Rohtak | |
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Coordinates: 28°53′27″N 76°34′47″E / 28.8909°N 76.5796°E | |
Country | India |
State | Haryana |
District | Rohtak |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | Rohtak Municipal Corporation[1] |
• Municipal Commissioner | Jitender Singh, IAS[2] |
• Mayor | Manmohan Goyal (BJP) |
Area | |
• Total | 139 km2 (54 sq mi) |
• Rank | 5 |
Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 373,133 |
• Rank | 119 |
• Density | 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Rohtakiya Haryanvi |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi[5] |
• Additional official | English, Punjabi[5][6] |
• Regional | Haryanvi (Khadar)[7] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 124 001 – 124 017 |
Telephone code | 91 1262 XXX XXX |
Vehicle registration | HR 12 (Private), HR 46 (Commercial) |
Major Highways | NH10, NH71, NH71A & SH18 |
Nearest City | Jhajjar, Sonipat, New Delhi |
Railways Stations in City | Rohtak Jn, Asthal Bohar Junction railway station |
Sex ratio | 1.13[8] ♂/♀ |
Planning agency | Haryana Urban Development Authority |
Civic agency | Municipal Corporation of Rohtak |
Climate | Climatic regions of India (Köppen) |
Avg. summer temperature | 44 °C (111 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 13 °C (55 °F) |
Website | rohtak |
Rohtak (Hindustani pronunciation: [roɦ.t̪ək] ⓘ) is a city and the administrative headquarters of the Rohtak district in the Indian state of Haryana. It lies 70 kilometres (43 mi) north-west of New Delhi and 250 kilometres (160 mi) south of the state capital Chandigarh on NH 9 (old NH 10). Rohtak forms a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) which helps the city in obtaining cheap loans for infrastructure development from the NCR Planning Board.[9]
Rohtak is the sixth most populous city in Haryana as per the 2011 census with a population of 373,133.[8]
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