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Mahendragarh district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. The name of the district is derived from the town of Mahendragarh, which was earlier known as Kanaud. This previous name of the place was derived from the Kanodia group of Brahmins. In the year 1948, Mahendragarh emerged as a separate district by merging various areas of the erstwhile princely states such as Narnaul and Mahendragarh tehsils from Patiala State, Dadri from Jind State and a part of Bawal Nizamat from Nabha State.    Dhosi Ka Pahad   Sometime later, with the merger of the Patiala and East Punjab State Union with Punjab on 1 November 1956, it automatically joined as a part of the Punjab state, while in 1966 when Haryana state was formed, it became its Became a part. Mahendragarh is one of the few districts in India where the name of the district and the name of its main town are different.   Population   According to 2011 census, the total population of the district is 9,22,088. The sex