Sirsa district

Sirsa district
District of Haryana
Fields in Sirsa district
Location in Haryana
CountryIndia
StateHaryana
HeadquartersSirsa
Tehsils1. Sirsa, kalanwali 2. Dabwali, 3. Rania, 4. Ellenabad,goriwala, nauthsari copta
Area
 • Total
4,277 km2 (1,651 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,295,189
Demographics
 • Literacy60.55%
 • Sex ratio897 (2011 census estimates)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi[1]
 • Additional official
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationHR24 HR57
Major highwaysNH 9
Lok Sabha constituenciesSirsa (shared with Fatehabad district)
Vidhan Sabha constituencies5
Websitehttp://sirsa.nic.in/

Sirsa district is the largest district by area in Haryana state, India. 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.

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).[3] It is one of the two districts in Haryana that used to receive funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901165,167—    
1911170,733+0.33%
1921173,476+0.16%
1931190,772+0.95%
1941213,522+1.13%
1951221,282+0.36%
1961370,665+5.29%
1971533,604+3.71%
1981707,068+2.85%
1991903,536+2.48%
20011,116,649+2.14%
20111,295,189+1.49%
source:[4]

According to the 2011 census Sirsa district has a population of 1,295,189,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Mauritius[6] or the US state of New Hampshire.[7] This gives it a ranking of 378th in India (out of a total of 640).[5] The district has a population density of 303 inhabitants per square kilometre (780/sq mi).[5] As of the 2011 census, its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.99%,[5] with a sex ratio of 897 females for every 1000 males[5] and a literacy rate of 70.9%. Scheduled Castes make up 29.91% of the population.[5]

Religion

Religion in Sirsa district (2011)[8]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 72.60%
Sikhism
 
 26.17%
Islam
 
 0.74%
Christianity
 
 0.17%
Other or not stated
 
 0.33%
Religion in Sirsa District (1941)[a]
Religion Population (1941)[9]: 58  Percentage (1941)
Hinduism [b] 98,161 45.78%
Islam 78,048 36.4%
Sikhism 36,657 17.1%
Christianity 420 0.2%
Others[c] 1,118 0.52%
Total Population 214,404 100%

Languages

Languages of Sirsa district (2011)[10]
  1. Punjabi (41.47%)
  2. Bagri (31.83%)
  3. Hindi (21.55%)
  4. Haryanvi (3.72%)
  5. Others (1.43%)

Hindi is the official language of the district,[1] while Punjabi and English serve as additional official languages.[2] Punjabi is also the most spoken language of the district.[10] Other languages with significant speakers are Bagri and Haryanvi.[10]

Rank Language 1881[11] 1961[12] 1991[13] 2001[14] 2011 [15]
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% 1.36%

Notable people from Sirsa district

References

  1. ^ a b "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 50th report (July 2012 to June 2013)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Haryana grants second language status to Punjabi". Hindustan Times. Indo-Asian News Service. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b Ministry of Panchayati Raj (8 September 2009). "A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme" (PDF). National Institute of Rural Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901". Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  6. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Mauritius 1,303,717 July 2011 est.
  7. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. New Hampshire 1,316,470
  8. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Haryana". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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  10. ^ a b c "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Haryana". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India..
  11. ^ Wilson, Sir James (5 March 1884). Final Report on the Revision of Settlement of the Sirsá District in the Punjáb. Calcutta Central Press Company. Retrieved 5 March 2019 – via Internet Archive.
  12. ^ "Sirsa Tehsil" (PDF). p. 37. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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  1. ^ 1941 figures are for Sirsa Tehsil, which roughly matches present-day district borders. District was incorporated to take into account population increases during the post-independence era, which has resulted in various bifurcations of districts and tehsils across the historic Punjab Province region.
  2. ^ 1941 census: Including Ad-Dharmis
  3. ^ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, or not stated

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