Mahendragarh district

Mahendragarh district
Mahendragarh district
Vidhan Sabha constituencies
Website	mahendragarh.gov.in

Mahendragarh district is one of the 22

state in northern India. The district occupies an area of 1,899 km² and has a population of 922,088 (2021census). District have 3 Sub-divisions : Narnaul

, Mahendragarh and Kanina

Narnaul city is the administrative headquarters of the district and also the largest city of the district. Mahendragarh is one of the very few districts in India where the name of the district and its main town are different. Mahendragarh has total 3 biggest Towns Narnaul, Mahendragarh and Kanina.

As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Haryana (out of 21), after Panchkula and Rewari.^[1]

Etymology

There is a fort at Mahendragarh which was built by the

Tantia Tope during the 19th century. This fort was named Mahendragarh in 1861 by Narinder Singh, the ruler of Patiala

, in honour of his son, Mahendra Singh, and consequently the town came to be known as Mahendragarh. The name of Narnaul Nizamat was changed to "Mahendragarh Nizamat."

History

Medieval rule

During the rule of Mughals, Babur assigned the area to Malik Mahdud Khan. However, later it was taken over by Patiala Riyasat. Birbal ka Chatta is very famous in Narnaul. People say the cave ends in Gurugram. Jal Mahal and Chor Guband were also made during Mughal rule.

In the 18th century, Madhogarh Fort was built on the top of the hill near Madhogarh village.

Both Mahendragarh's fort and Madhogarh's fort are being restored along the lines of

Pinjore Gardens to develop them as an international tourist destination as part of the Rewari-Narnaul-Mahendragarh-Madhogarh tourist circuit.^[2]

Post-independence

Mahendragarh district was formed in 1948 by grouping different tracts of erstwhile princely states: Narnaul and Mahendragarh tehsils from Patiala State, Dadri (Charkhi Dadri) from Jind State and a part of Bawal Nizamat from Nabha State. It became a part of Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) state. On 1 November 1956, with the merger of PEPSU with Punjab, it became a part of Punjab state and with the formation of Haryana state in 1966, it became a part of the newly formed state. Rewari tehsil of Gurgaon district was added to it in 1972 but Rewari tehsil was made a separate district in 1989.

Geography

The district lies between north latitude 27°47’ to 28°26’ and east longitude 75°56’ to 76°51’. It is bounded on the north by Bhiwani,Charki dadri, jhajjar and Rewari districts, on the east by Rewari district and Alwar district of Rajasthan, on the south by Alwar, Jaipur and Sikar districts of Rajasthan, and on the west by Sikar and Jhunjhunu districts of Rajasthan.

Sub-Divisions

The Mahendragarh district is headed by an IAS officer of the rank of

Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM): Narnaul, Mahendragarh and Kanina

.

Revenue tehsils

The above 3 sub-divisions are divided into 5 revenue tehsils, namely, Narnaul, Mahendragarh, Kanina, Nangal Chaudhry & Ateli and 1 revenue sub-tehsil namely Satnali.

Assembly constituencies

There are 4

Bhiwani–Mahendragarh (Lok Sabha constituency)

.

Economy

In 2006 the

640).^[3] It is one of the two districts in Haryana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).^[3]

Tourism

Chyawanprash was formulated for the first time. Bhagot village have Lord Shiva temple constructed by a Rabari.^{[citation needed}

]

Divisions

Mahendragarh district is divided into 5

Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency.^[4]

Villages

Pota

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	277,320	—
1961	340,059	+2.06%
1971	423,797	+2.23%
1981	533,074	+2.32%
1991	681,869	+2.49%
2001	812,521	+1.77%
2011	922,088	+1.27%
source:^[5]

Religion in Mahendragarh district (2011)^[6]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			99.04%
Islam			0.61%
Other or not stated			0.35%

According to the

640).^[1] The district has a population density of 485 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,260/sq mi).^[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.43%.^[1] Mahendragarh has a sex ratio of 895 females for every 1000 males,^[1] and a literacy rate of 77.72%. 14.41% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 16.95% of the population.^[1]