Hisar Urban Agglomeration

Hisar Urban Agglomeration is an extended area of the city of Hisar which includes the area under the Municipal Corporation of Hisar and the campus of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University along with the Mini Secretariat.[3] It is the second biggest urban agglomeration in Haryana after Faridabad.[4]

Hisar
City
From top going clockwise: District Administrative Complex, St. Thomas Church, Fort of Firoz Shah, Sheela Mata Temple and observatory at OP Jindal Gyan Kendra.
Nickname(s): 
The city of Steel
Hisar
Hisar
Coordinates: 29°09′N 75°42′E
CountryIndia
StateHaryana
DistrictHisar[1]
DivisionHisar
First settled1354
Incorporated1832
Founded byFiroz Shah Tughlaq
Named forFiroz Shah Tughlaq
TehsilsHisar Sadar
Government
 • BodyMunicipal Corporation, Hisar
 • MayorShakuntla Rajliwala
 • Member of ParliamentDushyant Chautala
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total301,249
 • Rank141[2]
 • Density438/km2 (1,130/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Punjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
125 xxx
UNLOCODE
IN HSS
Telephone code91-1662 xxx xxx
Vehicle registrationHR-20 xxxx (for non-commercial vehicles)
HR-39 xxxx (for commercial vehicles)
Nearest cityNew Delhi, Chandigarh
Sex ratio844[2] ♂/♀
Literacy81.04[2]%
Lok Sabha constituencyHisar
Vidhan Sabha constituencyHisar
Planning agencyHUDA
Civic agencyHisar Municipal Corporation
ClimateCw (Köppen)
Precipitation490.6 millimetres (19.31 in)
Avg. summer temperature32.5 °C (90.5 °F)
Avg. winter temperature17.6 °C (63.7 °F)
Websitewww.hisar.nic.in
A skeleton from Rakhigarhi Indus Valley Civilisation site in Hisar on display in the National Museum, New Delhi

Demographics

According to 2011 Census of India, Hisar Urban Agglomeration has a total population of 306,893 of which 166,623 are males and 140,270 are females.[5] Sex ratio is 842 females per thousand males. Overall Literacy rate is 81.17 percent with male literacy rate at 86.28 percent and female literacy rate at 75.08 percent.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Census of Hisar city". Government of India. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  2. Cities having population 1 lakh and above (PDF). censusindia (Report). The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  3. "Constituents of Urban Agglomerations having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011" (PDF). The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  4. "Scope for Group Housing project in Haryana". Kunal Haryana Archaeology. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  5. "Hisar city". Census 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  6. "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 17 June 2012.


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