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Haileymandi

Coordinates: 28°21′05″N 76°45′23″E / 28.35125°N 76.75637°E / 28.35125; 76.75637
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Haileymandi
city
Haileymandi is located in Haryana
Haileymandi
Haileymandi
Location in Haryana, India
Haileymandi is located in India
Haileymandi
Haileymandi
Haileymandi (India)
Coordinates: 28°21′05″N 76°45′23″E / 28.35125°N 76.75637°E / 28.35125; 76.75637
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictGurgaon
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-HR
Vehicle registrationHR 76
Websiteharyana.gov.in

Haileymandi is a town and a municipal committee in Gurgaon district in the Indian state of Haryana. It was the market town of the erstwhile Pataudi State before Indian independence.[1] Nearby is the temple of 'Baba Hardeva'.

History

As per historical background given in district gazette, in the beginning of the nineteenth century, a British man established a bungalow near the railway station village of Jatauli. Lord Hailey from Britain was placed here and was in charge of the area during British Raj. With the passage of time, the commercial activities (Mandi) developed due to the nearness to railway station. The place derives its name from the name of Bungalow i.e. "Haily" and "Mandi". With the passage of time, mandi has been developed into a major grain market and became the main source of employment of the area.[2] In the year 1937 onwards two small hemlets (villages) namely TODAPUR was established by Late Seth TODAR MAL JAIN 24/02/1910-15/03/1947 by giving land free of cost particularly to poor and very poor people who were later called HARIJANS. Now that TODAPUR consists of ward no. 1, 2 and 3 of Hailey Mandi, Municipal Committee.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[3] Haileymandi had a population of 17,072. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Haileymandi has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 89%, and female literacy is 58%. In Haileymandi, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. ^ Pataudi-Haily Mandi to get facelift The Times of India, 30 September 2011.
  2. ^ http://tcpharyana.gov.in/DevelopmentPlan/Pataudi/DDP%20Pataudi%20Haily%20Mandi-2031%20Notification%20(English).pdf
  3. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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