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 {{Infobox settlement
 | name                   = Nuh district
+| other_name             = Mewat district
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-'''Nuh district''' is one of the 22 [[districts]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Haryana]]. There are four sub-divisions in this district: [[Nuh (city)|Nuh]], [[Ferozepur Jhirka]], [[Punahana]], and [[Taoru]]. It has an area of {{convert|1860|km2}} and had a population of 1.09 million in 2011. It is bounded by [[Gurugram district|Gurugram District]] to the north, [[Palwal District]] of Haryana to the east and [[Alwar District]] of [[Rajasthan]] to the south and west. Its boundaries also touch [[Bharatpur District]] of [[Rajasthan]] and [[Mathura District]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] near Bichhor Village and Nai Village of Punhana Tehsil. It is predominantly populated by farmers of [[Meo (ethnic group)|Meo ethnicity]].<ref>{{cite news|title=For Nuh’s Meo Muslims, Gandhi’s assurance of security comes to naught with NRC and CAA|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/politics/nuh-meo-muslims-gandhi-assurance-security-comes-to-naught-with-nrc-caa|access-date=20 August 2020|work=caravanmagazine.in|date=20 December 2019}}</ref>
+'''Nuh district''' (formerly known as '''Mewat district''') is one of the 22 [[districts]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Haryana]]. There are four sub-divisions in this district: [[Nuh (city)|Nuh]], [[Ferozepur Jhirka]], [[Punahana]], and [[Taoru]]. It has an area of {{convert|1860|km2}} and had a population of 1.09 million in 2011. It is bounded by [[Gurugram district|Gurugram District]] to the north, [[Palwal District]] of Haryana to the east and [[Alwar District]] of [[Rajasthan]] to the south and west. Its boundaries also touch [[Bharatpur District]] of [[Rajasthan]] and [[Mathura District]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]] near Bichhor Village and Nai Village of Punhana Tehsil. It is predominantly populated by farmers of [[Meo (ethnic group)|Meo ethnicity]].<ref>{{cite news|title=For Nuh's Meo Muslims, Gandhi's assurance of security comes to naught with NRC and CAA|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/politics/nuh-meo-muslims-gandhi-assurance-security-comes-to-naught-with-nrc-caa|access-date=20 August 2020|work=caravanmagazine.in|date=20 December 2019}}</ref>
 In 2018, the [[Government of India|Government of India's]] premier policy think tank [[Niti Aayog]] named erstwhile Mewat district as the most underdeveloped of India's 739 districts. 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=NITI AAYOG RELEASES MOST BACKWARD DISTRICTS RANKING; 11 OF 20 ARE MUSLIM-CONCENTRATED|url=https://clarionindia.net/niti-aayog-releases-ranking-of-most-backward-districts-11-out-of-20-are-muslim-concentrated/|access-date=20 August 2020|work=clarionindia.net|date=29 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Part of NCR is most backward district|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/part-of-ncr-mewat-is-most-backward-district/articleshow/63524304.cms/|access-date=20 August 2020|work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>
 ==History==
-The district was created on 4 April 2005, by taking areas from [[Gurgaon district]] and the Hathin Block of [[Faridabad district]]. However, in 2008, Hathin sub-division was reorganized in the new district of [[Palwal district|Palwal]]. Mewat district was renamed [[Nuh (city)|Nuh]] in 2016, because [[Mewat]] is a cultural region which spans the state of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gurgaon is now ‘Gurugram’, Mewat renamed Nuh: Haryana government|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/gurgaon-gurugram-rename-mewat-nuh-haryana-government/|access-date=12 April 2016|work=The Indian Express|date=12 April 2016}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=September 2019}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Why renaming Mewat to Nuh has raised hackles|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/why-renaming-mewat-to-nuh-has-raised-hackles-116041800963_1.html/|access-date=20 August 2020|work=business-standard.com|date=19 April 2016}}</ref>
+The district was created on 4 April 2005, by taking areas from [[Gurgaon district]] and the Hathin Block of [[Faridabad district]]. However, in 2008, Hathin sub-division was reorganized in the new district of [[Palwal district|Palwal]]. Mewat district was renamed [[Nuh (city)|Nuh]] in 2016, because [[Mewat]] is a cultural region which spans the state of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gurgaon is now 'Gurugram', Mewat renamed Nuh: Haryana government|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/gurgaon-gurugram-rename-mewat-nuh-haryana-government/|access-date=12 April 2016|work=The Indian Express|date=12 April 2016}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=September 2019}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Why renaming Mewat to Nuh has raised hackles|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/why-renaming-mewat-to-nuh-has-raised-hackles-116041800963_1.html/|access-date=20 August 2020|work=business-standard.com|date=19 April 2016}}</ref>
