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 At the time of it’s formation on 1st November, 1966, Haryana State had seven districts.
Thereafter 13 new districts were notified from time to time by changing the
boundaries of the existing districts. The Mewat district was carved out from
erstwhile Gurgoan and Faridabad districts, which came into existence on
4th April 2005 as the 20th district of the Haryana
State. The district headquarter is located at Nuh. The
district comprises of five blocks namely Nuh, Tauru, Nagina, Firozpur Jhirka
and Punhana. There are 431 villages in the district and 297 Panchayats.
There are 512 villages and 365 Panchayats in Mewat area including
Hathin Block of District Palwal.
Geographically, Mewat District is situated between 26-degree and 30-degree North
latitude and 76-degree and 78-degree East longitude. Gurgaon district bounds it on its
North, while Rewari district lies to its West and Faridabad district to its East. On
South, the district shares its boundary with the State of Rajasthan. Mewat
district is largely comprises of planes. Inconsistency in Mewat topography is
evident from its patches of land with hills and hillock of the Aravali Mountain
on the one hand and plains on the other. Thus, physio-graphically the area is
divided into two tracts- upland and low land.
(Map of District Mewat-Click Here)
Historical Background
Mewat
- Land of the Meos, has its
genesis in its tribal inhabitants, the Meo tribals, who are agriculturalist. The
area is a distinct ethnic and socio-cultural tract. The Meos, who trace their
roots to the early Aryan invasion of Northern India, call themselves Kshatriyas
and have preserved their social and cultural traits to a surprisingly large
extent, unlike the other tribes of nearby areas.
During the regime of the Tughlak dynasty in the 14th century A.D., these people
embraced Islam but till today, they have maintained their age-old distinctive
ethno-cultural identity.
Historically, the region has been extremely turbulent and has been subject to repeated invasions and
resultant plundering throughout the post-Vedic period, largely due to the
situational peculiarity of the area and the non-sub-jugative attitude of the
people. The destruction and devastation over the centuries resulted in
backwardness and gross under-development of both the area and its proud people.
According to the Census of India 2001, the total population of Mewat was 9,93,617
(including Hathin Block of district Palwal) of which
46,122 (4.64%) lived in urban areas and the major chunk 9,47,495 (95.36%) of the population lived in
rural areas. Out of the total population of 9,93,617, there are 5,24,872 males and 4,68,745
females. The SC population is around 78,802. The total numbers of households are
1,42,822 out of which 1,35,253 (95%) are in rural areas and remaining 7569 (5%) are in urban areas.
The total number of BPL households are 53125 including Hathin
Block.
The main occupation of the people of Mewat is agriculture and allied and agro-based activities.
The Meos (Muslims) are the predominant population group and are completely agriculturists. They perceive
themselves as such, with a sense of pride. The agriculture in Mewat is mostly rain fed except in small
pockets where canal irrigation is available. Agriculture production measured in terms of crop yield per
hectare in Mewat is comparatively low to the other districts of the State. Animal husbandry, particularly
dairy is the secondary source of income for people of Mewat and those who live closer to the hilly ranges
of Aravali also keep a few sheep and goats. Milk yields are not so low, however, due to
heavy indebtedness most of the farmers are forced to sell the milk to the lenders at lower than normal
price, which drastically reduces their income from the milk. The poultry population in Mewat
is much less in comparison to other districts of Haryana State.
Mewat has remained a region of backwardness even after independence. The area lags behind the rest of
Haryana on almost every yardstick of development indices, even though the farthest point of Mewat is no
farther than 145 Km. from the National Capital of India.
Soil
The soil of Mewat is light in texture, particularly sandy, sandy loam and
clay loam. The upper hills are mostly barren.
Agriculture
The total population of Mewat according to the 2001
Census was 993617 of which 46122 i.e. 4.64% was urban and 947495, i.e. 95.36% was rural. The average
household size in rural Mewat was 7. The Meos (Muslims) are the predominant population group and are
virtually completely agriculturist. They perceive themselves as such, with a sense of pride. The
agriculture in Mewat is mostly rain fed except in small pockets where canal irrigation is available.
Agriculture production measured in terms of crop yield per hectare in Mewat is comparatively low.
Animal Husbandry
Animal husbandry is the secondary source of income. Those who live closer to the hilly ranges of
Aravali also keep sheep and goats. Milk yield is not so low, but due to heavy indebtedness the income
from the' milk is much reduced, as many farmers have to sell the milk to the lender at lower than
normal price. The poultry population in Mewat is much less than in rest of Haryana.
Climate
Mewat falls under the Sub-Tropical, Semi-arid climatic zone with
extremely hot temperature in summer. Dryness of air is standard feature in Mewat except during the
monsoon season. May & June are the hottest months of the year with the temperature ranging from
30 C to 48 C, January, on the other hand is the coldest month with temperature ranging between 4 C to
25 C. Strong dusty winds are conspicuous during summer.
Rainfall
The annual rainfall varies considerably from year to year. The maximum rainfall is experienced during
the monsoon season, which reaches its peak in the month of July. The principal precipitation occurs
during monsoon period from June to September when about 80% of the rainfall is received. The average
rainfall varies from 336 mm to 440 mm in the district.
Humidity
Humidity is considerably low during the greater part of the year. The
Mewat experiences high
humidity only during the monsoon period. The period of minimum humidity (less than 20%) is between April
and May.
Wind
During the monsoon, the sky is heavily clouded, and winds are strong during this period. Winds are
generally light during the post-monsoon and winter months.
Region Specific Weather Phenomena
Mewat experiences a high incidence of thunderstorms and dust storms, often accompanied by violent
squalls (andhar) during the period April to June. Sometimes the thunderstorms are accompanied by heavy
rain and occasionally by hailstorms. In the winter months, fog sometimes appears in the district.
Literacy
The literacy rate in Mewat is comparatively low particularly in the case of female literacy.
Literacy rate is 44.07% against State average of 67.91%, while female literacy rate is 24.26
against State average of 55.73%.
Sex Ratio
The Male: Female sex ratio is also lower than the National average. In Mewat there are only 893
females to each 1000 male as against the national average of 927 females per l000 males. Infant
mortality rate in Mewat indicate similar backwardness rising up to 85 per 1000 in Punhana block,
which has 80% Muslim community, as against the national average of 72 and 75 for the State of Haryana.
Maternal mortality rates are not available, but considering the poor health facilities, large
family size and the adverse sex ratio, it can be safely assumed that maternal mortality is high.
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