The district was created on 4 April 2005, by taking areas from Gurgaon district and the Hathin Block of Faridabad district. However, in 2008, Hathin sub-division was reorganized in the new district of Palwal. Mewat district was renamed Nuh in 2016, because Mewat is a cultural region which spans the state of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The district comprises Nuh, Taoru, Nagina, Ferozepur Jhirka, Indri, Punhana and Pinangwan blocks, 431 villages and 297 panchayats. There had been 512 villages and 365 panchayats in district before Hathin Block was transferred to Palwal district.
Geography
The soil of the district is light in texture, composed of sandy soil, sandy loam and clay loam. The upper hills are mostly barren. The total area of Nuh district is.
Towns
Ferozepur Jhirka
Nagina – An important town of Ferozepur Jhirka Tehsil, located at the centre of the district. It is the sub-tehsil and block of the district. One ITI is also located here.
Pinangwan
Punahana
Tauru - an important town is a sub division of mewat district this town border touch gurgaon district and bhiwadi district alwar only town in mewat with Hinduism majority. One ITI and one college affiliated to MDU University
Nuh - It has a medical college established in August 2012 by government of haryana mamed SHKM GMC Nalhar.
Demography
According to the 2011 census, Nuh district had a population of 1,089,263. By population, it ranks 420th among the 640 districts of India. The district had a population density of. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 37.94%. It had a sex ratio of 906 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 56.1%. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 73.94% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 25.76% Urdu as their first language. According to the 2011 Census of India, the total population of the district was 1,089,263 of which124,106 lived in urban areas while the majority of 965,157 lived in rural areas. Out of the total population of 993,617, there were then 571,162 males and 518,101 females. The scheduled caste population was around 75,251 in 2011 against 78,802 in 2001. The total numbers of households were 159,858. The total number of Below Poverty Line households were 53,125, including Hathin Block in 2001 however no data is available as per 2011 census.
Economy
The main occupation in the districut is agriculture, followed by allied and agro-based activities. The Meos are the predominant population group and are all agriculturists. Agriculture is mostly rain-fed except in small pockets where canal irrigation is available, and crop yield per hectare is low compared with the rest of the state. Animal husbandry, particularly dairy, is the secondary source of income for the people; those who live closer to the hilly ranges of Aravali also keep sheep and goats. The heavy indebtedness of most of the farmers requires them to sell milk to their lenders at below-market price, which drastically reduces their income. Towns such as Punhana, Pinangwan, Ferozepur Jhirka, Taoru and Nuh are major hubs of retail shopping and act as backbones of day-to-day life in the area. The district also has a MMTC–PAMP factory located in the Rojka–Meo industrial estate.
Climate
The district falls under the sub-tropical semi-arid climatic zone with extremely hot temperatures in summer. January is the coldest month with temperature ranging between. May and June are the hottest months of the year with the temperature ranging from. The annual rainfall varies considerably, from. About 80% of the annual rainfall is received during the monsoon season, from June to September with a peak in July. Dryness of air is a standard feature in Mewat district, with high humidity only during the monsoon period. During the monsoon, the sky is heavily clouded, and winds are strong. Winds are generally light during the post-monsoon and winter months. The dry season of minimum humidity is between April and May, when strong dusty winds are conspicuous. Nuh district experiences a high incidence of thunderstorms and dust storms, often accompanied by violent squalls from April to June. The thunderstorms may be accompanied by heavy rain and occasionally by hail. In the winter months, fog may appear in the district.
Transport
Nuh town is on National Highway 248A , connecting the district to Gurugram and Alwar. The Kundli–Manesar–Palwal Expressway provides high-speed access to the district from Palwal and Manesar. Major District Roads 131 and 135 connect to the Delhi–Agra Highway. The nearest railway station is Hodal which is around from Punahana town. The closest railway station to the district headquarters, Nuh town, is away in Palwal. The planned route of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway will pass west of Pinangwan town and is expected to boost connectivity to cities.
