Sonipat district
Sonipat district | |
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Location in Haryana | |
| Coordinates (Sonipat): 29°N 77°E / 29°N 77°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| Division | Rohtak |
| Headquarters | Sonipat |
| Tehsils | 1. Sonipat, 2. Kharkhauda, 3. Gohana, 4. Gannaur |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,260 km2 (870 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,450,001 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 321,432 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 73.71 |
| • Sex ratio | 937/1000 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | NH-1 NH-71 Eastern Peripheral Expressway, Western Peripheral Expressway National Highway 334B (India) National Highway 44 (India) |
| Average annual precipitation | 624 mm |
| Lok Sabha constituencies | Sonipat |
| Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Ganaur, Rai, Kharkhauda, Sonipat, Gohana, Baroda |
| Website | sonipat |
Sonipat district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Sonipat town is the district headquarters. It is a part of National Capital Region. It is bordered by Delhi, Panipat, Rohtak, Jind, Jhajjar and Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh).
The district borders union territory of Delhi in south, Panipat District in the north, Jind District in the north-west, Uttar Pradesh state in the east with the Yamuna River acting as a border and Rohtak District in the west.