Nuh District, Haryana

Nuh is an administrative district in Haryana, India. The district is located about 300 km from Chandigarh, the capital of Haryana. Its administrative headquarters is in Nuh. Hindi, Mewati and Urdu are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 1,507 km², including 1,441.71 km² of rural area and 65.29 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Nuh District

Nuh District is divided into 6 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 443 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Ferozepur Jhirka79526.52
2Indri42
3Nagina St67
4Nuh76465.41
5Punahana97291.30
6Taoru82223.77

Population of Nuh District

According to the 2011 Census, Nuh District had a population of 10,89,263 people living in 1,60,280 households. The population comprised 5,71,162 males and 5,18,101 females, with an average population density of 723 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population10,89,2639,65,1571,24,106
Male Population5,71,1625,06,08665,076
Female Population5,18,1014,59,07159,030
Total Households1,60,2801,39,97520,305
Population Density723 / km²669 / km²1,901 / km²

Nuh District had 4,54,897 literate people and 2,48,128 children in the 0–6 age group. The Scheduled Caste (SC) population was 75,251. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)2,48,1282,25,06923,059
Literate Population4,54,8973,84,74970,148
Illiterate Population6,34,3665,80,40853,958
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population75,25157,23818,013
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population000

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.