Johri

Johri is a village in Bagpat district in Uttar Pradesh, India.^[1] It lies approximately 9 km from Baraut and 4 km from Binauli. In close proximity there are two more villages namely Angadpur and Kheri. It is difficult to distinguish between three villages are no physical boundary is there as such. Mr. Akhil Sheoran from Angadpur recently won gold medal at GUADALAJARA (Mexico) in Men's 50 meter Rifle 3- position at shooting world cup.

Recently at Jakarta Asian Games one more star was born in shooting by the name Saurabh Chaudhary, trained at Binauli, run by Mr. Amit Sheoran also from Angadpur.

History

Johri is a birthplace of freedom fighter Jay Ram Singh Tomar. Jay Ram Singh Tomar is a farmer who fought against the English. once he caught by the English soldiers and hanged him till death. Now his memorable statue is being created by the people of Johri with the help of Indian government.

Climate

The climate of Johri is warm and cool, here temperature from April to September is about 22 to 42 degree Celsius and 9 to 18 degree Celsius in October to March.

Education

There are two government primary school for boys and two for girls. Several private English Medium Schools are also functioning well.

Sports

Johri hosts a number of sporting events,^[2] specially in shooting by Johri Rifle Association, both in state and national level. Prakashi Tomar^[3] and Chandro Tomar^[4] are shooters of this village. Recently Govt has provided a sports field with a Guest House. Premier Shooting Range is a Center of Sports Authority of India. A new indoor range has been constructed at a plot, provided by the farmers of johri. Youngsters also get training in Archery and Kabaddi. More than 200 villagers, after getting training in Shooting, have got employment in Railway, Airlines, Army and Police.

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