Gurgaon

Gurgaon, a district of the Punjab, in the division of Delhi, with an area of 1984 sq. m. Pop. (1891) 668,929, over two-thirds Hindus. Agriculture is the chief employment; the soil is on the whole not unfertile, but there is little artificial irrigation, and the district has suffered greatly from drought. The commercial centre is Rewari (q.v.); the civil headquarters is Gurgaon (pop. 4000), 21 miles SW. of Delhi by rail, with some trade in grain.