Back هيسار Arabic هيسار ARZ हिसार जिला AWA हिसार जिला BH হিসার জেলা Bengali/Bangla Districte d'Hisar Catalan Hisār (distrito sa Indiya) CEB Hisar (Distrikt) German Distrito de Hisar Spanish Hisar barrutia EU
Hisar district | |
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     Clockwise from top-left: Palace of Firoz Shah, Sheela Mata Temple in Agroha, mounds at Rakhigarhi, Balaji Mandir at Hisar, Asigarh Fort | |
 Location in Haryana | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| Division | Hisar |
| Established | 1815 |
| Headquarters | Hisar (city) |
| Tehsils | Adampur, Agroha, Barwala, Hisar, Balsamand, Bass, Narnaund and Uklanamandi |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Uttam Singh, IAS |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,983 km2 (1,538 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,743,931 |
| • Density | 438/km2 (1,130/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 64.83% |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | |
| • Regional | Haryanvi |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH-9 (formerly NH-10) and NH-52 (formerly NH-65) |
| Lok Sabha constituencies | Hisar |
| Website | hisar |
Hisar district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana, India. Hisar city serves as the district headquarters. Hisar district has four sub-divisions that is, Hisar, Barwala, Hansi and Narnaud, each headed by an SDM. The district is also part of Hisar division. Hisar was founded by Firuz Shah Tughlaq.
The largest district in Haryana until its 1966 reorganisation, some parts of Hisar were transferred to the newly created Jind district. In 1974, the Tehsils of Bhiwani and Loharu were transferred to Bhiwani district. Hisar was further bifurcated when Sirsa district was formed. Fatehabad district was later created as well.[3]
Hisar is a divisional headquarters of the Hisar division and also the headquarters of Police Range. It is also a battalion headquarters of B.S.F. 3rd Bn. H.A.P. and commando force. In order to accommodate all of these departments, a five-storey District Administrative Complex was built, with the offices transferred in 1980. It adjoins the new Judiciary Complex, which is also made functional. This administrative and judiciary complex is the largest in Haryana; as a district headquarters it may be one of the largest in the country.
It is one of the five cities belonging to Sarasvati Valley Civilization while its name is cited in the history books in the context of Indus civilisation and in general knowledge books as the location of Banawali, one of five sheep farms. As of 2011[update] it is the second most populous of the 21 districts of Haryana, after Faridabad.[4]
Hisar is also known as the steel city because of the Jindal Stainless Steel Factories. It is also the largest producer of galvanised iron in India.[citation needed]
- ^ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 85–86. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Haryana grants second language status to Punjabi". Hindustan Times. Indo-Asian News Service. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Hissar district of Haryana - Haryana Online - Website - Portal - India". Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.