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Sonipat district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana
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in
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. Sonipat town is the district headquarters. It is a part of National Capital Region. It is bordered by
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Panipat Panipat () is an industrial , located 95 km north of Delhi and 169 km south of Chandigarh on NH-44 in Panipat district, Haryana, India. It is famous for three major battles fought in 1526, 1556 and 1761. The city is also known as ...
,
Rohtak Rohtak () is a city and the administrative headquarters of the Rohtak district in the Indian state of Haryana. It lies north-west of New Delhi and south of the state capital Chandigarh on NH 9 (old NH 10). Rohtak forms a part of the Nationa ...
,
Jind Jind is one of the largest and oldest cities in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the administrative headquarter of Jind district. Rani Talab is the main destination for tourists while Pandu Pindara and Ramrai are the ma ...
,
Jhajjar Jhajjar is a town in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is a part of Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) and situated on the road connecting Rewari to Rohtak (NH-352), Loharu to Meerut (NH334B), Charkhi Dadri to Delhi and Gu ...
and Baghpat (
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). The district borders
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in south,
Panipat District Panipat district () is one of the 22 List of districts of Haryana, districts of Haryana in north India. The historical city of Panipat is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district occupies an area of , making it the nineteen ...
in the north, Jind District in the north-west,
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in the east with the
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acting as a border and
Rohtak District Rohtak district is a district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located in the southeast of the state and northwest of Delhi, bounded by Jind and Sonipat districts to the north, Jhajjar and Sonipat districts to the east, and Hissar, C ...
in the west.


Origin of name

The district is named after its administrative headquarters, Sonipat. Sonipat was earlier known as ''Sonprastha'', which later became '' Swarnprastha'' (Golden City), which is derived from two
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words, ''Svarna'' (Gold) and ''Prastha'' (Place). Over a period of time, the classical name Swarnprastha's pronunciation degraded into ''Svarnpat'', and then to its current form, ''Sonipat''. The earliest reference of this city comes in the historical book of
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, and at that time, it was one of the five villages demanded by the
Pandavas The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, aɳɖɐʋᵊ IAST: Pāṇḍava) is a group name referring to the five legendary brothers, Yudhishtira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva, who are central figures of the Hindu epic ''Mahabhara ...
in lieu of the kingdom of Hastinapur.


History

This district was carved out of the erstwhile
Rohtak district Rohtak district is a district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located in the southeast of the state and northwest of Delhi, bounded by Jind and Sonipat districts to the north, Jhajjar and Sonipat districts to the east, and Hissar, C ...
on 22 December 1972, with Sonipat as its headquarters.


Battle of Sonipat

The one and only battle fought in Sonipat was Battle of Sonipat. Dahiya Jats of Khanda, Sonipat village witnessed the Battle of Sonipat against
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and won the battle under the leadership of
Banda Singh Bahadur Banda Singh Bahadur, born Lachman Dev (27 October 1670 – 9 June 1716), was a Sikh warrior and a Jathedar, general of the Khalsa Fauj, Khalsa Army. At age 15, he left home to become an Sannyasa, ascetic, and was given the name Madho Das Baira ...
.


Geography

Broadly speaking, the entire district is a part of the Punjab plain, but the area is not level in some parts. Over most of the district, the soil is fine loam of rich colour. However, some areas have sandy soil and others Kallar. The plain has a gradual slope to the south and east. The district may be roughly divided into three regions: The Khadar, the upland plain and the sandy region.


The Khadar

Along the River Yamuna which is a narrow flood plain ranging from 2 to 4 miles in width and is formed by the river along its course. The Khader plain is 20 to 30 ft. lower adjoining upland plain. The soil is fine clay loam left by the receding floods of the Yamuna. Farmers in the Khadar area cultivate rice and sugar cane. Recently, the farmers have started planting Banana, Pappaya and other fruits trees in this area.


The upland plain

It consists of Sonipat tehsil lying to the west of the Khadar, and is the most extensive of the three regions: The Upland Plain is covered with old alluvium, which if properly irrigated, is highly productive. There is extensive Farming of crops, oil seeds, horticultural plants, vegetables and flowers in this region. The ridges in Gohana tehsil represent the northernmost extension of the Aravallis.


The sandy region

A much smaller part of the district is covered with soil consisting of sand or sandy loam. Parts of this region have high PH values leading Kallor land.


