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Ujina
Ujina is a village located in Hodal-Nuh road in Nuh district in Haryana. In Ancient time, Ujina was popular with the name of Ujina Lake as in rainy season it totally covered with water and people of nearby territories often came here for sightseeing. Ujina has 100% Hindu population. The People of Ujina actively participated in every war of Independence of India, whether it was the 1857 war; The First war of Independence or the Satyagrah by Mahatma Gandhi. History Ujina village was founded by Baba Baijal in nearly 1057 AD. Geography Ujina is located at . It has an average elevation of 194 metres (636 feet). It is 83 km from the capital New Delhi. It is located in the far south east area of Haryana. Climate Climate in Ujina is Extreme. Lowest Temperature: 3-5 degrees Highest Temperature: 44-45 degrees Demographics India census, In Ujina village population of children with age 0-6 is 1418 which makes up 16.89 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuh (city)
Nuh (; ISO: Nuṁḥ) is a city and administrative headquarters of the Nuh district, located in the state of Haryana within the National Capital Region of India. Geography Nuh is located at . It lies on the National Highway 248 (NH 48), also known as the Gurgaon- Sohna-Alwar highway, about from Gurgaon. Nuh has an average elevation of 199 metres (652 feet). It is nearly 70 km from New Delhi. It is located in the far southwest area of Haryana. History The modern-day Nuh city lies within the historical Mewat region of India. During the Medieval era, Delhi Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq appointed Sonpar Pal, a Jadaun Rajput who converted to Islam and became Raja Nahar Khan, as the ruler of Mewat. Nahar Khan was from the historic Kotla village of Nuh, where he built the Kotla fort. He became the partiach of the Khanzada Rajputs, a distinct ethnic group compared to the native Meos. The reign of Nahar Khan led to a major change took place in the socio-pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mewat District
Nuh district, formerly known as the Mewat district, is one of the 22 districts of the northern Indian state of Haryana. The district is known for having the largest Muslim population in Haryana. It lies within the National Capital Region as well as the historical Mewat region and Braj region of India. It has an area of 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, Deeg and Alwar districts to the south and the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan to the west. There are four sub-divisions in this district: Nuh, Ferozepur Jhirka, Punahana, and Taoru. In 2018, the Government of India's think tank NITI Aayog listed Nuh 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 dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federalism, federal union comprising 28 federated state, states and 8 union territory, union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 List of districts in India, districts and smaller administrative divisions of India, administrative divisions by the respective subnational government. The states of India are self-governing administrative divisions, each having a State governments of India, state government. The governing powers of the states are shared between the state government and the Government of India, union government. On the other hand, the union territories are directly governed by the union government. History 1876–1919 The British Raj was a very complex political entity consisting of various imperial divisions and states and territories of varying autonomy. At the time of its establishment in 1876, it was made up of 584 princely state, constituent states and the prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narnaul
Narnaul is a city, a Municipal Council, and location of headquarters of the Mahendragarh district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located in the National Capital Region of India. History & etymology During the early vedic period of Rigveda, this area was called the ''Nandigram'' where rishi Chyavana lived in his ashram. During the later vedic period of mahabharta, this area was called the ''Nara Rashtra'' which later became corrupted to Narnaul. During the mahabharta period, the Nara Rashtra, on the Hastinapur to Chambal route, was conquered by the youngest Pandava brother Sahdev. During medieval period, the native Nuniwal Kshatriyas ruled the area. In 1137 CE, foreign-origin muslim invader Hazrat Turkman, also known as Shah Wilayat, was killed by the native Nuniwal .Monuments & Sites in Haryana, Archaeological Survey Of India, page 35. Narnaul is built on a prominent tell, but the tell has never been excavated so the site's earliest history is unknown. The Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography), right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions. Delhi became a union territory on 1 November 1956 and the NCT in 1995. The NCT covers an area of . According to the 2011 census, Delhi's city proper population was over 11 million, while the NCT's population was about 16.8 million. The topography of the medieval fort Purana Qila on the banks of the river Yamuna matches the literary description of the citadel Indraprastha in the Sanskrit epic ''Mahabharata''; however, excavations in the area have revealed no signs of an ancient built environment. From the early 13th century until the mid-19th century, Delhi was the capital of two major empires, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faridabad
