Palwal district
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Palwal district पलवल जिला |
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| District of Haryana | |
 Location of Palwal district in Haryana |
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| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| Headquarters | Palwal |
| Tehsils | 1. Palwal, 2. Hodal, 3. Hathin |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Faridabad (shared with Faridabad district) |
| • Assembly seats | 4 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,359 km2 (525 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,040,493 |
| • Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 235,663 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 70.32% |
| • Sex ratio | 879 |
| Major highways | 2(NH-2), KMP Expressway. |
| Average annual precipitation | 60–100 mm |
| Website | Official website |
Palwal district (Hindi: पलवल जिला) is the 21st district of Haryana state in northern India. Palwal city is the headquarters of this district.
The city is situated 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Delhi and 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Khair City on the Delhi-Mathura highway (NH-2). The area of the city is 22.10 square kilometres (8.53 sq mi).
It is a place of great antiquity, supposed to figure in the earliest Aryan traditions under the name of Apelava, part of the Pandava kingdom of Indraprastha, which was later restored by Vikramaditya.
Palwal is located at 28°09′N 77°20′E / 28.15°N 77.33°E. It has an average elevation of 195 metres (639 ft).
Palwal has many temples, Schools, Colleges and banks. It also contains developed areas like Housing board colony, New colony, Main market, shivapuri, Krishna colony, shiv colony, camp colony and Huda sector 2. There are a Main Chowk Agra Chowk also called heart of palwal district . Government is also putting more emphases toward the economy and development of Palwal as it is situated near developed cities like Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Faridabad, Khair, Mathura. It consist agriculture based areas as well as commercial areas.
The city Palwal got its name from a great demon named " Palwali " who ruled during the reign of Pandavas. He was killed by Balarama, elder brother of Shri Krishna. In his memory, every year a festival is organised in palwal which is known as "Baldev Chhat Ka Mela". There is also a temple dedicated to Balaram near Municipal Office chowk. Railway Station of Palwal is the place from where Mahatma Gandhi ji was arrested first time. A historical building " Gandhi Ashrama" was made in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi ji being arrested at railway station.
Syed Yusuf ali -was a noble and rich man from Palwal during the short ruling period of Muhammad Azam Shah and died along with Muhammad Azam Shah on 19 June 1707 at the battle of Jajuwan.
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