Nangal Choudhary

Nangal Chaudhary is an important village and block of District Mahendragarh at Narnaul. It holds the crown of being "First Cyber Village of Haryana". Now it has an assembly seat in Haryana government.^[when?]

History

During the Mughal rule, Narnaul was a flourishing town.

Nawab Shah Quli Khan, a Governor of Akbar, erected many splendid buildings at Narnaul, laid out many beautiful gardens and built a fine mausoleum for himself.

Geography

Presently, Nangal Chaudhary is one of district block headquarters situated in southern part of the district and touchs districts of Alwar, Sikar and Jaipur of Rajasthan state. The upland tract unit covers the area between northern Narnaul and Nangal Chaudhary Hills in the Narnaul Tehsil. A desert upland,situated between 284 and 302 meters above the mean sea level belongs to the Aravali System. Nangal Chaudhary hills in Narnaul tehsil near Haryana-Rajasthan boundary are one of the many geographical features of Independent hill ranges in Mahendragarh in Narnaul Tehsils. East of the Kasaunti or Krishnawati river stream, the elevation of 626 m and relative relief of 160 m is found near Mukandpura village. North-west and south of Narnaul town, rounded hillocks and elliptical hills are prominent features of the landscape in the sandy terrain between the Dohan and Kasaunti streams. The elevation of the conical hillock near Thans village is the highest, 652 m.

Festivals

The people of the district celebrate major festivals with same enthusiasm as in other parts of Haryana. The most significant festivals are Diwali, Dussehra, Ram Naumi, Holi, Teej, Janam Ashtami, Shivaratri, Sankrat and Raksha Bandhan. Some festivals are celebrated only by women and these include Karva Chauth, Nirjala Ekadshi and Hoee. Three festivals, viz Teej, Gugga Naumi and Dulhandi carry wider local significance in the district.

Gugga Naumi is a religious festival connected with snake worship observed on Bhadra 9 (August). To commemorate Gugga Naumi, fairs are held at Gugga shrines. People who do not go to his shrine pour lassi and sevian (cooked vermicelli) in holes that might contain snakes. The important Gugga fairs are held at Bawal (Bawal Tahsil), Asadpur, Bikaner, Dharuhera, Darauli, Suruora, Jatusana, Rohria, Turkiawas (Rewari Tahsil), Nautana, Bawana, Kuksi, Kanina, Patherwa, Bawania, Maupura (Mahendragarh Tahsil), Hudiana, Kauwi, Nangal Chaudhry, Ateli and Narnaul (Narnaul Tahsil). Wrestling championships are organized by the village folk at North India level. Apart from traditional entertainment programmes, people entertain themselves by raagnis, nehre, dhammal and swang. People of this region relish Rabari and Lassi as main food item along with Bajra roti and butter.

Resources

In the vicinity of the village limestone is found in the riverbed of krishnawati river and village dostpur There are mines of various ores. In village Gulawala, quartz (Phelsphar) is found in hills. In neighbouring village Aantri Biharipur some other rare stones are found.