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Dhatrath
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  Dhatrath Village of Dhatrath, Jind district, Haryana  Dhatrath Dhatrath (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°23′05″N 76°26′57″E / 29.384638°N 76.4493013°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Jind district |
| Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Haryanvi, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 01686 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR |
| Taluka | Pillukhera |
| Distance from Chandigarh | 181 kilometres (112 mi) |
| Distance from Jind | 19.1 kilometres (11.9 mi) |
| Website | haryana |
| Pin Code : 126110 Post Office Name : Dhatrath, Pillukhera | |
Dhatrath is a village in Safidon, Jind district at Haryana, India. It belongs to Hisar Division . It is located 16 km (towards east) from Jind and about 180 km from state capital Chandigarh. Pin code is 126110. Dhatrath is a very old village and also known as Seharda (City Like).
The name Dhatrath is named after Dhritarashtr, the Kuru King of Hastinapur. In a popular folktale from Mahabharat that is considered that Dhritarashtr was on his way to Kurukshetra after Mahabharat and he asked his Charioteer to stop at the village.
There is a canal flow river besides the village known as Hansi Branch which is originated from Pashchim Yamuna Canal. The canal has been built on the route of old seasonal river named Chautang, that was a helping river of holy Sarswati. In Rig Veda of ancient time this river was also known as Drishdwati river.
11th Century famous saint Guru Gorakhnath's disciple Guru Kalainath had resounded his body at the village. His 'Samadhi' is there in the village which is called Kala Peer in popular culture. In 12-13th Saltanat Period Dhatrath has become an important city of Punjab as given by a research paper from Punjab University. As record told the Dhatrath was mentioned as a City in Tabaqat-e-Nisari (famous book) from where Kutubuddin Aibak was collecting tax. Firojashah Tugalaq connected the river with Yamuna. There was a Rest House or Small Fort in the village as record says that Sultan Mahommad Shah was attacked at Dhatrath on his route to Delhi by Khizr Khan, subordinate of Taimur Lang in 1408. After Second battle of Panipat when Akbar established his rule in Delhi, there are records of collecting tax from Dhatrath and also A Brick Fort was mentioned in Ain-E-Akbari at Dhatrath. The tax record continue upto Aurangzeb period.
In 1707 when Jind Princely State was former by Raja Gajpat Singh, Dhatrath was an important City along with Jind and Safidon.
In Village Famous personality
1. Satish Kadiyan So Sh.Dalip Singh Kadiyan is Successful Entrepreneur.