Panipat district
Panipat district ⓘ (Template:Lang-hi) is one of the 21 districts of Haryana in north India. The historical town of Panipat is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district occupies an area of 1268 km², making it the 19th largest in the state, just above Gurgaon and Panchkula.
History
Panipat district was carved out from the erstwhile Karnal 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.
Divisions
The district is divided into two sub-divisions:
These sub-divisions are further divided into three tehsils:
There are four Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district:
- Panipat Rural
- Panipat City
- Israna
- Samalkha
Panipat district is a part of the Karnal Lok Sabha constituency.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Panipat district has a population of 1,205,437,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Bahrain[2] or the US state of New Hampshire.[3] This gives it a ranking of 396th in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 951 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,460/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.60%.[1] Panipat has a sex ratio of 864 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 75.94%.
References
- ^ a b c d e "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Bahrain 1,214,705 July 2011 est.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|quote=at position 8 (help) - ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
New Hampshire 1,316,470
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|quote=at position 14 (help) - ^ http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/214-panipat.html
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