Nalwa
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Nalwa नलवा ਨਲੂਆ |
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| Village | |
 Nalwa
नलवा 
Nalwa
नलवा |
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| Coordinates: 28°52′24″N 75°54′54″E / 28.87333°N 75.91500°ECoordinates: 28°52′24″N 75°54′54″E / 28.87333°N 75.91500°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Haryana |
| District | Hisar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Body | Panchayat |
| • Sarpanch | Sh. Krishan Kaswan |
| • MLA | Ranbir Singh Gangwa Prajapati |
| Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,665 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 125037 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR |
| Sex ratio | 899♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hisar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nalwa |
| Website | haryana |
Nalwa (Hindi: नलवा) is a village, as well as an Assembly Constituency in Haryana Legislative Assembly, located in Hisar district in the state of Haryana in India.
It is situated 168 kilometres (104 mi) from the national capital New Delhi and 27 kilometres (17 mi) from the district headquarters Hisar on the Hisar-Tosham road.
Nalwa village is the native village of O. P. Jindal, an industrialist. His son Naveen Jindal is Member of Parliament from Kurukshetra, Haryana.
Nalwa, which means Tiger, was named after Sardar Balwant Singh Nalwa, who was the Deputy Commissioner of Hisar district during the British Raj, when Haryana was an integral part of undivided Punjab. Balwant Singh Nalwa was the fifth generation descendant of the famed Uppal Khatri Sikh General Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa.
As per Census 2011 - Nalwa is a large village located in Hisar, Haryana with total 845 families residing. The Nalwa village has population of 4665 of which 2457 are males while 2208 are females as per Population Census 2011.
People's living in the village are Hindu and Muslim. There are Kumhar, Jat, Brahmins, Dhanak, Chamar, Thakar, Maniyar(Hindu), Maniyar(Muslim), Yadav, Balmiki, Baniya, Khati, Nai, Dhobi, Chimpi, Sunar and some other castes.
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