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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mahendragarh district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Haryana|District]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Jal Mahal of Narnaul,Haryana, India..JPG
| image_caption = [[Jal Mahal (Narnaul)|Jal Mahal]] in [[Narnaul]]
| image_map =Mahendragarh in Haryana (India).svg
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location in Haryana
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Narnaul
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = Gurgaon
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Narnaul]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 1. [[Narnaul]], 2. Mahendragarh ,3. Kanina, 4.Ateli, 5. Nangal Choudhary 6. Satnali
| area_total_km2 = 1899
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 922,088
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 13.49%
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 77.72%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 914/1000
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 =
| blank_info_sec1 =
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| blank_info_sec2 = [[Bhiwani-Mahendragarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhiwani-Mahendragarh]] (shared with Bhiwani district)
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = 4
| website = {{URL|https://mahendragarh.gov.in/}}
}}

'''Mahendragarh district''' is one of the 22 [[districts of Haryana]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in northern [[India]]. The district occupies an area of 1,899 km² and has a population of 922,088 (2021census). District have 4 Sub-divisions : [[Narnaul]], Mahendragarh, [[Nangal Choudhary|Nangal Chaudhary]] 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 a total of 5 big towns [[Narnaul]], [[Mahendragarh]], [[Nangal Choudhary|Nangal Chaudhary]], [[Ateli]] and [[Kanina Khas|Kanina]].

As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Haryana (out of [[List of districts of Haryana|21]]), after [[Panchkula district|Panchkula]] and [[Rewari district|Rewari]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Mahendragarh |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/456/download/1472/DH_2011_0616_PART_A_DCHB_MAHENDERGARH.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

== 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 [[Maharaja Narinder Singh|Narinder Singh]], the ruler of [[Patiala State|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==
{{see also | History of Haryana#Districts | l1= History of districts of Haryana | List of districts of Haryana | Administrative divisions of Haryana }}

===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, Haryana|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.<ref name=tourdev1>[http://www.uniindia.com/~/no-dearth-of-funds-to-take-tourism-to-top-level-haryana-min/States/news/1429831.html No dearth of fund to develop tourism], UNI India, 8 Dec 2018.</ref>

===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 [[District Magistrate|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 Choudhary|Nangal Chaudhary]] and [[Kanina Khas|Kanina]].

===Revenue tehsils===
The above 4 sub-divisions are divided into 5 revenue [[tehsil]]s, 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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Ateli]], [[Mahendragarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mahendragarh]], [[Narnaul (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Narnaul]] and [[Nangal Chaudhry (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|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 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the two districts in Haryana currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=8 September 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2012 }}</ref>

==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]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}

==Divisions==
Mahendragarh district is divided into 5 [[tehsil]]s: Narnaul, [[Nangal Choudhary|Nangal Chaudhary]], Kanina Mahendragarh, and Ateli. There are 4 [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies in this district: Ateli, Mahendragarh, Narnaul and [[Nangal Chaudhry Assembly constituency|Nangal Chaudhary]]. All of these are part of [[Bhiwani-Mahendragarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name="ceo">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|page=157}}</ref>

===Villages===
*[[Banihari]]
*[[Karira]]
*[[Pota]]
*[[Pal, Mahendragarh]]
*[[Rewasa]]
Kheri Talwana
sehlang
Nautana
Baghot
Dhanonda
Kharkada Bass
Pathera
Aghihar
Buchawas
Jhagroli
Bawana
Majra
Malda
akoda
Jannt
Bhurjhat
Khudana
Dholi

==Demographics==

{{historical populations|21=1951|22=2,77,320|23=1961|24=3,40,059|25=1971|26=4,23,797|27=1981|28=5,33,074|29=1991|30=6,81,869|31=2001|32=8,12,521|33=2011|34=9,22,088|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=center}}

{{bar box
|title=Religion in Mahendragarh district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Haryana|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11374/download/14487/DDW06C-01%20MDDS.XLSS|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|99.04}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|0.61}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.35}}
}}

According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Mahendragarh district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 922,088,<ref name="districtcensus"/> This gives it a ranking of 462nd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|485|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.43%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Mahendragarh has a [[sex ratio]] of 895 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 77.72%. 14.41% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 16.95% of the population.<ref name=districtcensus/>

=== Languages ===

{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages of Mahendragarh district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Hindi]] |value1 = 56.80 |color1 = orange
|label2 = [[Haryanvi language|Haryanvi]] |value2 = 40.37 |color2 = indianred
|label3 = [[Rajasthani languages|Rajasthani]] |value3 = 2.18 |color3 = firebrick
|label4 = Others |value4 = 0.65 |color4 = grey
}}

The local dialect of the district is [[Ahirwati]].<ref>{{cite book| last = Yadav | first = Shankar Lal| chapter = Ahīrvāṭī | title = Hariyāṇā kī upabhāṣāeṃ| date = c. 1979| editor-last = Sharada| editor-first = Sadhu Ram | pages = 197, 202| place = Chandigarh| publisher = Bhasha Vibhag| language = hi}}</ref> At the [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], the majority of the population identified their first language as either [[Haryanvi language|Haryanvi]] or [[Hindi]].<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Haryana|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10204/download/13316/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0600.XLSX|website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}.</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://mahendragarh.nic.in/ Mahendragarh district website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Mahendragarh district
|North = [[Bhiwani district]]
|Northeast = [[Rewari district]]
|East =
|Southeast = [[Alwar district]], [[Rajasthan]]
|South = [[Jaipur district]], [[Rajasthan]]
|Southwest = [[Sikar district]], [[Rajasthan]]
|West = [[Jhunjhunun district]], [[Rajasthan]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{Districts of Haryana}}

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