Gurgaon district | |
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| Gurugram district | |
Clockwise from top-left: Buildings inGurgaon, Highway near Gurgaon Phase 2, New Road nearPataudi,Damdama Lake, Sheesh Mahal inFarrukhnagar | |
Location in Haryana | |
| Country | |
| State | Haryana |
| Division | Gurgaon |
| Headquarters | Gurgaon |
| Tehsils | 1. Gurgaon, 2. Sohna, 3. Pataudi, 4. Farukh Nagar 5. Manesar 6. Wazirabad 7. Badshahpur 8. Kadipur 9. Garhi Harsaru |
| Government | |
| • Commissioner | Ramesh Chand Bidhan,IAS[1] |
| • Commissioner of Police | Kala Ramchandran,IPS[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,258 km2 (486 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,514,432 |
| • Density | 1,204/km2 (3,118/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 84.4% |
| • Sex ratio | 853 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH 48, NH 148A, NH 248A, NH 919, SH 15A, SH 26, MDR 132, MDR 133, MDR 136, MDR 137 |
| Lok Sabha constituencies | Gurgaon (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 1. Pataudi, 2. Badshahpur, 3. Gurgaon and 4. Sohna |
| Website | gurugram |
Gurgaon district, officially known asGurugram district,[3] is one of the 22districts of Haryana in northern India. The city ofGurgaon is the administrative headquarters of the district. The population is 1,514,432. It is one of the southern districts of Haryana. On its north, it is bounded by the district ofJhajjar and theUnion Territory of Delhi.Faridabad district lies to its east. To its south lie the districts ofPalwal andNuh. To the west liesRewari district.
According toMahabharata (900 BCE), the area was granted by the eldestPandava king,Yudhishthira, to their teacher,Dronacharya. Later, it passed into the hands of theMaurya Empire and to invaders like theParthians and theKusanas, and theYaudheya (after they expelled Kushanas from the area betweenYamuna andSatluj). Yodheyas was subjugated by kingRudradaman I of theIndo-Scythians and later by theGupta Empire and then byHunas, who were in turn overthrown byYashodharman ofMandsaur and then byYashovarman ofKannauj. The area was also ruled byHarsha (590 - 467 CE) andGurjara-Pratihara (mid 7th century CE to 11th century). TheTomara dynasty, who founded Dhillika in 736 CE, who were earlier tributaries of Partiharas, overthrew Partiharas. Tomaras were defeated by was defeated by defeated by Vigraharaja IV who were in turn were overthrown in 1156 CE by kingVisaladeva Chauhan ofChauhan Dynasty.
After the defeat,Prithviraj Chauhan conquered the area of Gurgaon, Nuh, Bhiwani and Rewari in 1182 CE. However he later lost it to theGhurids underMuhammad Ghori following theSecond Battle of Tarain. Following the defeat of Prithviraj Chauhan in his turn in 1192 CE, the area came underQutb ud-Din Aibak (1206 CE) ofDelhi Sultanate who defeated and killed Prithviraj's son Hemraj who had invadedMewat area fromAlwar.Meo - who were mostly Hindu during those times - killedSayyid Wajih-ud-Din who had been sent byQutb ud-Din Aibak to subjugate the Meos. The Meos were later conquered and pacified by a nephew of Aibak calledMiran Hussain Jang who led theDelhi Sultanate army which conquered theMewat region sometime between 1207-1210. Many Meo converted toIslam, allegedly some in forced conversions. Those Meo who remained Hindus were obliged to pay the non-Muslimmilitary exemption tax known as theJizya. In 1249 CE,Balban killed 2000 rebellious Meos. Meo rebels took away large numbers of horses from Balban's army in 1257-58 CE. In 1260 CE,Balban retaliated by overrunning theMewat area once again and killing 250 Meo prisoners and slaughtering 12,000 women, children and surviving men.
