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For the present research work, the village level census data of 2001 and 2011 has been used to find out the growth rate of rural population at tehsil level in Punjab-Haryana Plain. The number of tehsils in 2001 was 139 which increased to 151 in 2011. Initially, the tehsil boundary of 2001 has been rearranged according to the tehsil boundary of 2011. During the time period 2001 to 2011, the average rural population growth rate in Punjab-Haryana Plain is 8.76 per cent. The maximum rural growth rate is found in Ferozepur Jhirka tehsil that is 35.88 per cent. On the other hand, the highest decline in rural growth rate is recorded in Gurgaon (-0.73) tehsil. Manesar and Farrukh Nagar tehsils are newly created from Gurgaon tehsil, so 79 villages out of 147 shifted from Gurgaon to Manesar (29 villages) and Farrukh Nagar (50 villages). Further, 36 villages of Gurgaon tehsil also merge into Gurgaon Municipal Corporation during the period 2001 to 2011.