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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tauru
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Tauru Landscape.jpg
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| image_caption = Tauru Landscape
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Haryana, India
| coordinates = {{coord|28.22|N|76.95|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nuh District]]
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| elevation_m = 262
| population_total = 22,599
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi Language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 122105
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 01267
| registration_plate = HR 96
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'''Taoru''' or [[Tauru]] is a town in [[Nuh district]] in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Haryana]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Taoru (MC)|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=70313|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=[[Government of India]]|accessdate=17 April 2016}}</ref>

== History ==

=== Fort ===

'''Fort of Taoru''', also called '''Taoru Fort of Raja Nahar Singh''', has chambers and rooms surrounded by high walls. It is presently used as a police station.<ref name=ta2>Sohan Singh Khattar and Reena Kar, 2021, [https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=M60zEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA308&dq=history+of+loharu+fort&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjj563egdLyAhVc7XMBHdPrDcwQ6AEwAHoECAMQAg#v=onepage&q=history%20of%20loharu%20fort&f=false Know Your State Haryana], Arihant Publications, pp 308.</ref>

=== Taoru Tomb complex ===

'''Taoru Tomb Complex''' or '''Tauru Tomb Complex''' is a {{convert|3.5|acres}} walled tomb complex with 7 tombs, 2 of which has been restored by [[INTACH]] and [[Ansal University]]'s [[Sushant School of Art and Architecture]], of [[Tughlaq dynasty|Tuglaq]], [[Lodhi dynasty|Lodhi]] and [[Mughal architecture]]. It is rare in Delhi NCR region where multiple architectural styles of different eras are found in one complex itself.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} The 1828 CE [[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]] of [[East India Company]] calls this area '''Lesser Balochistan''', a likely reference to arrival of people from [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]] during Lodhi era who might have been the rulers of [[Ferozepur Jhirka#History|Ferozepur Jhirka]] (a state which exited at least since Lodhi era which was later abolished by the [[British Raj]] in 1858 after the [[Rebellion of 1857]]) built these tombs during the successive dynasties. The largest tomb belongs to a Baloch.<ref name=tautrib1>lalit Mohan, [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020223/windows/site.htm "The timeless tombs of Tauru."], [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]], 23 Feb 2002.</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">[https://www.delhipedia.com/home/Article/----Known%20Monuments/Tombs-in-Tauru---A-Small-Dusty-Town-e6a28240 "Tombs in Tauru - A Small Dusty Town."Tombs in Tauru - A Small Dusty Town], [https://www.delhipedia.com Delhipedia].</ref> The complex located on Taoru-Sohna section of [[National Highway 919 (India)|NH 919]] is only {{convert|12|km}} from the Delhi-Jaipur [[National Highway 48 (India)|NH48]]. It is {{convert|40|km}} from [[Gurgaon]] and {{convert|70|km}} from Delhi.

==Geography==
Taoru is located at {{Coord|28.22|N|76.95|E|}}. It has an average elevation of 262 [[metre]]s (859 [[foot (length)|feet]]). It is surrounded by [[Aravalli Range]] from three sides.

It is reached by road from [[Dharuhera]] town of [[Rewari district]] that lies on [[National Highway 48 (India)|NH 48]] and from [[Sohna]] town of [[Gurgaon district]]. The [[Rewari]]-[[Dharuhera]]-[[Bhiwadi]]-Taoru-[[Sohna]]-[[Palwal]] road is called [[National Highway 919 (India)|National Highway 919 (NH 919)]]. Western Peripheral Expressway to [[Manesar]] or [[Palwal]] is approx 5 km from Taoru on NH 919.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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%,<ref name="abc">[http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/india/Final_PPT_2011_chapter6.pdf http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/india/Final_PPT_2011_chapter6.pdf], Retrieved 9 Jan 2020</ref> 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.

==Villages in Taoru Tehsil==
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.

==Schools==
There are some private and government-run schools in Taoru. 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 the [[Mewat]] region.<ref>http://mda.nic.in/about-us.html</ref>

==See also==
* [[Hassanpur]]
*[[Mewat]]
*[[Gurgaon]]
*[[Sohna]]
*[[Bhiwadi]]
*[[Dharuhera]]
*[[Raniyaki]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* http://www.maplandia.com/india/haryana/gurgaon/ by sourabh bansal(S.B.), Chicago
* https://web.archive.org/web/20090410052909/http://secharyana.nic.in/html/PSRESULTPDF/TAORU.pdf by S.B.
* https://web.archive.org/web/20090410061749/http://secharyana.nic.in/html/MCresultpdf/taoru.pdf by S.B.
* https://web.archive.org/web/20071107080423/http://haryanatourism.com/pilgrim/surjivanfarm.asp by S.B.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081011094921/http://www.eci.gov.in/electionanalysis/AE/S07/partycomp59.htm elections]
* http://heritagetransportmuseum.org/
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140610132547/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/tauru-turns-into-political-hotspot-as-haryana-assembly-polls-approach/article1-1227595.aspx Hindustan Times]

[[Category:Cities and towns in Gurgaon district]]

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