List of districts of Haryana

Map of districts of Haryana grouped by division

Haryana, with 22 districts, is a state in the northern region of India and is the nation's eighteenth most populous.^[1] The state borders with Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north and Rajasthan to the west and south. The river Yamuna defines its eastern border with Uttar Pradesh. Haryana also surrounds Delhi on three sides, forming the northern, western and southern borders of Delhi. Consequently, a large area of Haryana is included in the National Capital Region.^[2] Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab and Haryana jointly.

History

On 1 November 1966 Haryana was constituted as a separate state with seven districts, according to the partition plan of the then East Punjab. The seven districts were Rohtak, Jind, Hisar, Mahendragarh, Gurgaon, Karnal, Ambala. The partition was based on the linguistic demographics and was held after the recommendation of Sardar Hukam Singh—the then Speaker of the Lok Sabha—Parliamentary Committee.^[3] A further 15 districts were added later by re-organizing the erstwhile districts. The First Chief minister of Haryana was Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma.

In 2016, Charkhi Dadri district was carved out of the larger Bhiwani.^[4]

Administration

A district of Haryana state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officers belonging to Haryana Civil Service and other state services.

A Superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Haryana Police Service and other Haryana Police officials.

A Deputy Conservator of Forests, an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service is responsible for managing the Forests, environment and wild-life related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Haryana Forest Service and other Haryana Forest officials and Haryana Wild-Life officials.

Sectoral development is looked after by the district head of each development department such as PWD, Health, Education, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, etc. These officers belong to the various State Services.

List

The Government of Haryana has divided Haryana state in the following 22 districts:

District	Code	Headquarters	Established	Area (in km^2)	Population (2011 Census estimates)[5]	Highlighted Map
Ambala	AM	Ambala	1 November 1966	1,574	1,136,784
Bhiwani	BH	Bhiwani	22 December 1972	3,432	1,126,833
Charkhi Dadri	CD	Charkhi Dadri	1 December 2016	1370	502,276
Faridabad	FR	Faridabad	15 August 1979	792	1,798,954
Fatehabad	FT	Fatehabad	15 July 1997	2,538	941,522
Gurugram	GU	Gurugram	1 November 1966	1,253	1,514,085
Hisar	HI	Hisar	1 November 1966	3,983	1,742,815
Jhajjar	JH	Jhajjar	15 July 1997	1,834	956,907
Jind	JI	Jind	1 November 1966	2,702	1,332,042
Kaithal	KT	Kaithal	1 November 1989	2,317	1,072,861
Karnal	KR	Karnal	1 November 1966	2,520	1,506,323
Kurukshetra	KU	Kurukshetra	23 January 1973	1,530	964,231
Mahendragarh	MH	Narnaul	1 November 1966	1,859	921,680
Nuh	NH	Nuh	4 April 2005	1,874	1,089,406
Palwal	PL	Palwal	15 August 2008	1,359	1,040,493
Panchkula	PK	Panchkula	15 August 1995	898	558,890
Panipat	PP	Panipat	1 November 1989	1,268	1,202,811
Rewari	RE	Rewari	1 November 1989	1,582	896,129
Rohtak	RO	Rohtak	1 November 1966	1,745	1,058,683
Sirsa	SI	Sirsa	26 August 1975	4,277	1,295,114
Sonipat	SO	Sonipat	22 December 1972	2,122	1,480,080
Yamunanagar	YN	Yamunanagar	1 November 1989	1,768	1,214,162

See also

• List of tehsils of Haryana

References

General

• "Districts of India – Haryana". india.gov.in. Government of India. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
• "Haryana District Level Information - Consolidated Research Statistics Figure of Haryana State Including Its All Districts".

Specific

1. "Size, Growth Rate and Distribution of Population – Ranking of States and Union Territories by population: 2001 and 2011" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs – Office of the Register General & Census Commissioner. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
2. "Haryana". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
3. Khanna, C. L. (2008). Haryana General Knowledge. Delhi: Upkar Prakashan. pp. 10–11. ISBN 81-7482-383-2.
4. Notification of new district charki Dadri issued; Publication: Business Standard newspaper; Published: 3 December 2016; Accessed: 3 May 2022
5. "District-wise Population of Haryana" (DOC). censusindia.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs – Office of the Register General & Census Commissioner. Retrieved 18 July 2011.