Location:
The present Gurgaon
district comprising nine blocks Tauru, Nuh, Pataudi, Nagina, Punhana,
F.P.Jhirka, Sohna, Gurgaon & Farrukhnagar was created on 15
August,1979.
It is the southern-most district of Haryana. The district lies between 27
degree 39' and 28 degree 32' 25" latitude, and 76 degree 39' 30"and
77 degree 20' 45" longitude. On its north, it is bounded by the district
of Rohtak and the Union Territory of Delhi.Faridabad district lies to its east.
On its south, the distt. shares boundaries with the states of Uttar Pradesh and
Rajasthan. To its west lies the district of Rewari and the State of Rajasthan.
Gurgaon town is about 32 kms away from New Delhi, the National Capital of India.
Law and Order Situation:
Progress with Peace is
the clarion call in the present day Haryana where the citizens are peace
-loving hardworking, Law-abiding and forward looking. With an alert law and
order machinery, the State has the record of losing the least number of
man-days in the country.
Banking
Facilities:
All major Indian banks
have branches at Gurgaon .It is just a matter of time before the foreign Banks
make an entry.
The Haryana Institute of
Public Administration is conducting Japanese Language classes with the help of
AOTS (Association for Over Technical Scholarship Japan)
Climate :
The climate, except
during the monsoon, is characterized by the dryness in air, a hot summer and a
cold winter. The year may be broadly divided into four seasons, viz. winter,
summer, monsoon and the post monsoon or the transit period. The winter starts
late in November and continues upto the beginning of March. The summer is from
March till the end of June. The period from July to mid September is the south
west monsoon season. Mid September to end of November constitutes the post
monsoon or the transition period.
Rainfall :
The normal annual
rainfall in the district is 553.00 mm. The rainfall in the district increases
from the west towards the east. About 77% of the annual rainfall in the
district is received during the south-west monsoon months.
Temperature
:
From about the beginning
of March, temperatures begin to increase rapidly. May and June are the hottest
months when the mean daily maximum temperature is about 41° C. While days are
little hotter in May than in June, Nights are warmer in June than in May. From
April onwards, hot dust-laden winds locally known as loo blows and weather is unpleasant.
The mean daily maximum temperature in January is about 21° C and the mean daily
minimum temperature about 7° C.
Language :
The language of Meos is
Mewati, a sub dialect of north-eastern Rajasthani. The language of the north
and west of the district in which the Ahirs predominate is Ahirwati, another
sub-dialect of the north eastern Rajasthani, while language in east of the
district in which the Jats predominate, is the Braj Bhasha dialect of western
Hindi.
Religion :
The majority of
population of the district consist of Hindus. They predominate both in the
rural and urban areas except in the Nuh and Ferozpur Jhirka tehsils where the
Muslims are in majority.
Festivals
and Fairs :
Festivals and fairs are
an integral part of religious life. The common festivals celebrated by the
Hindus are Holi, Janam Ashtami, Dussehra and Diwali. The other festivals are
Shivratri, Gugga Naumi, Solono and Bhaiya Duj. Mela Masani mata or Sitla Mata
ka mela and mela Chhat Bhadon or Baldev Chhat are the more important fair held
in the district. Mela Pir, mela Burha Baba or Mela Vankhandeshwat, Mela Suraj
Kund, Mela of Ravan of Meos and Mela Jhirka are locally important fairs.
Irrigation
:
The district has a considerable topographic
diversity. The drainage problem is of a typical nature; it is difficult because
of the drain tendering to flow towards inland depressions instead of flowing
out into some river. The soil is heterogeneous. At most places it is rocky and
water is brackish.
RESOURCES :
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Total
Area
|
2,760
Sq.Km. (269,985 hectare)
|
|
Total
Cultivable Land
|
211,659
hect.
|
|
Non-Cultivable
Land
|
58,326
hect.
|
|
Abadi
(Habitation)
|
98,532
hect.
|
|
Gair
Mumkin
|
39,965
hect.
|
|
Gair
Abadi
|
113,127
hect.
|