Tauru | |
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| Taoru | |
 Landscape of Taoru inNuh district,Haryana. | |
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| Coordinates:28°13′N76°57′E / 28.22°N 76.95°E /28.22; 76.95 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Nuh |
| Elevation | 262 m (860 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 22,599 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi,Mewati |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 122105 |
| Telephone code | 01267 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR 96 |
| Website | haryana |
Taoru orTauru is atown, nearNuh city inNuh district in theIndianstate ofHaryana.[1]
Fort of Taoru, also calledTaoru Fort of Raja Nahar Singh, has chambers and rooms surrounded by high walls. It is presently used as a police station.[2]
Taoru Tomb Complex is a 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) walled tomb complex with 7 tombs, 2 of which has been restored byINTACH andAnsal University'sSushant School of Art and Architecture, ofTuglaq,Lodhi andMughal architecture. It is rare in Delhi NCR region where multiple architectural styles of different eras are found in one complex itself.[citation needed] In 1828,The Imperial Gazetteer of India of theEast India Company called this area "Lesser Balochistan", a likely reference to arrival of people fromBalochistan during Lodhi era who might have been the rulers ofFerozepur Jhirka (a state which exited at least since Lodhi era which was later abolished by theBritish Raj in 1858 after theRebellion of 1857) built these tombs during the successive dynasties. The largest tomb belongs to a Baloch.[3][4] The complex located on Taoru-Sohna section ofNH 919 is only 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the Delhi-JaipurNH48. It is 40 kilometres (25 mi) fromGurgaon and 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Delhi.
Taoru is part of theSohna-Taoru Assembly constituency. Previously Taoru had its own Assembly constitiuency under its own name,Taoru. It is part of theGurgaon Lok Sabha constituency.
Taoru is located at28°13′N76°57′E / 28.22°N 76.95°E /28.22; 76.95. It has an average elevation of 262 metres (859 feet). It is surrounded byAravalli Range from three sides.
It is reached by road fromDharuhera town ofRewari district that lies onNH 48 and fromSohna town ofGurgaon district. TheRewari-Dharuhera-Bhiwadi-Taoru-Sohna-Palwal road is calledNational Highway 919 (NH 919). Western Peripheral Expressway toManesar orPalwal is approx 5 km from Taoru on NH 919.
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[5] Taoru had a population of 17,227. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Taoru has an average literacy rate of 86.5%,[6] higher than the national average of 69.5%: male literacy is 87%, and female literacy is 85%. In Taoru, 17% of the population is under 8 years of age.
| Religion in Taoru Tehsil[7] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Religion | Total Population | Percentage |
| Total | 1,66,778 | 100% |
| Muslim | 96,164 | 57.66% |
| Hindu | 70,050 | 42.00% |
| Sikh | 295 | 0.18% |
| Christian | 177 | 0.11% |
| Not stated | 55 | 0.03% |
| Jain | 23 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 14 | 0.01% |
| Other religions | 0 | 0% |
There are 84 villages in Taoru Tehsil, namely:
Sikharpur, Buraka, Bhajlaka, Silkho, Chila, Sala-ka, Mala-ka, Mohmadpur, Pethredi, Hasanpur, Panchgaon, Chilawli, Charoda, Masit, Dhelamki, Nurpur, Bawla, Mandarka, Nanuka, Kangarka, Subasedi, Bhogipur, Didhara, Nijampur, Kalarpuri, Raniaki, Sewka, Gunawat, Chundika, Sunari, Khoire, Chote Khoire, Rathiwas, Uton, Jaurasi, Jhamwas, Fatepar, Kalwadi, Pada, Sekhpur, Gudha, Gudhi, Subras, Nanduki, Nihalgarh, Gogjaka, Goyla, Kalyaki, Sundh, Bhango, Jafrabad, Beri, Chahalka, Kharak Jalalpur, Khad Khadi, Rahadi, Nai Nangla,Dhulawat, Padheni, Khedki, Baghanki, Kota, Bissar, Sarai, Dadu, Dawla Pati etc.
There are some private and government-run schools in Taoru. Chandravati Senior Secondary School, Hind High School, Janta High School, Government Senior Secondary School, Green Dales Public School, Spring Daisy Public School. One of these is Mewat Model School Taoru, which is run by Mewat Development Agency with the aim of eradicating various social issues such as poverty and social backwardness in theMewat region.[8]