Rewari district

district of Haryana, India

Key facts

Country: India
State: Haryana
Division: Gurugram
Established: 1 November 1989
Headquarters: Rewari
Tehsils: 1. Rewari , 2. Bawal , 3. Kosli , 4. Palhawas , 5. Nahar
District collector: Ashok Kumar Garg, IAS
Total: 1,594 km (615 sq mi)
Density: 564.8/km (1,463/sq mi)
Urban: 25.93%
Literacy: 80.99%
Time zone: UTC+05:30 ( IST )
Vehicle registration: HR-36
Major highways: NH 48 NH 352 NH 11 NH 919
Average annual precipitation: 569.6 mm
Lok sabha constituencies: 1. Rohtak (shared with Rohtak and Jhajjar districts), 2. Gurgaon (shared with Gurgaon and Nuh districts)
Vidhan sabha constituencies: 1. Rewari , 2. Bawal , 3. Kosli
Website: rewari .gov .in

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Wikidata facts

Population: 900332
Area: 1559
Official website: Rewari.nic.in
Households: 178043

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Commons category: Rewari district
male population: 474335
female population: 425997
urban population: 233430
rural population: 666902
literate population: 636947
illiterate population: 263385
inception: 1989-11-01
short name: Rewari

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Rewari district is one of the 22 districts in the southern part of state of Haryana, India. Rewari in known for ancient Ahir cultural region called Ahirwal. It was carved out of Gurgaon district by the Government of Haryana on 1 November 1989. It is also part of the National Capital Region. The administrative headquarter of the district is the city of Rewari, which is also the biggest city in the district. In medieval times, it was an important market town. It is located in southern Haryana. As of 2011, it is the second least populous district of Haryana after Panchkula.

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