Punhana is a town in Punhana sub-division in the
Nuh district
Nuh district (formerly known as Mewat district) is one of the 22 districts in the Indian state of Haryana. There are four sub-divisions in this district: Nuh, Ferozepur Jhirka, Punahana, and Taoru. It has an area of and had a population of 1. ...
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India
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Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land a ...
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Geography
Punahana is the largest town of
Mewat, at an average elevation of 187 metres (613 feet).
Demographics
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Punahana had a population of 13,178. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Punahana has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63% and female literacy is 41%. In Punahana, 21% of the population is under 6 years of age. The district has a low population when compared to the population density of India.
Nearby towns
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Pinangwan
Pinangwan is a town and eponymous block in Nuh District of Haryana state of India. It lies in the Mewat region of Delhi NCR and Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor. It is located on the MDR131 to Punhana and is also adjacent to the Delhi Mumba ...
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Indana
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Gurgaon
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Ferozepur Jhirka
Ferozepur Jhirka, also known as Ferojpur Jhirka, is a town, near Nuh city in Nuh district in the state of Haryana, India.
History
Ferozepur Jhirka was founded in 1419 by Wali (patriarch) of Mewat, Khanzada Feroz Khan who styled himself as R ...
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Hodal
Hodal is a city and a municipal council in Palwal district in the Haryana state of India. It is located at and has an average elevation of .
Hodal is a Haryana Legislative Assembly constituency segment, within the Faridabad Lok Sabha const ...
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Palwal
Palwal is a city and a municipal council. It is the headquarters of Palwal district, the 21st district of Haryana state in northern India. It is a centre of the cotton trade in the area. It is also a part of National Capital Region.
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Bichhor
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Nuh
* Hathin
* Lohinga Kalan
References
Cities and towns in Nuh district
Mewat
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