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Nuh district (formerly known as Mewat district) is one of the 22 districts in the Indian state of Haryana. There are four sub-divisions in this district: Nuh, Ferozepur Jhirka, Punahana, and Taoru. It has an area of 1,860 square kilometres (720 sq mi) and had a population of 1.09 million in 2011. It is bounded by Gurugram District to the north, Palwal District of Haryana to the east and Alwar District of Rajasthan to the south and west. Its boundaries also touch Bharatpur District of Rajasthan and Mathura District of Uttar Pradesh near Bichhor Village and Nai Village of Punhana Tehsil. It is predominantly populated by farmers of Meo ethnicity.[1]

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Nuh district Mewat district
District of Haryana
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Nuh district Location in Haryana
Country	India
State	Haryana
Division	Faridabad
Headquarters	Nuh
Tehsils	1. Nuh, 2. Ferozepur Jhirka, 3. Punahana, 4. Taoru, 5. Nagina
Area
• Total	1,860 km2 (720 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,089,263
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
• Urban	4.64%
Demographics
• Literacy	54.08
• Sex ratio	907
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	1. HR 27 (NUH RTO) 2.HR 28 (Ferozepur Jhirka RTO) 3.HR 74 (Secy.RTA NUH) 4.HR 93 (Punhana RTO)
Major highways	National Highway 248-A (Gurgaon–Sohna–Alwar), KMP Expressway and Delhi–Mumbai Expressway
Average annual precipitation	594 mm (23.4 in)
Lok Sabha constituencies	Gurgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituencies	1. Nuh, 2. Ferozepur Jhirka, 3. Punahana
Website	nuh.gov.in

In 2018, the Government of India's premier policy think tank Niti Aayog named erstwhile Mewat district as the most underdeveloped of India's 739 districts. Despite bordering Gurgaon District, Haryana's rich industrial and financial heartland, this district had the worst health and nutrition, education, agriculture and water resources, financial inclusion and skill development and basic infrastructure.[2][3]

History

The district was created on 4 April 2005, by taking areas from Gurgaon district and the Hathin Block of Faridabad district. However, in 2008, Hathin sub-division was reorganized in the new district of Palwal. Mewat district was renamed Nuh in 2016, because Mewat is a cultural region which spans the state of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.[4]^{[failed verification]}[5]

The district comprises Nuh, Taoru, Nagina, Ferozepur Jhirka, Indri, Punhana and Pinangwan blocks, 431 villages and 297 panchayats. There had been 512 villages and 365 panchayats in district before Hathin Block was transferred to Palwal district.^{[citation needed]}

The Meo Muslims who inhabited this region were syncretic in past rituals.

"The Meos (Muhammadans) of the eastern Punjab still participate in the observance of the Holi and Diwali festivals. On the latter occasion they paint the horns, hoofs, etc.,of their bullocks and join in the general rejoicings".[6]^: 174

— Excerpt from the Census of India (Punjab Province), 1911 AD

In the 1920s the grassroots Islamic movement Tablighi Jamaat arose from this region under Muhammad Ilyas as a reformist movement.[7] This Muslim region was heavily inflicted by partition violence of 1947, which in turn naturally altered the syncretic life style of people in the region.[8]

Geography

The soil of the district is light in texture, composed of sandy soil, sandy loam and clay loam. The upper hills are mostly barren. The total area of Nuh district is 1,507 square kilometres (582 sq mi).^{[citation needed]}

Sub-Divisions

The Nuh district is headed by an IAS officer of the rank of Deputy Commissioner DC (Ajay Kumar) who is the chief executive officer of the district. The district is divided into 4 sub-divisions, each headed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM): Nuh, Ferozepur Jhirka, Punahana and Taoru.

Assembly constituencies

There are 3 Haryana Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in this district: Nuh, Ferozepur Jhirka and Punahana. All 3 are part of the Gurgaon Lok Sabha constituency. Taoru Sub-division of Nuh district comes under Sohna (Vidhan Sabha constituency) of Gurugram district.

Towns

• Ferozepur Jhirka
• Nagina (Nuh) – An important town of Ferozepur Jhirka Tehsil, located at the centre of the district. It is the sub-tehsil and block of the district. One I.T.I.^{[expand acronym]} is also located here.^{[citation needed]}
• Pinangwan
• Punahana
• Tauru - An important town is a sub division of Mewat district this town's border touches with Gurgaon district and Bhiwadi district. Alwar (Rajasthan) is the only town in Mewat with a Hindu majority. One ITI and one college affiliated to MDU University
• Nuh - It has a medical college established in August 2012 by government of haryana named SHKM GMC Nalhar.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	167,539	—
1911	146,094	−1.36%
1921	136,085	−0.71%
1931	148,756	+0.89%
1941	171,014	+1.40%
1951	184,705	+0.77%
1961	239,352	+2.63%
1971	320,670	+2.97%
1981	392,173	+2.03%
1991	539,299	+3.24%
2001	785,594	+3.83%
2011	1,089,263	+3.32%
source:[9]

According to the 2011 census, Nuh district had a population of 1,089,263.[10] By population, it ranks 420th among the 640 districts of India.[10] The district had a population density of 729 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,890/sq mi).[10] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 37.94%.[10] It had a sex ratio of 906 females for every 1000 males,[10] and a literacy rate of 56.1%. Scheduled Castes make up 6.91% of the population.

