Mahendragarh District
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Mahendragarh district महेन्द्रगढ जिला |
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| District of Haryana | |
 Location of Mahendragarh district in Haryana |
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| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| Administrative division | Narnaul, Mahendragarh and Kanina |
| Headquarters | Narnaul |
| Tehsils | 1. Narnaul, 2. Mahendragarh ,3. Kanina, 4.Ateli |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Bhiwani-Mahendragarh (shared with Bhiwani district) |
| • Assembly seats | 4 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,859 km2 (718 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 921,680 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13.49% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 69.89% |
| Website | Official website |
Mahendragarh district (Hindi: महेन्द्रगढ जिला) is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. The district occupies an area of 1,859 km². The district has a population of 812,022 (2001 census). Narnaul city is the administrative headquarters 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 is a part of the Ahirwal region in which members of the Yadav community dominate.
As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Haryana (out of 21), after Panchkula and Rewari.
The district is named after Mahendragarh town, which was previously known as Kanaud. The previous name was derived from the Kanaudia group of Brahmins. It was founded by Malik Mahdud Khan, a servant of Babur.
There is a fort at Mahendragarh which was built by Maratha ruler, Tantia Tope during the 19th century. This fort was named as Mahendragarh in 1861 by Narendra 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".
Other nearby fort is Madhogarh Fort on top of the hill near Madhogarh village.
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 November 1, 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.
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