Panipat (District)
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| State | Haryana |
| Administrative headquarters : | Panipat |
| Area : | 1268 km² |
| Residents : | 1,205,437 (2011) |
| Population density : | 951 inhabitants / km² |
| Website : | www.panipat.gov.in |
Panipat is a district in the Indian state of Haryana .
The area is 1268 km². The administrative seat is the city of the same name Panipat .
history
The region has historically been under the influence of various empires and empires such as the Maurya Empire , the Gupta Empire , the Sultanate of Delhi , the Mughal Empire and the British Empire .
The Panipat district was formed on November 1, 1989 from the former Karnal district. On July 24, 1991 it was merged again with the Karnal district. On January 1, 1992, it became a separate district again.
population
Population statistics have been available since 1991:
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 806.300 | 1,041,630 | 1,205,437 |
The population was 1,205,437 (2011). The population growth rate in the period from 2001 to 2011 was 24.60% and was therefore very high. Panipat has a gender ratio of 877 women per 1000 men and thus a male surplus that is common for India. The district had a literacy rate of 75.94% in 2011 , an increase of almost 6 percentage points compared to 2001. The literacy rate is thus slightly above the national average. Almost 89.9% of the population are Hindus , approx. 7.2% are Muslims , approx. 2.1% are Sikhs , approx. 0.4% are Jainas , 0.2% are Christians and 0.2% have none Belonging to or belonging to other religions. Children under 6 years of age are 14.1% of the population.
Almost 46.1% of the population live in cities. The largest city is Panipat with 294,292 inhabitants.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hisar District - Population 1991–2011
- ↑ 2011 census (PDF; 398 kB)
- ^ Indian Districts by Population, Sex Ratio, Literacy 2011 Census. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
