Dharuhera

Dharuhera
—  city  —
Dharuhera Location of Dharuhera in Haryana and India
Coordinates	28°13′N 76°47′E / 28.22°N 76.78°E / 28.22; 76.78Coordinates: 28°13′N 76°47′E / 28.22°N 76.78°E / 28.22; 76.78
Country	India
State	Haryana
District(s)	Rewari
Population	18,890 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 244 metres (801 ft)

Dharuhera (Hindi: धारुहेड़ा) is a census town in Rewari tehsil of Rewari district in the state of Haryana, India. Dharuhera comes under Delhi NCR region and it is an industrial hub.^[1][2][3]It was founded by Choudhary Nand Ram, a Yaduvanshi Ahir ruler of Rewari.^[4][5]

Geography

Dharuhera is located at 28°13′N 76°47′E / 28.22°N 76.78°E / 28.22; 76.78.^[6] It has an average elevation of 244 metres (800 feet).

It lies on NH8 (Delhi-Jaipur national highway) about 70 km from Delhi.Distance from Gurgaon to Dharuhera is only 30 km.^[7]

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[8] Dharuhera had a population of 18,890. Males constitute 57% of the population and females 43%. Dharuhera has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75% and, female literacy is 56%. In Dharuhera, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

The economy of Dharuhera was mainly agrarian until recently. Dharuhera industrial estate has provided some employment to the local persons. Of late, much of the agricultural land has been bought by real estate developers as the urbanisation and construction activity extends from Gurgaon towards Rewari. Dharuhera is now a preferred location for investors in real estate and built properties. Though there are few concerns from Finance Minister lately about this acquired land being fertile and shouldn't have been acquired for residential projects. Some of the projects seen in the area include M2K County, Bestech City, Parsvnath, Vardhman and Raheja Builders.

Industries

Dharuhera industrial estate is located on both sides of NH8 and has many large manufacturing plants such as Hero Honda motorcycles.

Urban development

Dharuhera is only 20 minutes drive from Gurgaon and 40 minutes from Indira Gandhi International Airport. Due to its proximity with Gurgaon and New Delhi, Dharuhera has all the makings of the next big satellite city in the region, with a number of developers running projects here.^[9]

See also

• Gurgaon
• Manesar
• Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway
• Pataudi

References

1. ^ http://www.urbanindia.nic.in/theministry/subordinateoff/tcpo/DMA_Report/CHAPTER_5.pdf
2. ^ http://wikimapia.org/12810856/Bestech-City-Dharuhera-Delhi-NCR
3. ^ http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020514/ncr1.htm
4. ^ http://books.google.co.in/books?ei=oQqHTamyB8rnrAe78qE1&ct=result&id=xzI-AAAAMAAJ&dq=dharuhera+yadav&q=dharuhera
5. ^ Rao Tula Ram, a hero of 1857
6. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Dharuhera
7. ^ http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020514/ncr1.htm
8. ^ "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. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
9. ^ http://www.sify.com/finance/realtors-ride-on-demand-in-tier-ii-cities-news-equity-lc0cl3gcceb.html