It's the only Muslim majority district in Haryana.[12]

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 36.17% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 34.75% Mewati, 25.76% Urdu and 2.84% Haryanvi as their first language.[13]

Economy

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The main occupation in the district is agriculture, followed by allied and agro-based activities. The Meos are the predominant population group and are all agriculturists.[14] Agriculture is mostly rain-fed except in small pockets where canal irrigation is available, and crop yield per hectare is low compared with the rest of the state. Animal husbandry, particularly dairy, is the secondary source of income for the people; those who live closer to the hilly ranges of Aravali also keep sheep and goats. The heavy indebtedness of most of the farmers requires them to sell milk to their lenders at below-market price, which drastically reduces their income.

Towns such as Punhana, Pinangwan, Ferozepur Jhirka, Taoru and Nuh are major hubs of retail shopping and act as backbones of day-to-day life in the area. The district also has a MMTC–PAMP factory located in the Rojka–Meo industrial estate.

Climate

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The district falls under the sub-tropical semi-arid climatic zone with extremely hot temperatures in summer. January is the coldest month with temperature ranging between 2 and 25 °C (36 and 77 °F). May and June are the hottest months of the year with the temperature ranging from 30 to 40 °C (86 to 104 °F).

The annual rainfall varies considerably, from 336 to 440 mm (13.2 to 17.3 in). About 80% of the annual rainfall is received during the monsoon season, from June to September with a peak in July. Dryness of air is a standard feature in Mewat district, with high humidity only during the monsoon period. During the monsoon, the sky is heavily clouded, and winds are strong. Winds are generally light during the post-monsoon and winter months. The dry season of minimum humidity (less than 20%) is between April and May, when strong dusty winds are conspicuous.

Nuh district experiences a high incidence of thunderstorms and dust storms, often accompanied by violent squalls (Bengali: andhar ) from April to June. The thunderstorms may be accompanied by heavy rain and occasionally by hail. In the winter months, fog may appear in the district.

Transport

Nuh town is on National Highway 248A (NH 248A) (previously known as the Gurgaon–Sohna–Alwar road),[15] connecting the district to Gurugram and Alwar. The Kundli–Manesar–Palwal (KMP) Expressway provides high-speed access to the district from Palwal and Manesar. Major District Roads 131 and 135 connect to the Delhi–Agra Highway. The nearest railway station is Hodal which is around 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Punahana town. The closest railway station to the district headquarters, Nuh town, is 37 kilometres (23 mi) away in Palwal.^{[citation needed]}

The planned route of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway will pass west of Pinangwan town and is expected to boost connectivity to cities.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Mewat State
• Hodal

References

External links

• Official website of district Nuh

На других языках

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[de] Nuh (Distrikt)

Der Distrikt Nuh (Hindi मेवात जिला, Panjabi ਮੇਵਾਤ ਜ਼ਿਲਾ), bis 2016 Mewat, ist ein Distrikt des indischen Bundesstaates Haryana und Teil der National Capital Region. Er befindet sich südlich von Delhi. Verwaltungssitz des Distrikts ist die Stadt Nuh. Der Distrikt nimmt ein Gebiet von 1.507 Quadratkilometern ein und hatte nach der Volkszählung von 2011 eine Bevölkerung von knapp 1,1 Millionen Einwohnern. Größte Bevölkerungsgruppe sind die Meos, eine muslimische Bauernkaste, die für sich selbst rajputische Abstammung in Anspruch nimmt. Der Distrikt wurde am 4. April 2005 aus Teilen der Distrikte Gurgaon (ab 2016 Gurugram) und Faridabad gebildet.[2] Die Umbenennung von Mewat in Nuh erfolgte 2016, weil Mewat eine größere Kulturregion ist, die sich über Haryana, Rajasthan und Uttar Pradesh erstreckt.[3]

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- [en] Nuh district

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[ru] Меват (округ)

Меват (англ. Mewat, хинди मेवात जिला) — округ в индийском штате Харьяна. Образован 4 апреля 2005 года. Административный центр округа — город Нух. Согласно всеиндийской переписи 2001 года население округа Меват составляло 993 617 человек. Уровень грамотности взрослого населения составлял 69,89 %, что выше среднеиндийского уровня (59,5 %). Доля городского населения составляла 4,64 %.

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