Panipat district
Panipat district
Panipat district | |
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District of Haryana | |
![]() Location of Panipat district in Haryana | |
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/km2 (2,500/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 | http://panipat.nic.in/ |
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
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% |
source:[1] |
According to the 2011 census Panipat district has a population of 1,205,437,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Bahrain[3] or the US state of New Hampshire.[4] This gives it a ranking of 396th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 951 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,460/sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 24.60%.[2] Panipat has a sex ratio of 864 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 75.94%.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 92.14% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 6.09% Punjabi and 0.79% Urdu as their first language.[5]
Education
There are several engineering colleges in Panipat district:
Notable people
- Deshbandhu Gupta (1901-1951), independence campaigner
- Altaf Hussain Hali
- Bu Ali Shah Qalandar
- Mubashir Hassan (co-founder of Pakistan Peoples Party)
- Asees Kaur
- Jasvir Singh (kabaddi)
- Advocate Satyam Aneja
References
- Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- "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.
- "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
New Hampshire 1,316,470
- 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
- APIIT SD India
- P.I.E.T - Panipat Institute Of Engineering & Technology
- Geeta group of institutions
- "NCCE – Top and Best Engineering Colleges in Panipat, Haryana, India".