Etymology
There is a fort at Mahendragarh which was built by the Maratha ruler 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.No dearth of fund to develop tourismPost-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 ofSub-Divisions
The Mahendragarh district is headed by an IAS officer of the rank of Deputy Commissioner (DC) 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): Narnaul, Mahendragarh, Nangal Chaudhary and Kanina.Revenue tehsils
The above 4 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 Haryana Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in this district: Ateli, Mahendragarh, Narnaul and Nangal Chaudhry. All 4 are part of the Bhiwani–Mahendragarh (Lok Sabha constituency).Economy
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Mahendergarh one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the two districts in Haryana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).Tourism
Dhosi Hill is an important tourist site in the district. Known as Chyawan Rishi Ashram, it is a Vedic period site. It is here that Chyawanprash was formulated for the first time. Bhagot village had Lord Shiva temple constructed by a Rabari.Divisions
Mahendragarh district is divided into 5 tehsils: Narnaul, Nangal Chaudhary, Kanina Mahendragarh, and Ateli. There are 4 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Ateli, Mahendragarh, Narnaul and Nangal Chaudhary. All of these are part of Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency.Villages
* Banihari * Karira * Pota * Pal, Mahendragarh * RewasaDemographics
According to the 2011 census, Mahendragarh district has aLanguages
The local dialect of the district is Ahirwati. At the 2011 Census, the majority of the population identified their first language as either Haryanvi orReferences
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