Sirsa District
Sirsa district is the largest district of Haryana state by Area.
Sirsa is the district headquarters. It is located on National Highway 9 and 250 kilometres (160 mi) from the capital Delhi. On 1 September 1975, Sirsa became a district by taking Sirsa and Dabwali tahsils from Hisar District. There are a total of 342 villages in Sirsa district.
Sirsa district | |
|---|---|
 Fields in Sirsa district | |
 Location in Haryana | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| Headquarters | Sirsa |
| Tehsils | 1. Sirsa, 2. Dabwali, 3. Rania, 4. Ellenabad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,277 km2 (1,651 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,295,189 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 60.55% |
| • Sex ratio | 897 (2011 census estimates) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, English |
| • Regional | Bagri |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH 9 |
| Lok Sabha constituencies | Sirsa (shared with Fatehabad district) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 5 |
| Website | sirsa |
Economy
In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sirsa as one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the two districts in Haryana that used to receive funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 165,167 | — |
| 1911 | 170,733 | +0.33% |
| 1921 | 173,476 | +0.16% |
| 1931 | 190,772 | +0.95% |
| 1941 | 213,522 | +1.13% |
| 1951 | 221,282 | +0.36% |
| 1961 | 370,665 | +5.29% |
| 1971 | 533,604 | +3.71% |
| 1981 | 707,068 | +2.85% |
| 1991 | 903,536 | +2.48% |
| 2001 | 1,116,649 | +2.14% |
| 2011 | 1,295,189 | +1.49% |
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According to the 2011 census Sirsa district has a population of 1,295,189, roughly equal to the nation of Mauritius or the US state of New Hampshire. This gives it a ranking of 378th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 303 inhabitants per square kilometre (780/sq mi). As of the 2011 census, its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.99%, with a sex ratio of 897 females for every 1000 males and a literacy rate of 70.9%. Scheduled Castes make up 29.91% of the population.
Religion
| Religion | Population (1941): 58 | Percentage (1941) |
|---|---|---|
Hinduism  | 98,161 | 45.78% |
Islam  | 78,048 | 36.4% |
Sikhism  | 36,657 | 17.1% |
Christianity  | 420 | 0.2% |
| Others | 1,118 | 0.52% |
| Total Population | 214,404 | 100% |
Languages
Hindi is the official language of the district with its Bagri and Haryanvi languages which are spoken by majority of the population. Punjabi is the additional official language.
| Rank | Language | 1881 | 1961 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | 27.00% | 29.40% | 35.54% | 33.42% | 41.47% |
| 2 | Hindi | — | 70.50% | 65.34% | 65.94% | 58.03% |
| 3 | Urdu | — | — | 0.02% | 0.07% | 0.47% |
| — | Hindustani | 43.00% | — | — | — | — |
| — | Other | — | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.57% | 0.50% |
Notable people from Sirsa district
- Barinder Sran - Indian cricketer
- Devi Lal - former Deputy Prime Minister of India, Former Chief Minister of Haryana
- Harpal Singh - Indian Hockey player
- Ganeshi Lal - Governor of Odisha
- Gajendra Verma - singer, composer, lyricist
- Gopal Kanda - businessman and politician, member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
- Hari Singh Dilbar - Punjabi language poet
- Jagdish Nehra - former Education and Irrigation Minister
- Jaswinder Brar - Punjabi folk singer
- Maninder Buttar - Punjabi Singer
- Manmohan Singh - Famous Director, cinematographer, singer in Hindi & Punjabi Movies.
- Om Prakash Chautala - former Chief Minister of Haryana
- Rupinder Handa - Punjabi Singer
- Sardara Singh - Former Indian Hockey team Captain
- Satwant Kaur - Bollywood and Punjabi actress
- Savita Punia - National Hockey player
- Sunil Grover - comedian and actor
- Vikram Singh - music producer - composer
References
External links
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