Bathinda district

Bathinda district
Location in Punjab
Coordinates: 30°12′36″N 74°56′24″E / 30.21000°N 74.94000°E / 30.21000; 74.94000
Country India
State Punjab
DistrictBathinda
Region of PunjabMalwa
Area
  Total
3,385 km2 (1,307 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
1,388,525
  Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code0164
Websitebathinda.nic.in

Bathinda district is in Malwa region of Punjab, India. The district encompasses an area of 3,385 square kilometers. By area, Bathinda district is the second-largest in Punjab, after Ludhiana district. It is bounded by Faridkot district and Moga district on the north, Muktsar 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.