Sonipat district is one of the 23 districts of Haryana state in northern 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.
Background
Etymology
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
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 leadership of Banda Singh Bahadur.
Formation of district
This district was carved out of the erstwhile Rohtak district on 22 December 1972, with Sonipat as its headquarters.
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 University, 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.
Hospital
Chiranjiv Hospital Bahalgarh is a healthcare facility located on Main G.T. Road near the Government School in Bahalgarh, Sonipat district, Haryana. run by Dr. Swati.
The hospital provides healthcare services in the fields of obstetrics and gynaecology, including pregnancy care, childbirth and post-delivery care. Publicly listed services also include normal vaginal delivery, caesarean delivery, uro-gynaecology and surgical procedures.
Located on the Grand Trunk Road, the hospital serves patients from Bahalgarh and surrounding areas of Sonipat district. Its location provides access to healthcare services for residents of the surrounding urban and rural communities.
The services publicly associated with Chiranjiv Hospital include obstetric and gynaecological care, pregnancy-related services, childbirth, post-delivery care, uro-gynaecology and surgical treatment.
Chiranjiv Hospital is situated on Main G.T. Road, near the Government School, Bahalgarh, Sonipat, Haryana 131021. The location is recorded in Haryana government listings.
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
+ Religion in Sonipat District Religion Population (1941) Percentage (1941) Hinduism 176,709 Islam 35,275 Christianity 724 Sikhism 613 Others 2,687 Total Population 216,008
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