Rewari district
| Rewari district | |
|---|---|
| District of Haryana | |
 Location of Rewari district in Haryana |
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| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| Headquarters | Rewari |
| Tehsils | 1. Rewari, 2. Bawal, and 3. Kosli |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | 1. Rohtak (shared with Rohtak and Jhajjar districts), 2. Gurgaon (shared with Gurgaon district) |
| • Assembly seats | 3 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,594 km2 (615 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 765,351 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 17.8% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 75.25% |
| Coordinates | 27°57′N 76°17′E / 27.95°N 76.28°E - 28°28′N 76°51′E / 28.47°N 76.85°E |
| Average annual precipitation | 553 mm |
| Website | Official website |
Rewari district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state, India. The administrative headquarters of this district, Rewari city is the biggest city in this district. It is located in southern Haryana around 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the capital, New Delhi. Rewari was accorded the status of a district by the Government of Haryana on 1 November 1989.
As of 2011[update] it was the second least populous district of Haryana, out of 21, after Panchkula.
Rewari may be considered centre of Ahirwal and dominated by Rao sahab(Yadav).
Rewari district is divided into 3 tehsils, namely, Rewari, Bawal, Kosli and 4 sub tehsils, namely, Dharuhera, Dahina, Manethi and Nahar.
Although all of the festivals are celebrated here with great enthusiasm, the festival of Teej has a special place in the heart of citizens of Rewari. The most colourful Teej is witnessed by this Indian city, every year. People have a lot of fun flying kites and enjoying special cuisine. Being situated near Gurgaon city there is effect of urbanisation and people of Rewari are going away from their roots.
Ahirwati, also called ‘Hirwati’ (the language of Ahirs also Language of Rajputana), is spoken in Ahirwal.
Rewari, Mahendergarh, Narnaul, Gurgaon, Kotkasim, Kotputli, Bansur, Behror and Mundawar may be considered as the centre of Ahirwati speaking area. It represents the connecting link between Mewati and three other dialects Bangaru, Bagri and Shekhawati.
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