At the time of theTimurid conquests in India and the invasion ofTimur in 1398 CE,Sonpar Pal, titledBahadur Nahar, of the Hindu Jadugotra, was the prominent king of the area who constructed the fort calledKotla Bahadur Nahar nearKotla lake at the village ofKotla, Nuh. Under the patronage of Delhi sultanFiruz Shah Tughlaq, Sonpar Pal converted toIslam with the new nameRaja Nahar Khan and became the founder of theKhanzada Rajputs after submitting to Timur. In 1421 CE,Khizr Khan, theSayyid dynasty king of Delhi, defeated Raja Nahar Khan's converted sonJalal Khan ofMewat and Kotla fort. When, in 1425, converted grandsons of Bahadur Nahar named Jalal Khan and Abdul Qadir (Jallu and Qaddu) revolted, they were defeated by Sultan of DelhiMubarak Shah (1421– 1434 CE), who overranMewat and killed Abdul Qadir. Jalal Khan continued the nativeMewati rebellion against theDelhi Sultanate afterMubarak Shah was forced to deal withJasrat Khokhar who had conquered thePunjab.
In 1527,Hasan Khan Mewati, a descendant of Sonpar Pal, sided withRajput kingRana Sanga and they were defeated by the invading Mughal forces ofBabur at theBattle of Khanwa whereHasan Khan Mewati was killed by theMughals, and his sonNihad Khan, ruled Mewat as a vassal of the Mughals.Aurangzeb sentJai Singh I to crush the revolting Khanzada Mewati chiefIkram Khan. After the death of Aurangzeb,Bahadurgarh andFarrukhnagar in the north were under theBaloch nawabs who were grantedjagir in 1713 CE by the Mughal kingFarrukhsiyar.
The central area of Badshapur was under HinduJat kingHathi Singh Kuntal while the south including Nuh was under anotherJat king ofBharatpur State, MaharajaSuraj Mal.
DuringMaratha Empire the area was conquered by theirChristianFrench generals in the late 18th century and they granted Farukhnagar toBegum Samru and Jharsa (Badshahpur) to her European husbandWalter Reinhardt Sombre. Southern areas, including Nuh, stayed under the Bharatpur kingRanjit Singh and their vassal relatives, one of whom wasNahar Singh.[4][5][6]
Gurgaon district wasconquered by the British in 1803.[7] On 30 December 1803, theDaulat Scindia signed theTreaty of Surji-Anjangaon with the British after theBattle of Assaye and Battle ofLaswari and ceded to the British, Hisar, Panipat, Rohtak, Rewari, Gurgaon, Ganges-Jumna Doab, the Delhi-Agra region, parts of Bundelkhand, Broach, some districts of Gujarat and the fort of Ahmmadnagar.[8]: 73
During the 1947Partition of India, majority of the Muslim population fled to the newly created state ofPakistan meanwhile non-Muslim population ofWest Punjab in modernPakistan migrated and settled in this region. Many Hindus and Sikhs fromWest Punjab came and settled in this region in 1947.
