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Patiala district
District in Punjab, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Patiala.
Patiala district is one of the twenty three districts in the state of Punjab in north-west India.
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Patiala district | |
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![]() Location in Punjab | |
Coordinates: 39.41°N 116.38°E / 39.41; 116.38 | |
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State | Punjab |
Founded by | Baba Ala Singh |
Headquarters | Patiala |
Government | |
• Deputy Commissioner | Kumar Amit, IAS |
• Senior Superintendent of Police | Sh. Mandeep Singh Sidhu, IPS |
Area | |
• Total | 3,218 km2 (1,242 sq mi) |
Elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,895,686 |
• Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Punjabi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Telephone code | Patiala: 91-(0)175, Rajpura: 91-(0)1762, Samana: 91-(0)1764, Nabha: 91-(0)1765 & Amloh: 91-(0)1768 |
Literacy | 75.28% |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | 9 |
Highways | NH 1, NH 64, NH 71 |
Website | patiala |
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