About Dharuhera

Dharuhera (Hindi: ) is a census town in Rewari tehsil of Rewari district in the state of Haryana, India. Dharuhera comes under Delhi NCR region and it is an industrial hub.It was founded by Choudhary Nand Ram, a Yaduvanshi Ahir ruler of Rewari. Dharuhera is located at 2813N 7647E / 28.22N 76.78E / 28.22; 76.78. It has an average elevation of 244metres (800feet). It lies on NH8 (Delhi-Jaipur national highway) about 70km from Delhi.Distance from Gurgaon to Dharuhera is only 30km. As of 2001 India census, Dharuhera had a population of 18,890. Males constitute 57% of the population and females 43%. Dharuhera has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75% and, female literacy is 56%. In Dharuhera, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. The economy of Dharuhera was mainly agrarian until recently. Dharuhera industrial estate has provided some employment to the local persons. Of late, much of the agricultural...