Bathinda district

Bathinda
ਬਠਿੰਡਾ
Metropolis

Bathinda fort

Districts of Punjab along with their headquarters
Coordinates: 30°12′36″N 74°56′24″E / 30.21000°N 74.94000°E / 30.21000; 74.94000Coordinates: 30°12′36″N 74°56′24″E / 30.21000°N 74.94000°E / 30.21000; 74.94000
Country India India
State Punjab
District Bathinda
Region of Punjab Malwa
Population (2011)[1]
 • Metropolis 1,388,525
 • Metro[2] 1,183,705
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 151001
Telephone code 0164
Vehicle registration PB - 03
Website www.bathinda.nic.in

Bathinda district is in Malwa region of Punjab, India. The districts encompasses an area of 3,344 square kilometres. It is bounded by Faridkot district and Moga district on the north, Mukatsar district on the west, Barnala and Mansa districts on the east, and the state of Haryana on the south. Bathinda is cotton producing belt of Punjab.

History

The district of Bathinda came into existence with the formation of the PEPSU in 1948. It had its headquarters at Faridkot, which were shifted to Bathinda in 1952.

Demography

Religion in Bathinda district[3]
Religion Percent
Sikhism
  
 70.89%
Hinduism
  
 27.41%
Islam
  
 1.17%
Christianity
  
 0.18%
Others
  
 0.53%

According to the 2011 census Bathinda district has a population of 1,388,859,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Swaziland[5] or the US state of Hawaii.[6] This gives it a ranking of 352nd in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 414 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,070/sq mi) .[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 17.37%.[4] Bathinda has a sex ratio of 865 females for every 1000 males,[4] and a literacy rate of 69.6%.[4]

Bathinda is the ninth largest district in Punjab with a population of 1,183,295.[7]

Administration

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Bathinda is divided into the 4 tehsils of Bathinda, Rampura Phul, Maur and Talwandi Sabo. These tehsils are further divided into the nine blocks of Bathinda, Sangat, Nathana, Rampura, Phul, Maur, Balianwali, Bhagta Bhai ka and Talwandi Sabo.[8]

Administrative Structure
No of Blocks No of Villages No of Census town No of M.Corporation No of M. Councils
9 (Bathinda, Sangat, Nathana,Rampura, Phul, Maur, Balianwali, Bhagta Bhaika and Talwandisabo) 272 2 (Bhisiana, Mehna) 1 (Bathinda) 20 (Sangat,Raman Mandi, Maur, Kotfatta, Rampura,Bhuchomandi, Goniana,Talwandi sabo, Bhagta, Kotshamir, Lehra Mohabbat, Nathana, Chowke, Rampura, Balianwali, Mandi Kalan, Maluka, Kothaguru, Bhairupa, Mehraj )

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  3. ↑ Bathinda District Population Census 2011, Punjab literacy sex ratio and density. Census2011.co.in. Retrieved on 18 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  5. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011. Swaziland 1,370,424
  6. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Hawaii 1,360,301
  7. ↑ District at A glance. Bathinda.nic.in. Retrieved on 18 October 2015.
  8. ↑ District at A glance. Bathinda.nic.in. Retrieved on 18 October 2015.

External links

Faridkot district Moga district Barnala district
Muktsar district
  Bathinda district  
Sirsa district, Haryana Mansa district


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