Administration

The district comprises three sub-divisions: Ganaur, Sonipat, and Gohana. They are further divided in four tehsils: Ganaur, Sonipat, Kharkhoda and Gohana. The tehsils of Kharkhoda and Sonipat fall under jurisdiction of Sonipat sub division, while tehsils of Ganaur and Gohana fall under the jurisdiction of their respective sub divisions. These are further divided into seven blocks: Ganaur, Sonipat, Rai, Kharkhoda, Gohana, Kathura and Mundlana. The district comprises 343 villages, out of which 15 are uninhabited. There are six
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constituencies in this district, namely, Ganaur, Rai, Kharkhauda, Sonipat, Gohana and Baroda. All of these are part of Sonipat Lok Sabha constituency. The other three Vidhan Sabha constituencies which are part of Sonipat Lok Sabha constituency, namely, Julana, Safidon and Jind are in Jind District. The district comprises a lone
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, Sonipat, and 3 municipal committees: Ganaur, Gohana and Kharkhoda.


Villages

The following villages are under the Sonipat district. * Bidhlan * Aghwanpur * Atail * Bai * Bajana Kalan * Bajana Khurd * Balli Qutabpur * Baraut * Bari * Begah * Bhagan * Bhakharpur * Bhanwar * Bharet * Bhogipur * Bhora Rasulpur * Bhuri * Bulandpur * Chandauli * Chirsami * Dabarpur * Datauli * Ganaur * Garhi Kesri * Ghasoli * Giaspur * Gumar * Jalalabad * Kailana * Kherigujar * Kheritaga * Khizarpur Ahir * Khubru * Lalheri * Larsoli * Machhrauli * Manak Majra * Miana * Mohammadpur Majra * Nayabans * Pabnera * Panchi Gujran * Panchi Jatan * Patti Barahmnan * Pipli Khera * Pogthala * Purkhas Dhiran * Purkhas Rathi * Rajlu * Rajpur * Ramnagar * Rasulpur * Sanpera * Sardhana * Shahpur Taga * Shamashpur * Udesipur * Umedgarh * Sheikhupura * Siha Khera(Ravi bhardwaj's village) * Teha * Teori * Zafarpur * Ahulana * Gohana * Nagar * Barota * Garhi Sharai Namdar khan * Garhi Unale Khan * Lath * Jauli * Bidhal * Tihar * Bhainswal Kalan Mithan * Bhaniswal Kalan Bawala * Giwana * Aanwali * Kheri Damkan * Rabhra * Moi Hooda * Puthi * Bali Barmanan * Sikanderpur Majra * Baroda Thuthan * Khanpur Khurd * Thaske * Kathura * Kahalpa * Banwasa * Bhanderi * Ahulana * Dhanana * Rindhana * Katwal * kohla * Madina * Rukhi * Chhichhrana * Chhapra * Bilbilan * Riwara * Jasrana * Niat * Mirzapur Kheri * Anandpur * Ashrafpur Matindu * Barona * Bidhlan * Chhanauli * Farmana * Ferozepur Bangar * Garhi Sisana * Gopalpur * Gorar * Jataula * Jharaut * Jharauti * Jhinjauli * Kanwail * Karhouli * Katlupur *
Khanda Khanda may refer to: Places * Khanda, Sonipat, a large historical village in Sonipat district of Haryana, India * Khanda, Jind, a village in Jind district of Haryana, India * Khanda Kheri, a village in Hansi Tehsil of Hisar district of Haryana, ...
* Khanda Almaan * Chhota Khanda * Naya Khanda * Kharkhoda * Kheri Dahiya * Kundal * Mandaura * Mandauri * Muzzam Nagar * Nakloi * Nasirpur Cholka * Nirthan * Nizampur Khurd * Nizampur Majra * Pahladpur * Pai * Pipli * Rampur * Ridhad * Rohna * Sahoti * Saidpur * Sehri * Silana * Sisana * Thana Kalan * Thana Khurd * Turakpur * Ziaudinpur * Pharmana * Ridhau * Abbaspur * Abdulpur * Ahmadpur * Asadpur * Badshahpur Machchhri * Bagru * Bainyapur * Bakhtawarpur * Bandepur * Barauli * Barwasni * Basaudi * Bhadana * Bhadi * Bhatana Jafrabad * Bhatgaon Dungran * Bhatgoan Malian * Bhowapur * Bindhrauli * Bohla * Chatiya Aoliya * Chatiya Deva * Chhatehra bahadurpur * Chitana * Dewru * Dhaturi * Dhikki * Dipalpur * Dodwa * Dubheta * Fatehpur * Fazilpur * Garh shahjanpur * Garhi Bakhtawarpur * Garhi bala * Garhi Brahmnan * Guhna * Halalpur * Harsana Kalan * Harsana khurd * Hasamabad * Hasanpur * Hullaheri * Hushanyarpur tiharkalan * Jagdishpur * Jainpur * Jaji * Jamalpur kalan * Jamalpur khurd * Jawahri * Joshi Chauhan * Kabirpur * Juan * Kakroi * Kalupur * Kamaspur * Kami * karewri * Khijarpur Jat Majra * Kilohard * Kishora * Kurar Ibrahimpur * Ladpur * Lahrara * Liwan * Luhari tibba * Machchhraula * Mahipur * Mahla Majra * Mehlana * Mahra * Majri * Malikpur * Mahendipur * Mimarpur * Mohamdabad * Mohana * Moi * Mukimpur * Murshadpur * Murthal * Nahra * Nahri * Naina tatarpur * Nandnaur * Nangal Khurd * Nasirpur Bangar * Nasirpur Khadar * Pinana * Raipur * Rathdhana * Rehmana * Rewli * Rohat * Rolad latifpur * Salarpur Majra * Salimpur trali * Salimsar majra * Sandal Kalan * Sandal Khurd * Shadipur * Shahpur Turk * Shahzadpur * Sitawali * Sonepat Patti Musalman * Sonepat Patti Jatan * Sultanpur * Tajpur * Tajpur tihar khurd * Tharu * Tharya * Tikaula * Uldepur * Bhainswan khurd * Gudha * Mahmudpur * Kailana Talaka Mahudpur * Siwanka * Chhatera * Ahmadpur Majra * Gangesar * Matand * Jagsi * Gangana * Rana Kheri * Bichpari * Khandri * Butana Kundu * Butana Khetlan * Issapur Kheri * Nuran Khera * Nizampur * Bhawar * Gharwal * Baroda Mor * Sonipat * Dahisra * kundli * Jakhauli * Sewli * Khatkar * Basantpur * Badmalik * Nathupur * Akbarpur Barota * Jajal * Khewra * Palri khurd * Garh Mirakpur * Rai * Jatheri * Hansapur * Jat joshi * Manoli * Nangal Kalan * Atena * Palri Kalan * Palra * Bazidpur Saboli * Safiabad Pana Paposian * Janti Kalan * Janti khurd * Sersa * Munirpur * Pabsara * Jhundpur * Asawarpur * Orangabad * Patla * Bahalgarh * Liwaspur * Firozpur Khadar * Pritam pura * Badkhalsa * Rasoi * Kheri Manajat * Khurampur * Bharia * Bakipur * Safiabad Kheri Manajat * Khanpur Kalan * Kakana Bhadri * Mundlana No. 1 * Mundlana No. 2 * Bhadoti Taluka Mudlana * Sarsadh * Busana * Bhadoti khas * Bhadoti Taluka Busana * Jawahra * Dhurana * Saragtjal * Kasanda * Kasandi * Shamri Sisan * Shamri Lochab Bairan * Chirana * Shamri Buran * Gamri * Kailana Khas * Lehrara * Garhi Bindhrauli


