Mahendragarh is a city and a municipal committee in Mahendragarh district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is 100 kilometres from Gurgaon and comes under National Capital Region. Earlier earlier was known as Kanaud because its was founded and inhabited by Kanaudia Brahmins. In 1860s it was renamed after Maharaja Mahendra Singh of Patiala Stat…Mahendragarh is a city and a municipal committee in Mahendragarh district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is 100 kilometres from Gurgaon and comes under National Capital Region. Earlier earlier was known as Kanaud because its was founded and inhabited by Kanaudia Brahmins. In 1860s it was renamed after Maharaja Mahendra Singh of Patiala State who was gifted this area by the British East India Company rule for his help in crushing the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in this area.