Sirsa district

Sirsa district is the largest district of Haryana state by Area. 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.

Sirsa district
District of Haryana
Fields in Sirsa district
Location in Haryana
Country	India
State	Haryana
Headquarters	Sirsa
Tehsils	1. 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
• Literacy	60.55%
• Sex ratio	897 (2011 census estimates)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, English
• Regional	Haryanvi
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	HR24 HR57
Major highways	NH 9
Lok Sabha constituencies	Sirsa (shared with Fatehabad district)
Vidhan Sabha constituencies	5
Website	http://sirsa.nic.in/

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).^[1] It is one of the two districts in Haryana that used to receive funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	165,167	—
1911	170,733	+0.33%
1921	173,476	+0.16%
1931	190,772	+0.95%
1941	213,522	+1.13%
1951	221,282	+0.36%
1961	370,665	+5.29%
1971	533,604	+3.71%
1981	707,068	+2.85%
1991	903,536	+2.48%
2001	1,116,649	+2.14%
2011	1,295,189	+1.49%
source:[2]

According to the 2011 census Sirsa district has a population of 1,295,189,^[3] roughly equal to the nation of Mauritius^[4] or the US state of New Hampshire.^[5] This gives it a ranking of 378th in India (out of a total of 640).^[3] The district has a population density of 303 inhabitants per square kilometre (780/sq mi).^[3] As of the 2011 census, its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.99%,^[3] with a sex ratio of 897 females for every 1000 males^[3] and a literacy rate of 70.9%. Scheduled Castes make up 29.91% of the population.^[3]

Religion

Religion in Sirsa district (2011)[6] Religion Percent Hinduism   72.6% Sikhism   26.2% Islam   0.7% Other or not stated   0.5%

Religion in Sirsa District (1941)^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Religion	Population (1941)[7]: 58	Percentage (1941)
Hinduism [lower-alpha 2]	98,161	45.78%
Islam	78,048	36.4%
Sikhism	36,657	17.1%
Christianity	420	0.2%
Others [lower-alpha 3]	1,118	0.52%
Total Population	214,404	100%

Languages

Languages of Sirsa district (2011)^[8]

  Punjabi (41.47%)

  Bagri (31.83%)

  Hindi (21.55%)

  Haryanvi (3.72%)

  Others (1.43%)

Hindi is the official language of the district with its Bagri and Haryanvi languages which are spoken by majority of the population. Punjabi is the additional official language.

Rank	Language	1881[9]	1961[10]	1991[11]	2001[12]	2011 [13]
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

• Barinder Sran^[14] - Indian cricketer
• Devi Lal - former Deputy Prime Minister of India, Former Chief Minister of Haryana
• Harpal Singh - Indian Hockey player
• Ganeshi Lal - Governor of Odisha
• Gajendra Verma - singer, composer, lyricist
• Gopal Kanda - businessman and politician, member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
• Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh^[15][16] - head of Dera Sacha Sauda
• Hari Singh Dilbar - Punjabi language poet^[17]
• Jagdish Nehra - former Education and Irrigation Minister
• Jaswinder Brar^[18] - Punjabi folk singer
• Maninder Buttar - Punjabi Singer
• Manmohan Singh - Famous Director, cinematographer, singer in Hindi & Punjabi Movies.
• Om Prakash Chautala - former Chief Minister of Haryana
• Rupinder Handa - Punjabi Singer
• Sardara Singh - Former Indian Hockey team Captain^[19]
• Satwant Kaur^[20] - Bollywood and Punjabi actress
• Savita Punia^{[21][22][23][24]} - National Hockey player
• Sunil Grover - comedian and actor
• Vikram Singh - music producer - composer

References

1. 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.
2. "Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901". Retrieved 4 February 2020.
3. "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
4. 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.
5. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011. New Hampshire 1,316,470
6. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Haryana". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
7. "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 20 July 2022.
8. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Haryana". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India..
9. 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.
10. "Sirsa Tehsil" (PDF). p. 37. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
11. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
12. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
13. "Census of India Website: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
14. "Barinder Sran". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
15. "Gurmeet Ram Rahim convicted for murder by special CBI Court".
16. "Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh convicted: Z-category security to be withdrawn following Dera chief's arrest; Top developments". 25 August 2017.
17. "Punjabi poet Dilbar passes away". Uniindia.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
18. "Jaswinder Brar". khabridost.in. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
19. "News18 Hindi News: पढ़ें हिंदी न्यूज़, Latest and Breaking News in Hindi, हिन्दी समाचार, न्यूज़ इन हिंदी - News18 इंडिया". News18 India (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
20. "ਛੋਟੇ ਤੇ ਵੱਡੇ ਪਰਦੇ ਦੀ ਮਕਬੂਲ ਅਦਾਕਾਰਾ ਸਤਵੰਤ". 26 August 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
21. "Goalie Savita Punia, who stood like a wall, loved listening to hockey commentary on radio as a child". TribuneIndia. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
22. "Savita Punia: From lugging kit on Haryana roadways buses to Olympic glory". Indian Express. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
23. "Savita Punia". Forbes India. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
24. "Who is Savita Punia? Five things to know about India's unflappable hockey goalkeeper". Olympics. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

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

External links

• Sirsa District- Sirsa district official Government website

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