Faridabad () is the most populous List of cities in Haryana by population, city near NCT of Delhi in the Indian state of Haryana and a part of National Capital Region (India), Delhi National Capital Region. It is one of the major satellite cities around Delhi and is located 284 kilometres south of the state capital, Chandigarh. The river Yamuna forms the eastern district boundary with Uttar Pradesh. The Government of India included it in the second list of Smart Cities Mission on 24 May 2016. As per the 2021 Delhi Regional Plan, Faridabad is a part of the Central National Capital Region or Delhi metropolitan area. The newly developed residential and industrial part of Faridabad (Sec. 66 to 89) between the Agra Canal and the Yamuna River is commonly referred to as Greater Faridabad (also known as Neharpar). The area is being developed as a self-sustained sub-city with wide roads, tall buildings, malls, educational institutions, and health and commercial centers. Sectors 66 to 74 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurgaon
Gurgaon (), officially named Gurugram (), is a satellite city of Delhi and administrative headquarters of Gurgaon district, located in the northern Indian state of Haryana. It is situated near the Delhi–Haryana border, about southwest of the national capital New Delhi and south of Chandigarh, the state capital. It is one of the major satellite cities of Delhi and is part of the National Capital Region of India. , Gurgaon had a population of 876,969. Gurgaon is India's second largest information technology hub, largest civil aviation hub, largest hospitality hub and second largest management consulting hub. Gurgaon is famous in India for nightlife as it houses multiple high number of high-quality pubs, nightclubs, bars, liquor shops hence called The ''Cocktail Capital'' of India. Gurgaon is also home to one of India's largest medical tourism and luxury tourism industries. Despite being India's 56th largest city in terms of population, Gurgaon is the 8th largest c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinangwan
Pinangwan is a town and eponymous block in Nuh district of Haryana state of India. It lies in the Mewat region of Delhi NCR and Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor. It is located on the MDR131 to Punhana and is also adjacent to the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway. History The town was upgraded to the status of a "Development Block" in mid 2017 under the Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar.Mewat - Pingawan got the block status but did not appointed here officials till date News18, 15 Dec 2018. Geography Pinangwan is located at 27.90°N, 77.10°E in the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palwal
Palwal is a city and a municipal council. It is the headquarters of Palwal district, the 21st district of Haryana state in northern India. It is a centre of the cotton trade in the area. It is part of Braj region. It is also a part of National Capital Region. Etymology and legend The origin of Palwal is related to the local legend related to the Mahabharata, according to which the town is named after an asura called ''"Palwasura"'' who was slain by Balarama, the brother of Krishna. To commemorate this event an annual festival called ''"Baldev Chhat Ka Mela"'' is held here, and a ''"Dauji temple"'' in honor of Balrama is situated in Banchari village 25 km from Palwal on Grand Trunk Road. History The local tradition identifies Palwal with the Apelava town mentioned in the Mahabharata, which was later restored by Vikramaditya. Matia Fort or ''Palwal Fort'' was built during Sher Shah Suri's reign. Excavations have unearthed evidence of a grand palace at the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taoru
Taoru or Tauru is a town, near Nuh city in Nuh district in the Indian state of Haryana. History Fort Fort of Taoru, also called Taoru Fort of Raja Nahar Singh, has chambers and rooms surrounded by high walls. It is presently used as a police station.Sohan Singh Khattar and Reena Kar, 2021Know Your State Haryana Arihant Publications, pp 308. Taoru Tomb complex Taoru Tomb Complex is a walled tomb complex with 7 tombs, 2 of which has been restored by INTACH and Ansal University's Sushant School of Art and Architecture, of Tuglaq, Lodhi and Mughal architecture. It is rare in Delhi NCR region where multiple architectural styles of different eras are found in one complex itself. In 1828, The Imperial Gazetteer of India of the East India Company called this area "Lesser Balochistan", a likely reference to arrival of people from Balochistan during Lodhi era who might have been the rulers of Ferozepur Jhirka (a state which exited at least since Lodhi era which was later a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sohna
Sohna is a town and a municipal council in the Gurugram district of Haryana, India. A popular tourist weekend and conference retreat, it is on the highway from Gurugram to Alwar near a vertical rock. Sohna is known for its hot springs and Shiva temple. Major communities in Sohna are Gurjars, Meo, Ahir, Rajput and Jaat. Gurugram district is divided into 4 sub-divisions each headed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM): Gurugram, Sohna, Pataudi and Badshahpur. History Founding of the city Sohna, which, according to historical records, traces its origin from 11th century onward, was occupied by three races in succession: namely the Iranian Kambhos, the Khanzadas and the Rajputs. Gazetteers mention that Nawab Qutb Khan Khanzada defeated the Kambhos and took over the town in 1570. The Khanzadas were expelled in 1620 by the Sisodia Rajputs. The Rajputs migrated to Sohna, who according to myths, obeyed the orders their patron saint who appeared in their dream indicating Sohna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
