Pataudi
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Pataudi पटौदी |
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| Tehsil | |
 Pataudi
Pataudi
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| Coordinates: 28°19′N 76°47′E / 28.32°N 76.78°ECoordinates: 28°19′N 76°47′E / 28.32°N 76.78°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Haryana |
| District | Gurgaon District |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal Committee of Pataudi |
| • Chairprerson | Prem Nath |
| • Lok Sabha constituency | Gurgaon Lok Sabha Constituency |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituency | Pataudi Constituency |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 16,064 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi हिंदी |
| • Spoken | Ahirwati अहीर्वती |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 122 503 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR-76 |
| Website | haryana |
Pataudi is a town in Gurgaon district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located 26 km (16.2 mi) from Gurgaon, at the foot hills of the Aravali hills. Pataudi tehsil is part of Ahirwal Region.
Pataudi was the seat of Pataudi State which was ruled by the Nawabs of Pataudi. The 8th Nawab, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, played cricket for both England and India and captained the latter. His son the 9th Nawab also captained the Indian cricket team. His son, Trimukh Pataudi also played in the Indian cricket team.
Bimla Chaudhary of Bharatiya Janata Party is the MLA from Pataudi Constituency. Thakran Farms an AgriTourism Destination has come up in Pataudi promoting Agriculture and Rural Tourism. Thakran Farms is also developing India's largest hedge maze in 2.6 acres.
Pataudi Road is included as the new growth corridors in Gurgaon. It takes only 30 minutes to reach Pataudi and is only 27 Kilometers from Gurgaon city.
The city was part of Pataudi State which was formed in 1804 by British East India Company by 40 villages and Pataudi town as reward to Faiz Talab Khan a Pashtun of the Barech tribe for aiding the Company against the Maratha Empire during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. Thus Faiz Talab Khan is known as Nawab of Pataudi.
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