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Panchkula district
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Panchkula district | |
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 Location of Panchkula district in Haryana | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| Headquarters | Panchkula |
| Tehsils | 1. Panchkula, 2. Kalka |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Ambala (shared with Ambala and Yamuna Nagar districts) |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 2 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 898 km2 (347 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 561,293 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 74.00 |
| • Sex ratio | 823 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | http://panchkula.gov.in/ |
Panchkula district was formed as the 17th district of Haryana state in India on 15 August 1995. It comprises two sub divisions and two tehsils: Panchkula and Kalka. It has 264 villages out of which twelve are un-inhabited and ten wholly merged with towns or treated as census towns according to the 1991 census. There are five towns in the district: Barwala, Kalka, Panchkula, Pinjore and Raipur Rani. The total population of the district is 319,398 out of which 173,557 are males and 145,841 are females.
As of the 2011 Census of India[update], it was the least populous district of Haryana.[1]
Panchkula city is the headquarters of this district. Chandimandir Cantonment is located in this district, adjoining the Panchkula Urban Estate.
Demographics[edit]
According to the 2011 census of India, Panchkula district had a population of 561,293,[1] This ranked it 537th in India out of a total of 640 districts.[1] The district has a population density of 622 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,610/sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 19.32%.[1] Panchkula has a sex ratio of 870 females for every 1,000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 83.4%.[1]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 87.50% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 9.52% Punjabi and 0.51% Nepali as their first language.[2]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 73,413 | — |
| 1911 | 61,578 | −1.74% |
| 1921 | 57,319 | −0.71% |
| 1931 | 66,103 | +1.44% |
| 1941 | 75,444 | +1.33% |
| 1951 | 81,104 | +0.73% |
| 1961 | 105,868 | +2.70% |
| 1971 | 141,291 | +2.93% |
| 1981 | 196,939 | +3.38% |
| 1991 | 310,396 | +4.65% |
| 2001 | 468,411 | +4.20% |
| 2011 | 561,293 | +1.83% |
| source:[3] | ||
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
- ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/208-panchkula.html
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Places adjacent to Panchkula district | |
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