Palwal

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Palwal
Coordinates: 28°24′N 76°35′E / 28.4, 76.59
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Coordinates: 28°24′N 76°35′E / 28.4, 76.59 Palwal is a city and a municipal council in Faridabad district in the Indian state of Haryana.

It is situated at a distance of 60 km from Delhi on the Delhi-Mathura highway. The latitude of the town is 28° 40' N and longitude is 76° 59' E. The area of town is 22.10 km²^[1].

It is a place of great antiquity, supposed to figure in the earliest Aryan traditions under the name of Apelava, part of the Pandava kingdom of Indraprastha, which was later restored by Vikramaditya ^[2].

Its importance is mainly historical, but it is a centre for the cotton trade in the area. It is the site of a Hindu temple called "Panchvati" which is a great symbol of the religion. Mahatama Gandhi was arrested for the first time at the Palwal station. There are many hospitals like City hospital,bagla nursing home,manav kalyan ultrasound centre etc.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Demographics
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Palwal is located at 28.15° N 77.33° E^[3]. It has an average elevation of 195 metres (639 feet). It is a city of hospitals and schools

[edit] History

[edit] Ancient times

The city Palwal got its name from a demon,"Palwasur" who ruled this place during the reign of Pandavas. He was killed by Balarama,elder brother of Shri Krishna.In his memory,every year a festival is organised in palwal which is known as "Baldev Chhat Ka Mela". There is also a temple dedicated to Balaram near Railway Station of Palwal.

Palwal part of Punjab Province in 1903.

[edit] British Period

During the British period, Palwal was a part of the Punjab Province and a part of Gurgaon district.

[edit] Post-independence

On 15th August, 1979 , Gurgaon district was further divided to form a new Faridabad district, and Palwal became a part of it ^[4]. Palwal has been declared 21st district of Haryana on 30th march 2008.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[5], Palwal had a population of 100,528. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Palwal has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 57%. In Palwal, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.