Sonipat district
District of Haryana in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sonipat district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in North India. Sonipat town is the district headquarters. It is a part of National Capital Region. It is bordered by Delhi, Panipat, Rohtak, Jind, Jhajjar and Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh).
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Sonipat district | |
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Coordinates (Sonipat): 29°N 77°E / 29; 77 | |
Country | India |
State | Haryana |
Division | Rohtak |
Headquarters | Sonipat |
Tehsils | 1. Sonipat, 2. Kharkhauda, 3. Gohana, 4. Gannaur |
Area | |
• Total | 2,260 km2 (870 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,450,001 |
• Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
• Urban | 321,432 |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 73.71 |
• Sex ratio | 937/1000 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Major highways | NH-1 NH-71 Eastern Peripheral Expressway, Western Peripheral Expressway National Highway 334B (India) National Highway 44 (India) |
Average annual precipitation | 624 mm |
Lok Sabha constituencies | Sonipat |
Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Ganaur, Rai, Kharkhauda, Sonipat, Gohana, Baroda |
Website | sonipat |
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The district borders union territory of Delhi in south, Panipat District in the north, Jind District in the north-west, Uttar Pradesh state in the east with the Yamuna River acting as a border and Rohtak District in the west.