Sangrur district
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Sangrur district is in the state of Punjab in northern India. Sangrur city is the district headquarters. It is one of the five districts in Patiala Division in the Indian state of Punjab.[1] Neighbouring districts are Malerkotla (north), Barnala (west), Patiala (east), Mansa (southwest) and Fatehabad (Haryana) and Jind (Haryana) (south).
Sangrur district | |
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Coordinates: 30.23°N 75.83°E / 30.23; 75.83 | |
Country | India |
State | Punjab |
Headquarters | Sangrur |
Area | |
• Total | 2,848 km2 (1,100 sq mi) |
Elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,225,415 |
• Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Punjabi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 148001 |
Telephone code | 01672 |
Vehicle registration | PB 13 |
Website | sangrur |
Sangrur consists of the cities of Dhuri, Lehragaga, Sangrur, and Sunam. Other cities are Bhawanigarh, Dirba, Khanauri, Longowal, Cheema and Moonak. There are 7 sub-divisions, being Sangrur, Dhuri, Sunam, Lehragaga, Moonak, Bhawanigarh and Dirba. Till 2006, Barnala was also a part of Sangrur district, but now it is a separate district. In 2021, a new district Malerkotla district, consisting of Malerkotla and Ahmedgarh subdivisions and the Amargarh sub-tehsil, was formed out of Sangrur district.[2]