Palwal Tourism, Haryana India
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Palwal Fast Facts
- State: Haryana
- District: Palwal
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- Population: 127,931 (2011)
- Religions: Hindu, Muslim
- Area: 1,359 km2
- Altitude: 200 m
- Language: Hindi, Haryanabi
- Best Season: October to March
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- Local Transport: Bus, Taxi, Auto Riksaw
- Pincode: 121102
- STDCode: 01275
Palwal, India Overview
Municipal council and district of Haryana is Palwal. It is located near Delhi highway. Palwal is the area where pandava lived. Later on it, become the place of vikramaditya. Palwal is famous for cotton. In this city there is famous temple of Hindu named panchvati. It is the only city where the Gandhi was first arrested. Palwal is the small city, which is the district of state Haryana. 22.10 kilometer square is the area of Palwal. The latitude and longitude is 28 degree 40 N and 76 degree 59 E respectively. It is the district of state of Haryana.
Palwal, the cotton hub is situated in the Palwal district of Haryana. It is situated 60 kms away from Delhi. During the reign of the Pandavas, there was a demon named Palwasur after whom the place is named. The mention of Palwal can be found in the Mahabharata as a part of the Pandava kingdom of Indraprastha. The demon Palwasur was killed by Lord Krishna's brother Balaram. It was also the place of king Vikramaditya.
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Palwal, India History
The city Palwal got its name from a demon, "Palwasur" who ruled this place during the reign of Pandavas. He was killed by Balarama, elder brother of Shri Krishna. In his memory, every year a festival is organised in palwal which is known as "Baldev Chhat Ka Mela". There is also a temple dedicated to Balaram near Municipal Office chowk. Railway Station of Palwal is the place from where Mahatma Gandhi ji were arrested first time. A historical building "Gandhi Ashram" was made in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi. Syed Yusuf Ali Palwali was a noble and rich man from Palwal during the short ruling period of Muhammad Azam Shah and died along with Muhammad Azam Shah on 19 June 1707 at the battle of Jajuwan.
In 17th century, Khan Mohammad from Palwal married his daughter with Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad. Similarly, the son of Qazi Syed Rafi Mohammad, Mohammad Baqar, was married to Sultan Bibi from Palwal. The daughter of Mohammad Baqar, 'Khairun Nisan' was also married in Palwal to Mohammad Ikram ibn Sultan Mohammad (alias Qazi Mian of Palwal). The daughter of 'Khairun Nisan' and Mohmmad Ikram namely 'Noorun Nisan' was married with Mohammad Mureeed, son of Qazi Syed Hayatullah. Qazi Syed Mohammad Rafi also married in Palwal with Fazal Nisan, daughter of Mohammad Saeed ibn Mohammad Hussain ibn Maulana Abul Khair. These intermarriages show how deep relations were there between Palwal and Sakras.