Mahendergarh district is one of the 22 districts under Division Gurugram of Haryana state. Narnaul city is the administrative headquarters of the district and also the largest city of district. Mahendragarh is one of the very few districts in India where the name of the district and its main town are different. Mahendragarh has 3 Big Towns Narnaul, Mahendragarh and Kanina.
The district is named Mahendergarh after Mahender Singh S/o Raja Narender Singh, which was previously known as Kanaud. The previous name was derived from the king of Kanaud.
It is First District of Haryana whose Headquarter is not in main city.
Ranking of Mahendergarh in Haryana according to
(Ranking in Decreasing Order)
Population – 19th
Area – 9th
Literacy – 9th
Established – 01 November 1966
Area – 1899 Sq K.M
Division – Gurugram
Sub Division – Narnaul, Mahendragarh & Kanina
Population – 9,22,088 (2011)
Sex Ratio – 895/1000 (2011)
Density – 486 Sq Km
Literacy – 78.9%
Known as – Kanaud, Birbal Nagari, City of Minerals
Website – https://mahendragarh.gov.in/
Famous Persons from
- बाबा रामदेव – योग गुरु
Temples
- चामुंडा देवी मंदिर
- मोदावला मंदिर
- बाबा रामेश्वर दास मंदिर
- राम मंदिर
Famous Mela of
- मसानी माता मेला
- बाबा भलाई नाथ मेला
- ज्वाला देवी मेला
- बाबा केसरिया मेला
- खेड़े वाले बाबा का मेला
- बाबा मोहलरनाथ मेला
Other Famous Places in
- माधोगढ़ का किला
- ढ़ोसी हिल्स
- चोर गुम्बद
- जल महल
- बीरबल का छत्ता (छत्ता राय बाल मुकंद दास)
- इब्राहिम खान मक़बरा
- शाह विलायत मक़बरा
- शाह कुली खान मक़बरा
- मिर्ज़ा अली खां बावड़ी
- हमजा पीर दरगाह
Education
- Central University of Haryana
- District Institute of Education and Training, DIET, Mahendragarh
- Government College of Edu. (B.ed) Narnaul