Narnaund

Narnaund
नारनौंद
city
Narnaund
Narnaund

Location in Haryana, India

Coordinates: 29°13′N 76°09′E / 29.22°N 76.15°E / 29.22; 76.15Coordinates: 29°13′N 76°09′E / 29.22°N 76.15°E / 29.22; 76.15
Country India
State Haryana
District Hisar
Elevation 208 m (682 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 17,242
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 125039
Vehicle registration HR
Website haryana.gov.in

Narnaund (Hindi: नारनौंद, Urdu: نارنَونٛد ) is an emerging city on Hansi–Chandigarh highway, a municipal committee and Narnaund (Vidhan Sabha constituency), in Hisar district in the Indian state of Haryana. The city Hansi is approximately 22 km away and another city Jind is 25 km. Narnaund is famous for its 'Main Bazar' as people from adjacent villages used to go there for purchases. The market has now developed to outer regions of the city also. Narnaund has famous Devraj-Mandir where people flock in large numbers on ekadasi.The important villages surrounding Narnaund are Moth Rangran, Moth Karnail Sahib, Majra, Madha, Lohari, Rajthal, Khanda Kheri, Baas and Petwar.

Famous Bollywood and Hollywood Actress Mallika Sherawat (Reema Lamba) belongs to Moth village. Students from nearby villages come to many private schools and Sr. Sec. gov. school for pursuing their education.

Narnaund is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 208 metres (682 feet).

Politics

For many years, this constituency has been seen as anti-Congress seat.

In 1967, Rameshwar Dutt won first MLA election from Narnaund assembly constituency of the newly created Haryana state. In 1968 and 1972, Joginder Singh won two consecutive assembly elections. In 1977, 1982, 1987 and 1992, Virendra Singh won four consecutive legislative assembly elections. In 1996, 2000, 2005 and 2009 it was won by Jaswant Singh, Ram Bhagat Sharma, Ram Kumar Gautam and Saroj Mor respectively. From 2004 to 2014, Ram Kumar Gautam won two consecutive assembly elections.

In 2014 Assembly Elections, cabinet minister Captain Abhimanyu of BJP won the Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 2014 over Raj Singh Mor of INLD and independent candidate Ram Kumar Gautam.[2][3][4][5]

Narnaund falls under Hisar Lok Sabha constituency. In 2014 Lok sabha elections, Dushyant Chautala become MP from this seat.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[6] Narnaund had a population of 15,114. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Narnaund has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 44%. In Narnaund, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.According to 2011 census, population of narnaund had increased 1.32%. the population counted 17,242 in 2011.

Economy

Primarily, Narnaund is an agriculture-based region where more than 80% people earn their livelihood via agriculture or related profession. This tehsil has a large anaaj mandi, and ever developing market along the highway.

Prominent People with Narnaund-connection

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Narnaund
  2. 2014 Haryana Results
  3. CEO results
  4. "MLA Details". haryanaassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  5. Haryana Assemby Website, 13th House MLAs
  6. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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