Sonipat district

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).
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.
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 Sanskrit 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 Mahabharata, and at that time, it was one of the five villages demanded by the Pandavas in lieu of the kingdom of Hastinapur.
History
This district was carved out of the erstwhile Rohtak district 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 Mughals and won the battle under the military leadership of Banda Singh Bahadur.
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 Vidhan Sabha 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 municipal corporation, 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 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.
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. Government of India plans to make first Bus Port in the pattern of Airport in Sonipat.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Sonipat district has a population of 1,450,001, roughly equal to the nation of Gabon or the US state of Hawaii. This gives it a ranking of 338th in India (out of a total of 640).
The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.71%. Sonipat has a sex ratio of 853 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate 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% Hindi and 1.24% Punjabi as their first language.
References
External links
Sonipat district official website
Rollpanda - Best Website of Sonipat
Map of Sonipat
1972 establishments in Haryana
Populated places established in 1972