,Panchayat Bhavwn
  • Mini Stadium.
  • Canal Rest House.,01 Sainik Rest House, 01 War Memorial,JNL CANAL for irrigation
  • Post office
  • State Bank of India
  • HDFC Bank.
  • Punjab National Bank,07 ATM of varioous banks
  • Railway Station.
  • Bus Stand.
  • Anaj Mandi
  • ECHS Polyclinic 4 ESM, *POLICE STN- Commanded by an officer of rank of DSP

Colonies in Kosli

  • Aadarsh Nagar.
  • Subhash Chandra Bose Colony.
  • Indra Colony.
  • Bhardwaj Colony.
  • Garib Nagar.
  • Baghat Singh Colony.
  • Sangam Colony.
  • Shiv Colony.
  • Vivekanand Colony.
  • Aastha colony (Nathera Road)

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Report on the Revised Land Revenue Settlement of the Rohtak District of the page 23
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1964_16/35/caste_and_the_indian_army.pdf
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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