Education

The district is one of the major education hubs in India. Apart from a number of schools and colleges, the district is home to many universities. Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology in Murthal was founded in 1987, Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya in Sonipat was founded in 2006 and O. P. Jindal Global University near Rathdhana was founded in 2009. Recently in 2012, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, NIFTEM, a world class institute was founded in Kundli which falls near Delhi border, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Delhi NCR Sonepat in Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Sonipat near Delhi was founded in 2013.Haryna sports University is also would be constructed in the district as per the Act of state legislative Assembly also one of the country's premier Union of India sports institute namely SAI center is also located in sonipat.


Transport


Sonipat Junction Railway Station is located on the Northern Railways' Ambala-Panipat-Delhi rail route. It lies on one of the most busiest railway line in North India that is Delhi - Chandigarh.. A number of passengers and express trains daily passes through it like Shatabadi Express, Shaan-e-Punjab, Malwa Express, Muri Express, Saryu Yamuna Express, Himalayan Queen, Sachkhand Express, Paschim Express, Kalka Mail, Jammu Mail, Unchahar Express, Amritsar Express, Jhelum Express, Tata Jat Express, Jan Shatabi, Shahid Express etc. In total, 64+ trains available from Sonipat daily. National Highway 1 and National Highway 71A, NH 334B, NH 44, Western Peripheral Expressway and Eastern Peripheral Expressway pass through this district.
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plans to make first Bus Port in the pattern of Airport in Sonipat.


Demographics

According to the 2011 census Sonipat district has a
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of 1,450,001, roughly equal to the nation of
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or the US state of
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. This gives it a ranking of 338th in India (out of a total of
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). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.71%. Sonipat has a
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of 853 females for every 1000 males, and a
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of 80.8%. Scheduled Castes make up 18.62% of the population.


Religion


Languages

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 66.89% of the population in the district spoke Haryanvi, 30.15%
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and 1.24% Punjabi as their first language..


References


External links


Sonipat district official websiteRollpanda - Best Website of Sonipat


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