Palwal district was created on 15 August 2008. It is the 21st district of Haryana state in northern India. Palwal City is the headquarters of the district. It is part of the Braj region.
This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Palwal.
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The city is situated 60km (37mi) from Delhi, 29km (18mi) from Faridabad and 50km (31mi) from Gurugram on the Delhi-Agra national highway. The area of the city is 40km2 (15sqmi).[1]
Background
Etymology
According to legend, the city of Palwal is named for the demon Palwalasur who was said to have ruled during the reign of Pandavas.[citation needed]
History
Palwal is supposed to figure in the earliest Aryan traditions under the name of Apelava, part of the Pandava kingdom of Indraprastha, which was later restored by Vikramaditya.[2]
During the reign of Mughal empire, the freedom fighter Kanha Rawat carried forward the legacy of Jat leader Gokula to fight against the oppressive Aurangzeb and his policy of persecuting Hindus, forcible conversion of Hindus to Islam, and high tax rate. After Kanha refused to convert his religion to Islam, Aurangzeb had him buried alive at Rawatpara.[3][lower-alpha 1] A statue of Kanha was unveiled inside the park in February 2014 by Vishvendra Singh - the scion of Bharatpur State.[5][6]Kanha Rawat Memorial Park was constructed around his samadhi at his native Bahin village in Hathin tehsil.
During the British Raj, Palwal was a part of the Punjab Province and Gurgaon district.[7]
On 15 August 1979, Gurgaon district was divided, with Palwal becoming part of the new Faridabad district.[9] Later, Palwal became the 21st district of Haryana on 15 August 2008.
Administration
Palwal district comprises 282 villages, 237 gram panchayats, one municipal council, two municipal committees, three sub-divisions, four development blocks and three tehsils. The sub-divisions are under the control of sub-divisional magistrate while each development block is under the control of a block development and panchayat officer. All the blocks are covered under Swarn Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna and other developmental programmes. Developmental programmes are overseen by the additional deputy commissioner-cum chief executive officer, DRDA Palwal. The district is under the overall charge of the deputy commissioner who is also the chairman of the District
Rural Development Agency.
Geography
Topograpgy
Palwal is located at 28.15°N 77.33°E / 28.15; 77.33,[10] between the eastern bank of Yamuna river and the western flank of Aravalli mountain range. It has an average elevation of 195metres (639ft).
Forests
The Forest Department aims to increase forestation for soil conservation in the district, in line with the National Forests Policy of the Ministry of Environment and Forests. According to the plan, about one-third of the geographical area should be under tree cover. In order to achieve this objective, large-scale plantings have been undertaken by the community, panchayat, government and private land over the last 20years. Saplings of eucalyptus, shisham, neem, and other fruit plants were distributed free of costs to farmers to plant in their fields.
Economy and infrastructure
Palwal consists of agricultural and commercial areas, and has many temples, schools, colleges and banks. It also contains developed areas like Housing board colony, Kalra colony, New colony, main market, shivapuri, Krishna colony, kailash nagar, shiv colony, camp colony and Huda sector 2. There is a main chowk (English: market) called the Heart of Palwal. The government plans to develop the economy of Palwal in line with nearby cities like Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Faridabad, Hodal, Khair, and Mathura.[citation needed]
Transport
Further information: List of highways in Haryana and Railway in Haryana
Delhi-Agra national highway passes through Palwal.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Palwal district had a population of 1,042,708.[11] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 25.49%.[11] Palwal had a sex ratio of 879 females for every 1,000 males,[11] and a literacy rate of 70.3%.[11]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 95.80% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 3.59% Urdu and 0.43% Punjabi as their first language. The local language is an amalgamation of Haryanvi & Braj. Mewati is spoken in the Hathin tehsi[13]l.[14]
Palwal has an annual festival known as "Baldev Chhat Ka Mela" which celebrates the legend of Balarama killing the demon Palwasur during the reign of Pandavas. There is also a temple dedicated to Balaram near the chowk (marketplace) of the municipal office.
Notable people
Sunil Lanba, 23rd Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy
Karan Singh Dalal, Ex. MLA of Palwal and former Minister in the Government of Haryana.
Deepak Mangla, Current MLA of Palwal in 2021
Rohtas Goel, Founder Chairman & Managing Director of Omaxe Limited
Sudhir Chaudhary, Journalist at Zee News
See also
Administrative divisions of Haryana
List of cities in Haryana by population
List of constituencies of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
In accordance with the "al atuba ayat no five" (Surah at-Taubah (Repentance) 9:5),[3] which states "And when the sacred months have passed, then kill the polytheists wherever you find them and capture them and besiege them and sit in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they should repent, establish prayer, and give zakāh, let them [go] on their way. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful."[4]
References
Palwal GeographyArchived 16 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Yamuna Action Plan official website.
Palwal Town The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 19, p. 375.
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