Nuh district

Nuh
From top, left to right: Chui Mal Ka Talaab, Dargah Hazrat Sheikh Musa, Fields in Ujina, Jhir Mandir in Ferozepur Jhirka
Location in Haryana
Location in Haryana
Country India
StateHaryana
DivisionFaridabad
HeadquartersNuh
TehsilsNuh, Ferozepur Jhirka, Punahana, Taoru
Area
 • Total
1,507 km2 (582 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
1,089,263
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
 • Urban
11.39%
Demographics
 • Literacy54.08
 • Sex ratio907
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration1. HR 27 (Nuh)

2.HR 28 (Ferozepur Jhirka)

3.HR 74 (RTA Nuh)

4.HR 93 (Punahana)

5.HR 96 (Taoru)
Major highwaysNational Highway 248-A (Gurgaon–Sohna–Alwar), KMP Expressway and Delhi–Mumbai Expressway
Average annual precipitation594 mm (23.4 in)
Lok Sabha constituenciesGurgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituencies1. Nuh, 2. Ferozepur Jhirka, 3. Punahana, 4. Sohna-Taoru
Websitenuh.gov.in

Nuh district (formerly known as the Mewat district) is one of the 22 districts of the northern Indian state of Haryana. The district is known for having the largest Muslim population in Haryana. It lies within the National Capital Region as well as the historical Mewat region and Braj region of India.

It has an area of 1,860 square kilometres (720 sq mi) and had a population of 1.09 million in 2011. It is bounded by Gurugram district to the north, Palwal district of Haryana to the east, Deeg and Alwar districts to the south and the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan to the west. There are four sub-divisions in this district: Nuh, Ferozepur Jhirka, Punahana, and Taoru.

In 2018, the Government of India's think tank NITI Aayog listed Nuh district as the most underdeveloped of India's 739 districts.[2] Despite bordering Gurgaon district, Haryana's rich industrial and financial heartland, this district had the worst health and nutrition, education, agriculture and water resources, financial inclusion and skill development and basic infrastructure.[3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference districtcensus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Nuh at bottom of Niti Aayog's 101 most backward districts". The Hindu. 1 April 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. ^ "NITI AAYOG RELEASES MOST BACKWARD DISTRICTS RANKING; 11 OF 20 ARE MUSLIM-CONCENTRATED". clarionindia.net. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Part of NCR is most backward district". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.