On 1 November 1966, whenHaryana was carved out of Punjab as a separate state, Gurgaon was already an existing district of the newly formed state of Haryana.[9]
This district contains many small hill ranges which are part of theAravali andMangar Bani ranges.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 182,978 | — |
| 1911 | 159,558 | −1.36% |
| 1921 | 148,627 | −0.71% |
| 1931 | 162,464 | +0.89% |
| 1941 | 186,775 | +1.40% |
| 1951 | 201,727 | +0.77% |
| 1961 | 259,655 | +2.56% |
| 1971 | 348,151 | +2.98% |
| 1981 | 471,695 | +3.08% |
| 1991 | 606,791 | +2.55% |
| 2001 | 874,695 | +3.72% |
| 2011 | 1,514,432 | +5.64% |
| source:[10] | ||
According to the2011 census, Gurgaon district has apopulation of 1,514,432,[11] roughly equal to the nation ofGabon[12] or the US state ofHawaii.[13] This gives it a ranking of 328th in India (out of a total of640).[11] The district has a population density of 1,241 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,210/sq mi) .[11] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 73.93%.[11] Gurgaon has asex ratio of 853females for every 1000 males,[11] and aliteracy rate of 84.4%. Scheduled Castes make up 13.07% of the population.[11]
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 93.03% | |||
| Islam | 4.68% | |||
| Sikhism | 1.00% | |||
| Christianity | 0.64% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.65% | |||
| Religious group | 2011[14] | |
|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | |
| Hinduism | 1,408,801 | 93.03% |
| Islam | 70,842 | 4.68% |
| Sikhism | 15,097 | 1% |
| Christianity | 9,725 | 0.64% |
| Others | 9,967 | 0.66% |
| Total Population | 1,514,432 | 100% |
| Religious group | 1881[15][16][17] | 1891[18] | 1901[19] | 1911[20][21] | 1921[22] | 1931[23] | 1941[24] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Hinduism | 439,264 | 68.44% | 455,045 | 68.03% | 499,373 | 66.92% | 421,885 | 65.59% | 460,134 | 67.47% | 493,174 | 66.63% | 560,537 | 65.83% |
| Islam | 198,610 | 30.94% | 209,931 | 31.38% | 242,548 | 32.5% | 217,237 | 33.78% | 216,860 | 31.8% | 242,357 | 32.74% | 285,992 | 33.59% |
| Jainism | 3,777 | 0.59% | 3,698 | 0.55% | 3,909 | 0.52% | 2,921 | 0.45% | 2,762 | 0.4% | 2,665 | 0.36% | 2,613 | 0.31% |
| Sikhism | 127 | 0.02% | 102 | 0.02% | 99 | 0.01% | 342 | 0.05% | 924 | 0.14% | 500 | 0.07% | 637 | 0.07% |
| Christianity | 70 | 0.01% | 152 | 0.02% | 278 | 0.04% | 782 | 0.12% | 1,316 | 0.19% | 1,463 | 0.2% | 1,673 | 0.2% |
| Zoroastrianism | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 9 | 0% | 6 | 0% | 4 | 0% | 4 | 0% |
| Buddhism | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Judaism | — | — | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
| Others | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Total population | 641,848 | 100% | 668,929 | 100% | 746,208 | 100% | 643,177 | 100% | 682,003 | 100% | 740,163 | 100% | 851,458 | 100% |
| Note:British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historicPunjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. | ||||||||||||||
| Tehsil | Hinduism | Islam | Sikhism | Christianity | Jainism | Others[b] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Gurgaon Tehsil | 91,072 | 81.33% | 19,336 | 17.27% | 43 | 0.04% | 625 | 0.56% | 904 | 0.81% | 0 | 0% | 111,980 | 100% |
| Firozpur Jhirka Tehsil | 23,510 | 23.92% | 74,126 | 75.42% | 6 | 0.01% | 0 | 0% | 643 | 0.65% | 0 | 0% | 98,285 | 100% |
| Nuh Tehsil | 50,538 | 45.08% | 61,458 | 54.81% | 8 | 0.01% | 9 | 0.01% | 106 | 0.09% | 0 | 0% | 112,119 | 100% |
| Palwal Tehsil | 107,948 | 81.93% | 23,254 | 17.65% | 58 | 0.04% | 313 | 0.24% | 181 | 0.14% | 6 | 0% | 131,760 | 100% |
| Rewari Tehsil | 124,864 | 84.79% | 21,183 | 14.39% | 53 | 0.04% | 296 | 0.2% | 859 | 0.58% | 1 | 0% | 147,256 | 100% |
| Ballabgargh Tehsil | 62,202 | 77.17% | 17,503 | 21.72% | 756 | 0.94% | 73 | 0.09% | 69 | 0.09% | 0 | 0% | 80,603 | 100% |
| Note:British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historicPunjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. | ||||||||||||||
