KALANAUR

About Kalanaur

Kalanaur is a city and a municipal committee in Rohtak district of the north Indian state of Haryana.Kalanaur is a significant town of Rohtak District in State of Haryana situated on DelhiRohtakBhiwani road. It is situated approximately 100 km from National Capital Delhi situated towards the western side of Delhi. It is situated at a distance of 20 km from Rohtak and 28 km from Bhiwani. The town of Bhiwani is towards the western direction, historical town Meham is situated in the northern side and Beri is situated in the southern direction of Kalanaur. The Delhi-Bhiwani Broadguage railway line passes through the town. Kalanaur is also surrounded by a group of small villages which includes Kherdi, Baund, Pilaur, Katesra, Gudhan, Sanghadhera, Ningana, Aanwal, Jindraan, Lahlii, Mokhra and Basana etc. There are many different beliefs regarding the evolution of Kalanaur, few of them are as under:Besides Mughals, Kalanaur also contains important symbols of history dating back to 1000 AD. In 1000 AD it was the only important town between Lahore and Nagarkot (Kangra). The historians of the district lament that even the government has been apathetic to the history in and around Kalanaur. Bricks from most of the important historical buildings in and Kalanaur were used for the construction of the Amritsar-Pathankot railway line in 1884. The historians have demanded that history in Kalanaur should be conserved by the government. Kalanaur is located at 28.83N 76.4E.[1] It has an average elevation of 200 metres (656 feet).