Pataudi | |
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Tehsil | |
  Pataudi Location in Haryana, India Show map of Haryana Pataudi Pataudi (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:28°19′N76°47′E / 28.32°N 76.78°E /28.32; 76.78 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Gurugram |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal Committee of Pataudi |
| • Lok Sabha constituency | Gurugram Lok Sabha Constituency |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituency | Pataudi Constituency |
| Elevation | 234 m (768 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 16,064 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Regional | Ahirwati (Haryanvi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR-76 |
| Website | haryana |
Pataudi is a town, atehsil and one of the 4 sub-divisions ofGurugram district, in theIndianstate ofHaryana, within the boundaries of theNational Capital Region of India. It is located 28 km (17.4 mi) southwest ofGurugram city.
Gurgaon-Pataudi road, known as Pataudi Road, was a state highway,SH 26, and is being converted to a national highway,NH 352W, in 2023 as an alternative parallel highway toNH 48, the Delhi-Jaipur highway to reduce the congestion on NH 48. The road has been included as the new growth corridors in Gurugram.[1][2]
The small princely statePataudi State was formed in 1804 byEast India Company with 40 villages including Pataudi village (as it was then) as reward to Faiz Talab Khan aPashtun of theBarech tribe for aiding the Company against theMaratha Empire during theSecond Anglo-Maratha War and the English made Faiz Talab KhanNawab of Pataudi.[3][4] It was subsumed into Union of India in 1947.
Mansoor Ali Khan son of the former nawab was former captain ofIndia cricket team. His residence was converted into a hotel but bought back by his actor son later.[5] NearbyAkbar Manzil, built after 1857 as the official residence of the then Nawab, was later converted into a kachehri (judicial complex), and is now used as a godown (store).[6]
Pataudi town is located at28°19′N76°47′E / 28.32°N 76.78°E /28.32; 76.78.[7] It has an average elevation of 234 metres (769 feet). Pataudi is semi arid area and experiences low rainfall.
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[8] Pataudi had a population of 16,064. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Pataudi has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 48%. In Pataudi, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.[9] Their main occupation is farming.Rao Kanwar Singh Yadav ( father of Krishan Lal Yadav and Ram Avtar Yadav ) the famous freedom fighter ofQuni Daultabad village is also from Pataudi.[10]
TheAhirs/Yadav dominate the area while theRajputs constitute 12,000 with about equal number ofJats.[11]
Pataudi Road fromGarhi Harsaru toKMP Expressway has seen real estate development in the past two decades[12] but there has not been much development near Pataudi town. Several residential units coming up on the Pataudi Road, the logistics park, Special Economic Zones (SEZs) byReliance,Raheja Engineering SEZ[13] and a commercial sector.
A draft development plan for Pataudi town is being prepared. It is expected to have about 4–5 sectors.[14]
BJP Government chief ministerManohar Lal Khattar announced a new city adjoining Gurugram in June 2018. In this, the area from Manesar towards Rewari and the area around Pataudi will be incorporated. The new city is likely to be spread across at least 50,000 hectares, which is larger than Chandigarh (11,400 hectares) but smaller than Gurugram (73,200 hectares). The city will come up in PPP mode. The other aspects of developing the city in a planned manner will be prepared by the consultant in the detailed master plan." The proposed city will be well connected to neighbouring urban centres through national and state highways, the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway and other major districts roads. The consultant is also expected to suggest the road network plan, metro rail plan, required rail and road linkages and public transportation for the proposed city and assess the proposed social, economic and physical infrastructure.[15][16][17]
Northern Peripheral Road NH 248-BB commonly known asDwarka Expressway has been constructed. Pataudi RoadNH 352W connects Pataudi town to this Dwarka Expressway. The old alignment of Pataudi Road continues from Dwarka Expressway to Gurgaon city as a city road.
A new link road has been made by HUDA connectingManesar with Patuadi road near Wazirpur village. The length of the road is 3.5 km.[18][19]
Pataudi Road railway station operated byNorthern Railway ofIndian Railways is located nearHaileymandi 3 km from Pataudi. Trains betweenRewari andDelhi pass through this station and some of them stop here.
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