| Tehsil | Hinduism | Islam | Sikhism | Christianity | Jainism | Others[c] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Gurgaon Tehsil | 113,614 | 80.84% | 24,878 | 17.7% | 312 | 0.22% | 727 | 0.52% | 941 | 0.67% | 71 | 0.05% | 140,543 | 100% |
| Firozpur Jhirka Tehsil | 25,777 | 20.83% | 97,500 | 78.79% | 14 | 0.01% | 4 | 0% | 448 | 0.36% | 0 | 0% | 123,743 | 100% |
| Nuh Tehsil | 61,870 | 41.9% | 85,462 | 57.88% | 12 | 0.01% | 181 | 0.12% | 124 | 0.08% | 0 | 0% | 147,649 | 100% |
| Palwal Tehsil | 130,234 | 81.58% | 28,754 | 18.01% | 183 | 0.11% | 269 | 0.17% | 186 | 0.12% | 15 | 0.01% | 159,641 | 100% |
| Rewari Tehsil | 151,763 | 83.31% | 29,277 | 16.07% | 61 | 0.03% | 99 | 0.05% | 841 | 0.46% | 134 | 0.07% | 182,175 | 100% |
| Ballabgargh Tehsil | 77,279 | 79.09% | 20,121 | 20.59% | 55 | 0.06% | 177 | 0.18% | 73 | 0.07% | 2 | 0% | 97,707 | 100% |
| Note1:British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historicPunjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. Note2:Tehsil religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labelled as "Indian Christians" oncensus. Does not includeAnglo-Indian Christians orBritish Christians, who were classified under "Other" category. | ||||||||||||||
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 65.60% of the population identified their first language asHindi, 23.28%Haryanvi, 2.35%Punjabi, 2.20%Bengali and 1.33%Bhojpuri.[25]
There are 4Haryana Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in this district:Gurgaon,Sohna,Pataudi andBadshahpur.[26] All 4 of these are part ofGurgaon Lok Sabha constituency.[27]
The Gurgaon district is headed by an IAS officer of the rank ofDeputy Commissioner (DC) who is the chief executive officer of the district. The district is divided into 4 sub-divisions, each headed by aSub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM):Gurgaon,Sohna,Pataudi andBadshahpur[28]
The above 4 sub-divisions are divided into 5 revenuetehsils, namely, Gurgaon, Sohna, Pataudi,Farrukhnagar &Manesar and 4 revenue sub-tehsils namelyWazirabad, Badshahpur, Kadipur andGarhi Harsaru. Gurgaon district also comprises 4Rural development blocks - Gurgaon, Sohna, Pataudi and Farrukhnagar.
A large number of industries and offices have been established in Gurgaon city, Manesar and Sohna Road.Cyber City on NH8 is a popular location where most Multi National Companies (MNC) have taken large office spaces. AllSpecial Economic Zones (SEZ)s in Haryana state are in Gurgaon, exceptSonipat[29]
Gurugram Leopard and Deer Safari, alsoGurugram Wildlife Safari, will be established as anurban forest for Gurgaon city on 1,000 acres land in Aravall's foothills across several villages such asGairatpur Bas,Sakatpur, andSikhohpur. It will include construction of a greenfield 10-acre lake at the existing natural depression at Gairatpur Bas. Forests will be rejuvenated by plantiong the native trees. Safari will be developed, along the lines ofEtawah Safari Park, in compliance of TheMinistry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) regulations and guidelines. Safari and lake will support the wildlife, resident andmigratory birds, tourist facilities such as boat rides and picnic spots.[30][31]
Gairatpur Bas lake:
Lake near Gairatpur Bas (on theDelhi–Gurgaon ExpresswayNH-48) will be in the natural depression which drains into Badshahpur drain and finally intoNajafgarh drain (tail end ofSahibi River before it converges withYamuna on western gate ofDelhi's Red Fort). Gairatpur Bas lake collects the rainwater from Aravallis.Haryana Forests Department (HFD) has also been laying pipelines and making channels in the Aravallis around Gairatpur Bas depression to direct rainwater to the lake during rains. To make itperennial the treated water from Gurgaon's Behrampur Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in Sector 72 will be supplied by a 3.5 km long pipe. Behrampur STP treats 17 cr ltr/day water, of which only 90 lakh ltr was in use, and remaining 16 cr ltr/day water was available for rejuvenating the wetlands of Aravali in Gurgaon and NCR.[30][31]
Significance - biodiversity and wetlands:
