Panipat district | |
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 Kala Amb, site of theThird Battle of Panipat | |
.svg) Location in Haryana | |
| Coordinates (Panipat):29°23′N76°58′E / 29.39°N 76.97°E /29.39; 76.97 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| Division | Karnal |
| Headquarters | Panipat |
| Tehsils | 1. Panipat, 2. Samalkha, 3. Israna, 4. Madlauda, 5. Bapoli |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,268 km2 (490 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,205,437 |
| • Density | 950.7/km2 (2,462/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 555,085 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 75.94%
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| • Sex ratio | 864 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH1, NH71A, NH709AD, SH16 |
| Lok Sabha constituencies | Karnal (shared with Karnal district) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 1.Panipat Rural, 2.Panipat City, 3.Israna, 4.Samalkha |
| Website | panipat |
Panipat district (pronunciationⓘ) is one of the 22districts ofHaryana in northIndia. The historical city ofPanipat is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district occupies an area of 1,268 km2 (490 sq mi), making it the nineteenth largest in the state withGurgaon andPanchkula following it.
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The first record of the district is found inAin-i-Akbari. It was part of Subah Delhi. When the British took over the area in 1803, it was a part of Delhi territory. In 1819 reorganisation, Panipat, Karnal and Sonipat areas formed part of Panipat district. In 1851 Panipat district was divided into Panipat and Karnal tahsils with headquarters at Panipat and Gharaunda respectively. Three years later, headquarters of the district were shifted to Karnal. Since then numerous intra-district changes occurred.
Panipat district was carved out from the erstwhileKarnal district on 1 November 1989. On 24 July 1991 it was again merged with Karnal district. On 1 January 1992 it again became a separate district.Panipat is famous for textile industry
The district lies inKarnal division having two sub-divisional offices located atPanipat andSamalkha. The district has three tahsils viz Panipat,Israna and Samalkha. Five Community Development Blocks Madlauda, Panipat, Israna, Samalkha and Bapauli have been set up in the district for the development of rural areas.
Panipat district appeared on the Census map for the first time in 1991 comprising Panipat andAssandh tahsils. It was carved out of Karnal district. At that time, Panipat tahsil had 186 villages and two notified towns of Panipat and Samalkha and Assandh tahsil contained 46 villages and one town, namely, Assandh. Israna and Samalkha tahsils were created in December 1991 out of Panipat tahsil. Assandh tahsil was transferred back to Karnal in July 1991. Present position of the district in 2011 Census is that it contains 3 tahsils, namely, Panipat (76 villages and Panipat MCL, Kachrauli C.T., Kabri C.T., Sikanderpur C.T., Asan Khurd C.T., Panipat Taraf Ansar C.T., Panipat Taraf, Makhdum Zadgan C.T., Ugra Kheri C.T., Panipat Taraf Rajputan C.T., Sec. 11&12 Part II C.T., and Kheri Nangal C.T.), Israna (28 villages and no urban area) and Samalkha (82 villages and Samalkha MC).
Administratively, theDeputy Commissioner of Panipat is the overall incharge of the general administration in the district and performs the duties of the District Magistrate and the District Collector. Below the Deputy Commissioner is the Additional Deputy Commissioner who assists the Deputy Commissioner in the work relating to general administration, rural development, etc. The Deputy Commissioner along with ADC, chief executive officer of Zila Parishad, Superintendent of Police and other senior officers of the district looks after the development and regulatory functions in the district.
The Panipat district is headed by an IAS officer of the rank ofDeputy Commissioner (DC) who is the chief executive officer of the district. The district is divided into 2 sub-divisions, each headed by aSub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM):Panipat andSamalkha.
The above 2 sub-divisions are divided into 5 revenuetehsils, namely, Panipat, Samalkha,Israna, Bapoli andMadlauda.
There are fourVidhan Sabha constituencies in this district:
Panipat district is a part of theKarnal (Lok Sabha constituency).
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1951 | 238,834 | — |
| 1961 | 298,232 | +2.25% |
| 1971 | 382,445 | +2.52% |
| 1981 | 507,164 | +2.86% |
| 1991 | 698,103 | +3.25% |
| 2001 | 967,449 | +3.32% |
| 2011 | 1,205,437 | +2.22% |
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According to the2011 census Panipat district has apopulation of 1,205,437,[2] roughly equal to the nation ofBahrain[3] or the US state ofNew Hampshire.[4] This gives it a ranking of 396th in India (out of a total of640).[2] The district has a population density of 951 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,460/sq mi) .[2] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.60%.[2] Panipat has asex ratio of 864females for every 1000 males,[2] and aliteracy rate of 75.94%. Scheduled Castes make up 17.11% of the population.[2]
| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Hinduism | 89.92% | |||
| Islam | 7.19% | |||
| Sikhism | 2.08% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.81% | |||
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 47.89% of the population in the district spokeHaryanvi, 42.52%Hindi, 6.09%Punjabi and 0.98%Bhojpuri as their first language.Hindi,Haryanvi andPunjabi are primarily spoken in urban areas, whileHaryanvi dominates rural areas.[6]
There are several engineering colleges in Panipat district:
Bahrain 1,214,705 July 2011 est.
New Hampshire 1,316,470
Geographic data related toPanipat district atOpenStreetMapPlaces adjacent to Panipat district | |
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