Gurgaon district
Gurgaon district, officially known as Gurugram district, is one of the 22 districts of Haryana in northern India. The city of Gurgaon is the administrative headquarters of the district. The population is 1,514,432. It is one of the southern districts of Haryana. On its north, it is bounded by the district of Jhajjar and the Union Territory of Delhi. Faridabad district lies to its east. To its south lie the districts of Palwal and Nuh. To the west lies Rewari district.
Gurgaon district | |
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District | |
| Gurugram district | |
Clockwise from top-left: Building in Gurgaon, Highway near Gurgaon Phase 2, new road near Pataudi, Damdama Lake, Sheesh Mahal in Farrukhnagar | |
Location in Haryana | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| Division | Gurgaon |
| Headquarters | Gurgaon |
| Tehsils | 1. Gurgaon, 2. Sohna, 3. Pataudi, 4. Farukh Nagar 5. Manesar 6. Wazirabad 7. Badshahpur 8. Kadipur 9. Garhi Harsaru |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,258 km2 (486 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,514,432 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 84.4% |
| • Sex ratio | 853 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH 48, NH 148A, NH 248A, NH 919, SH 15A, SH 26, MDR 132, MDR 133, MDR 136, MDR 137 |
| Lok Sabha constituencies | Gurgaon (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 1. Pataudi, 2. Badshahpur, 3. Gurgaon and 4. Sohna |
| Website | gurugram |
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