This area is rich inbiodiversity, falls within theNorthern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor stretching fromSariska Tiger Reserve to Delhi, has several nearby wildlife areas such asAsola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary,Mangar Bani,Aravali Biodiversity Park, etc. There are several wetlands in Aravallis in this area, some of those formed in the abandonedopen pit mines in and around the area and have significance for themigratory birds, includingDamdama Lake,Badkhal Lake, 10th century ancientSurajkund reservoir andAnangpur Dam.[32] Locals frequently spot the leopards around Gairatpur Bas, who rarely enter human habitations. According to the Haryana's Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, there were nearly 100 leopards, including 18 cubs, in theDelhi-Gurugaon-Faridabad Aravalli Forests (South Delhi Ridge) in Sept 2019.[33] Earlier in June 2019, Haryana Forests Dept had engagedWildlife Institute of India (WII), at cost of INR 40 lakh, to conduct leopard census both in Aravalli andShivalik areas of Haryana, as 2016 survey was held only in Shivalik hills.[34]
Funds:
In Sept 2019, Haryana's Forests Minister had announced that they will allocate INR 300 cr for the project.[33]
Concerns:
Activists have raised concerns that there is lack of transparency in the plan.[30] Activists and locals also have concerns about the freedom of leopards. If Safari has any barricades it will confine the movement of free ranging leopards, they must not be placed in any enclosures as they are"already facing a threat of losing their territory because of the ruin the Aravalli forest has been facing over the past two to three decades."[33]
Conservation:
Haryana's Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, assured that"Once the DPR is ready, we will be in a better position to comment what kind of safari it will be. We will not disturb the natural movement, feeding and breeding of leopards. We are working in consultation with wildlife experts of the country and under the guidance of the ministry of environment and forest."[33] Since[Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has developed similar leopard safari nearJamnagar inGujarat underCorporate social responsibility (CSR),[35] there are suggestions to engage RIL for their partnership, expertise and CSR funding inpublic–private partnership (PPP) mode to set up similar sections such as the"Forest of India","Frog House","Insect Life","Dragon’s Land","Exotic Island","Wild Trail of Haryana" and"‘Aquatic Kingdom" and many more.
Current status:
As of August 2019 was that the GDMA will lay the water pipe by March 2020 provided DPR is approved by the GoH. By October 2019, forests officials had surveyed the area and sent two separate Detailed Project Reports (DPR) toGovernment of Haryana (GoH) for approval - once each for the wildlifie safari by forests department and for water pipeline byPHED Haryana and GDMA (Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority).[30]
Gurgaon area has several natural lakes formed by the streams draining theAravali hills in the area. To avoid the flooding variouscheck dams, called "bund" or "bundh", were built.[36]
Deforestation, ruined state of some of the check dams and obstruction to theephemeral streams due to random urbanisation and encroachments have led to flooding. This can be prevented by rejuvenating thejohads (lakes) and existing check dams and also by constructing new check dams and artificial lakes. Following must be developed to prevent flooding and enable groundwater recharge, water for wildlife which includesleopards of Haryana, eco tourism and boating, etc.[36]
Due to the rapid urbanisation in and around Gurgaon, there is rampant illegal deforestation and encroachments by people in violation of rules,[36] often in cahoots with corrupt officials.[citation needed] In February 2021, authorities from the town ofSohna demolished 15 illegally-built structures inAravali Retreat, after an order from theNational Green Tribunal directed the Haryana government to enforce protection of the Aravali range.[37]
gujjars have many villages in gurgaon. Gabon 1,576,665
Hawaii 1,360,301