| Nalwa | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Haryana#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Haryana, India |
| Coordinates: | 28.8733°N 75.915°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Haryana |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hisar |
| Government Type: | Local government |
| Governing Body: | Panchayat |
| Leader Title: | Sarpanch |
| Leader Name: | Sh. Krishan Kaswan |
| Leader Title1: | MLA |
| Leader Name1: | Ranbir Singh Gangwa |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 215 |
| Population Total: | 4665 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 899 ♂/♀ |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Spoken |
| Demographics2 Info2: | Haryanvi, Bagri |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 125037[1] |
| Registration Plate: | HR |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Hisar |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Iso Code: | IN-HR |
Nalwa is a village, as well as an Assembly Constituency in Haryana Legislative Assembly, located in Hisar district in the state of Haryana in India.
It is situated from the national capital New Delhi and from the district headquarters Hisar on the Hisar-Tosham road.
Nalwa village is the native village of O. P. Jindal, an industrialist. His son Naveen Jindal is the Ex Member of Parliament (In 14th and 15th Lok Sabha) from Kurukshetra, Haryana.
The village gets its name from General Hari Singh Nalwa. Nalwa was a title bestowed on Hari Singh by Maharaja Ranjit Singh after the former single-handedly killed a tiger that had attacked him. On witnessing the event, Ranjit Singh's exclamation, "Wah! Mere Raja Nal, wah!" (Bravo my Raja Nal, bravo), became "Nal wah".[2] After Sardar Balwant Singh Nalwa's tenure as the Deputy Commissioner of Hisar district during the British Raj when Haryana was an integral part of undivided Punjab[3], the village was called 'Nalwa'. Balwant Singh was a fifth-generation descendant of the famed Sikh General.
As per Census 2011 -Nalwa is a large village located in Hisar, Haryana with total 845 families residing. The Nalwa village has population of 4665 of which 2457 are males while 2208 are females as per Population Census 2011.
People's living in the village are Hindu and Muslim. There are Bishnoi, Jat, Brahmins, Dhanak, Chamar, Thakar, Maniyar(Hindu), Maniyar(Muslim), Yadav, Balmiki, Baniya, Khati, Nai, Dhobi, Chimpi, Sunar and some other castes.
Nalwa village has lower literacy rate compared to Haryana. In 2011, literacy rate of Nalwa village was 69.24% compared to 75.55% of Haryana. In Nalwa Male literacy stands at 79.16% while female literacy rate was 58.20%.
In Nalwa village population of children with age 0-6 is 657 which makes up 14.08% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Nalwa village is 899 which is higher than Haryana state average of 879. Child Sex Ratio for the Nalwa as per census is 899, higher than Haryana average of 834.
Nalwa village of Hisar has substantial population of Scheduled Caste. Scheduled Caste (SC) constitutes 28.83% of total population in Nalwa village. The village Nalwa currently doesn't have any Scheduled Tribe (ST) population.
The village lies on State Highway (Major District Road 108). MDR 108 from Hisar to Bhiwani connects it to Tosham and other near by villages.
Bus service is the major means of transport in the village. Bus services are provided by Haryana Roadways and other private operators. Nalwa Bus Stand was established in 2016.
Nalwa is well-connected by the metalled asphalt (paved bitumen) road. List of the nearby city and villages away from the village→
Nalwa does not have a rail station. Nearest major train stations accessible by road are at Hisar, at Hansi and at Bhiwani city.
Hisar Airport, the nearest functional airport and flying training club is away. Currently, there are no commercial domestic or international flights from this airport. Nearest domestic and international airports are at Indira Gandhi International Airport at Delhi and 260km (160miles) Chandigarh International Airport.
According to the data maintained by the Government of India's Department of Statistics, the Government College, Nalwa was established in 1985, Government ITI in 1980.[4]
Nalwa became a new Vidhan Sabha constituency of Legislative Assembly of Haryana (Hindi: हरियाणा विधान सभा) in the state of Haryana in the 2008 delimitation exercise. Earlier, most of the villages of this constituency were under Adampur, a stronghold of Bhajan Lal. Some of the villages were earlier with the Bawani Khera Constituency.
Mayapuri, 2km (01miles) on the Nalwa-Tosham road forms a small part of Nalwa. Nalwa is a spiritual place with many temples.