 The district comprises Nuh, Taoru, Nagina, Ferozepur Jhirka, Indri, Punhana and Pinangwan blocks, 431 villages and 297 panchayats. There had been 512 villages and 365 panchayats in district before Hathin Block was transferred to Palwal district.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
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 * [[Pinangwan]]
 * [[Punahana]]
-* [[Taoru|Tauru]] - an important town is a sub division of mewat district this town border touch gurgaon district and bhiwadi district alwar ( rajsthan) only town in mewat with Hinduism majority. One ITI and one college affiliated to MDU University
+* [[Taoru|Tauru]] - An important town is a sub division of Mewat district this town's border touches with Gurgaon district and Bhiwadi district. Alwar (Rajasthan) is the only town in Mewat with a Hindu majority. One ITI and one college affiliated to MDU University
 * [[Nuh (city)|Nuh]] - It has a medical college established in August 2012 by government of haryana named SHKM GMC Nalhar.
 ==Demography==
 {{historical populations|11=1901|12=1,67,539|13=1911|14=1,46,094|15=1921|16=1,36,085|17=1931|18=1,48,756|19=1941|20=1,71,014|21=1951|22=1,84,705|23=1961|24=2,39,352|25=1971|26=3,20,670|27=1981|28=3,92,173|29=1991|30=5,39,299|31=2001|32=7,85,594|33=2011|34=10,89,263|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Nuh district had a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,089,263.<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> By population, it ranks 420th among the 640 [[districts of India]].<ref name=districtcensus/> The district had a population density of {{convert| 729 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 37.94%.<ref name=districtcensus/> It had a [[sex ratio]] of 906 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 56.1%.
+{{pie chart
+|thumb = right
+|caption = Languages in Nuh District<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html|title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref>
+|value1 = 36.17
+|label1 = Hindi
+|color1 = Orange
+|value2 = 34.75
+|label2 = Mewati
+|color2 = DarkOrange
+|value3 = 25.76
+|label3 = Urdu
+|color3 = green
+|value4 = 2.84
+|label4 = Haryanvi
+|color4 = red
+|value5 = 0.48
+|label5 = Others
+|color5 = grey
+}}
 At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 73.94% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 25.76% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>
 According to the 2011 Census of India, the total population of the district was 1,089,263 (including Hathin Block of district Palwal) of which124,106 (11.39%) lived in urban areas while the majority of 965,157 (88.61%) lived in rural areas. Out of the total population of 993,617, there were then 571,162 males and 518,101 females. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|scheduled caste]] population was around 75,251 in 2011 against 78,802 in 2001. The total numbers of households were 159,858. The total number of [[Below Poverty Line]] (BPL) households were 53,125, including Hathin Block in 2001 however no data is available as per 2011 census.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mewat District Census|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0619_PART_B_DCHB_MEWAT.pdf}}</ref>
-It's the only [[Muslims|Muslim]] majority district in [[Haryana]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sethi|first=Chitleen K.|date=2020-06-17|title=After VHP campaign on ‘atrocities’ in Muslim-majority Nuh, Khattar promises new conversion law|url=https://theprint.in/india/after-vhp-campaign-on-atrocities-in-muslim-majority-mewat-khattar-promises-new-conversion-law/442961/|access-date=2021-03-11|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref>
+It's the only [[Muslims|Muslim]] majority district in [[Haryana]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sethi|first=Chitleen K.|date=2020-06-17|title=After VHP campaign on 'atrocities' in Muslim-majority Nuh, Khattar promises new conversion law|url=https://theprint.in/india/after-vhp-campaign-on-atrocities-in-muslim-majority-mewat-khattar-promises-new-conversion-law/442961/|access-date=2021-03-11|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref>
 {{Pie chart
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 ==Economy==
 {{unreferenced section|date=September 2019}}
-The main occupation in the district is agriculture, followed by allied and agro-based activities. The [[Meo (ethnic group)|Meo]]s are the predominant population group and are all agriculturists.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/india/how-tablighi-jamaat-was-born-from-mewats-drinking-muslims-who-couldnt-even-read-namaz/403209/|title=How Tablighi Jamaat was born from Mewat’s ‘drinking Muslims who couldn’t even read namaz’}}</ref> Agriculture is mostly rain-fed except in small pockets where canal irrigation is available, and crop yield per hectare is low compared with the rest of the state. Animal husbandry, particularly dairy, is the secondary source of income for the people; those who live closer to the hilly ranges of [[Aravalli Range|Aravali]] also keep sheep and goats. The heavy indebtedness of most of the farmers requires them to sell milk to their lenders at below-market price, which drastically reduces their income.
