Rohtak district

Rohtak district is a district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located in the southeast of the state and northwest of Delhi, bounded by Jind and Sonipat districts to the north, Jhajjar and Sonipat districts to the east, and Hissar, Charkhi Dadri, and Bhiwani districts to the west. Rohtak city is the district headquarters.

History

Rohtak district was annexed by the British from its former Sikh rulers after the Second Anglo-Sikh War of 1848–1849. Wreckage of an Ilyushin Il-76TD, from Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907, fell in Rohtak District as part of the Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision.

Divisions

The district consists of two sub-divisions, Rohtak and Meham. Rohtak tehsil is further divided into three community development blocks, Rohtak, Kalanaur and Sampla. Meham tehsil is further divided into two community development blocks, Meham and Lakhan-Majra.

Japanese township

The Japanese township is planned to be set up near Madina village, from Rohtak city Ashoka, along NH9 towards Meham. It will include several big industries and commercial offices.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Rohtak district had a population of 1,061,204, roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus or the US state of Rhode Island. This gives it a ranking of 428th in India (out of a total of 640). The district had a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.61%. Rohtak had a sex ratio of 947 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 80.4%. Scheduled Castes make up 20.44% of the population.

Out of the total geographical area of the district, 83% is under cultivation. The main crops are wheat, gram, sugarcane and bajra. There is no perennial river in the district. However, the district has many canals.

Languages

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 76.94% of the population in the district spoke Haryanvi, 17.87% Hindi and 3.95% Punjabi as their first language. Saraiki is also spoken by migrated people from Saraiki region.

Religion

Religion in Rohtak district (2011)
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			98.37%
Islam			0.77%
Other or not stated			0.86%

Religion in Rohtak District

Religious group	2011
	Pop.	%
Hinduism File:Om.svg	1,043,887
Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg	8,185
Sikhism File:Khanda.svg	3,916
Christianity File:Christian cross.svg	732
Others	4,484
Total Population	1,061,204

Religious groups in Rohtak District (British Punjab province era)

Religious group	1881		1891		1901		1911		1921		1931		1941
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Hinduism File:Om.svgTemplate:Efn	468,905		499,957		533,723		450,549		629,592		655,963		780,474
Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg	79,510		85,515		91,687		86,076		125,035		137,880		166,569
Jainism File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg	5,000		4,794		5,087		4,369		7,010		6,375		6,847
Sikhism File:Khanda.svg	159		154		94		161		602		596		1,466
Christianity File:Christian cross.svg	34		55		80		334		10,033		4,807		1,043
Buddhism File:Dharma Wheel (2).svg	0		0		0		0		0		0		0
Zoroastrianism File:Faravahar.svg	0		0		0		0		0		0		0
Judaism File:Star of David.svg	—	—	0		0		0		0		0		0
Others	1		0		1		0		0		0		0
Total population	553,609		590,475		630,672		541,489		772,272		805,621		956,399
Note: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Religion in the Tehsils of Rohtak District (1921)

Tehsil	Hinduism File:Om.svg		Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg		Sikhism File:Khanda.svg		Christianity File:Christian cross.svg		Jainism File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg		OthersTemplate:Efn		Total
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Rohtak Tehsil	154,959		42,368		164		2,081		1,367		0		200,939
Jhajjar Tehsil	189,386		23,260		71		951		198		0		213,866
Gohana Tehsil	138,930		31,013		299		2,458		2,591		0		175,291
Sonipat Tehsil	146,317		28,394		68		4,543		2,854		0		182,176
Note: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Religion in the Tehsils of Rohtak District (1941)

Tehsil	Hinduism File:Om.svgTemplate:Efn		Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg		Sikhism File:Khanda.svg		Christianity File:Christian cross.svg		Jainism File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg		OthersTemplate:Efn		Total
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Rohtak Tehsil	196,993		64,026		481		243		2,234		7		263,984
Jhajjar Tehsil	230,090		29,132		176		48		174		0		259,620
Gohana Tehsil	176,682		38,136		196		11		1,752		10		216,787
Sonipat Tehsil	176,709		35,275		613		724		2,687		0		216,008
Note1: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. Note2: Tehsil religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labeled as "Indian Christians" on census. Does not include Anglo-Indian Christians or British Christians, who were classified under "Other" category.

Villages

• Assan, Rohtak
• Gandhra
• Chiri Village
• Morkheri
• Rithal

See also

• Ambala
• Gochhi

External links

• Official website
• http://rohtakcity.com
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