The state of Haryana, located in the northern part of India, constitutes of 21 districts. The Palwal District is one of these 21 districts. The administrative headquarters of Palwal District is located in Palwal City. Positioned on the Delhi-Mathura Highway, which the National Highway -2, the distance between the district and Delhi is measured to be 60 kilometers. From historical point of view, this place is a significant area. Apelava was a section of Indraprastha, the kingdom of Pandavas. It is believed that, in this kingdom of the Pandavas, under the name of Apelava, Palwal used to exist. Afterwards, Vikramaditya reinstated it.
Largely, the district of Palwal is significant from the historical viewpoint. For cotton business, this place is also the focal point in the area. �Panchvati�, a Hindu temple and a grand representation of Hinduism, is located here. In the Palwal station, Mahatma Gandhi was taken into custody for the very first time. In the entire Haryana, the maximum number of platforms is possessed by the Palwal Station. City hospital, Bagla Nursing Home, Manav Kalyan Ultrasound Centre are some of the hospitals present in the city. This place is set at an altitude of 195 meters. Many hospitals and educational institutions are located in the city. Kalra Colony Palwal has the Geeta Bhavan. A large bazaar for buying and selling of wheat and rice is also situated in the city. The whole country, not just the state of Haryana, gets supply of the grains from this market place. 25 small as well as established organizations for teaching Computer Hardware, Software and Networking are also located in the city.
Palwal History
Palwal used to come under the Punjab Province and also constituted a portion of the Gurgaon district during the British Raj. In 1857, during the mutiny against the British, there was involvement of a large number of people from this area. From this place, 17 people in addition to Hayat Ali and Khairat Ali died for the cause of Indian independence. From his house, Hayat Ali was taken into custody and was sent to Delhi, where his execution took place by hanging. In addition to this, the British gave the sentence to hang his other male family members. Issuing of many arrest warrants were released.
Nazeer Ali was saved by Tahsildar Palwal, who pretended to be a bangle seller, gained entrance to the Hayat Alis house and concealed him in a bangle covered basket. During this time the age of Nazeer Ali was only 2 years. In the forest of Nageena, which is close to Palwal, the boy was left by Tahsildar Palwal. The female family members of Hayat Alis family followed him wherever he was going and ultimately reached the forest. The child was then rescued from the forest by the female family members of Hayat Ali. With much vigilance, the rescue party and the child reached Tijara in the end. Iradat Ali bin Rustam Ali was one of the 17 people who were executed by hanging in Palwal. He was Hayat Alis daughters husband. Iradat Alis brother Karamat Ali was capable of saving his own life and escape from Pinangwan, upon the attack by the British in Pinangwan to go after Hayat Alis other family members. Karamat Ali escaped to Tijara. Afterwards he took the name of Zamin Ali.
A new Faridabad District was created on 15th August, 1979, upon the splitting up of Gurgaon District. Palwal, at this time, became a component of the newly formed district. on 15th August, 2008, eventually Palwal was given the status of a full time district and thus became the 21st district of Haryana.