+The main occupation in the district is agriculture, followed by allied and agro-based activities. The [[Meo (ethnic group)|Meo]]s are the predominant population group and are all agriculturists.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/india/how-tablighi-jamaat-was-born-from-mewats-drinking-muslims-who-couldnt-even-read-namaz/403209/|title=How Tablighi Jamaat was born from Mewat's 'drinking Muslims who couldn't even read namaz'|date=17 April 2020}}</ref> Agriculture is mostly rain-fed except in small pockets where canal irrigation is available, and crop yield per hectare is low compared with the rest of the state. Animal husbandry, particularly dairy, is the secondary source of income for the people; those who live closer to the hilly ranges of [[Aravalli Range|Aravali]] also keep sheep and goats. The heavy indebtedness of most of the farmers requires them to sell milk to their lenders at below-market price, which drastically reduces their income.
 Towns such as Punhana, Pinangwan, Ferozepur Jhirka, Taoru and Nuh are major hubs of retail shopping and act as backbones of day-to-day life in the area. The district also has a [[MMTC Ltd.|MMTC]]–PAMP factory located in the Rojka–Meo industrial estate.
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 ==Transport==
-Nuh town is on [[National Highway 248A (India)|National Highway 248A]] (NH 248A) (previously known as the Gurgaon–[[Sohna]]–[[Alwar]] road),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/sohna-road-to-have-a-toll-plaza-after-upgrade/articleshow/65693527.cms|title=Sohna road to have a toll plaza after upgrade}}</ref> connecting the district to Gurugram and Alwar. The Kundli–Manesar–Palwal (KMP) Expressway provides high-speed access to the district from Palwal and Manesar. Major District Roads 131 and 135 connect to the Delhi–Agra Highway. The nearest [[railway station]] is [[Hodal]] which is around {{convert|20|km}} from [[Punahana]] town. The closest railway station to the district headquarters, Nuh town, is {{convert|37|km}} away in [[Palwal]].{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
+Nuh town is on [[National Highway 248A (India)|National Highway 248A]] (NH 248A) (previously known as the Gurgaon–[[Sohna]]–[[Alwar]] road),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/sohna-road-to-have-a-toll-plaza-after-upgrade/articleshow/65693527.cms|title=Sohna road to have a toll plaza after upgrade|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> connecting the district to Gurugram and Alwar. The Kundli–Manesar–Palwal (KMP) Expressway provides high-speed access to the district from Palwal and Manesar. Major District Roads 131 and 135 connect to the Delhi–Agra Highway. The nearest [[railway station]] is [[Hodal]] which is around {{convert|20|km}} from [[Punahana]] town. The closest railway station to the district headquarters, Nuh town, is {{convert|37|km}} away in [[Palwal]].{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
 The planned route of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway will pass west of [[Pinangwan]] town and is expected to boost connectivity to cities.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}
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+[[Category:Mewat]]