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Palwal
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Palwal railway station in Palwal, Haryana
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Palwal
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Palwal
Palwal (India)
Coordinates: 28°08′35″N77°19′44″E / 28.143°N 77.329°E / 28.143; 77.329
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State Haryana
District Palwal
Elevation
199.49 m (654.49 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total131,926
Language
 • Official Hindi, Regional Braj Bhasha, Haryanvi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
121102
Telephone code 01275
ISO 3166 code IN-HR
Vehicle registration HR-30
Sex ratio 879 ♂/♀
Website haryana.gov.in

Palwal is a city and a municipal council. It is the headquarters of Palwal district, the 21st district of Haryana state in northern India. It is a centre of the cotton trade in the area. It is part of Braj region. It is also a part of National Capital Region. [1]

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Etymology and legend

The origin of Palwal is related to the local legend related to the Mahabharata, according to which the town is named after an asura called "Palwasura" who was slain by Balarama, the brother of Krishna. To commemorate this event an annual festival called "Baldev Chhat Ka Mela" is held here, and a "Dauji temple" in honor of Balrama is situated in Banchari village 25 km from Palwal on Grand Trunk Road. [2]

History

The local tradition identifies Palwal with the Apelava town mentioned in the Mahabharata, which was later restored by Vikramaditya. [3]

Kos Minar at Palwal along Grand Trunk Road Kos Minar 001.jpg
Kos Minar at Palwal along Grand Trunk Road

Matia Fort or Palwal Fort was built during Sher Shah Suri's reign. Excavations have unearthed evidence of a grand palace at the bottom of the fort. As of 2021, it lies in ruins. [4]

A historical building by the name 'Gandhi Seva Ashram' and a Museum was made in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi. The Gandhi Museum is close to Palwal Railway Station. Mahatma Gandhi was arrested on 10 April 1919 at Palwal railway station while going to Punjab against the Rowlatt Act. Keeping this memory alive lasting on October 2, 1938, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had kept it. Gandhi exhibition was established in Gandhi Seva Ashram in the year 1962. In it, history related to Gandhiji was preserved. Pictures for the exhibition were brought from the National Gandhi Museum of Delhi. Later, they started getting damaged, they were upgraded and the exhibition site was changed to the museum. [5]

Post-independence

On 15 August 1979, Gurgaon district was further divided to form a new Faridabad district, and Palwal became a part of it. [6] On 15 August 2008, Palwal became the administrative headquarters of the newly formed Palwal district, the 21st district of Haryana.

Geography

Palwal is located at 28°07′N77°20′E / 28.12°N 77.33°E / 28.12; 77.33 . It has an average elevation of 195 metres (640 ft).

Palwal is 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Delhi, 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Faridabad, 314 kilometres (195 mi) from Chandigarh and 143 kilometres (89 mi) from Agra.The latitude of the town is 28° 40' N and longitude is 76° 59' E. The area of town is 22.10 square kilometres (8.53 sq mi). [7]

Demography

Religion in Palwal City
ReligionPopulation
(1911) [8] : 20 		Percentage
(1911)		Population
(1941) [9] : 30 		Percentage
(1941)
Hinduism Om.svg [lower-alpha 1] 6,0618,831
Islam Star and Crescent.svg 3,2804,404
Christianity Christian cross.svg 53244
Sikhism Khanda.svg 130
Others [lower-alpha 2] 6397
Total Population9,45813,606

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References

  1. ↑ "National Capital Region Planning Board".
  2. ↑ Haryana’s Palwal town is closely linked to a demon, the Pandavas and Gandhi, India Times, 23 Sept 2019.
  3. ↑ Palwal Town The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909, v. 19, p. 375.hh
  4. ↑ Sohan Singh Khattar and Reena Kar, 2021, Know Your State Haryana, Arihant Publications, pp 308.
  5. ↑ "Gandhi Museum | District Palwal". palwal.gov.in. GOVERNMENT OF HARYANA. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. ↑ History Archived 13 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Official website Gurgaon.
  7. ↑ Palwal Geography Archived 16 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Yamuna Action Plan official website.
  8. ↑ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables" . Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE" . Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  1. ↑ 1941 census: Including Ad-Dharmis
  2. ↑ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, others, or not stated
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