Rohtak
Rohtak ( listen (info • help)) is a city and the administrative headquarters of the Rohtak district in the Indian state of Haryana. It lies 70 kilometres (43 mi) north-west of New Delhi and 250 kilometres (160 mi) south of the state capital Chandigarh.
Coordinates: 28°53′27″N 76°34′47″E / 28.8909°N 76.5796°ECoordinates: 28°53′27″N 76°34′47″E / 28.8909°N 76.5796°E | |
Country | India |
State | Haryana |
District | Rohtak |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal Corporation of Rohtak |
• Member of Parliament | Arvind Kumar Sharma (BJP) |
• Member of Legislative Assembly | Bharat Bhushan Batra (INC.) |
• Mayor | Manmohan Goyal |
Area | |
• Total | 115 km2 (44 sq mi) |
• Rank | 5 |
Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 374,292 |
• Rank | 119 |
• Density | 3,255/km2 (8,430/sq mi) |
Languages[2][3] | |
• Official | Hindi |
• Additional official | English, Punjabi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 124 001 – 124 017 |
Vehicle registration | HR 12 (Private), HR 46 (Commercial) |
Major Highways | NH10, NH71, NH71A & SH18 |
Nearest City | Jhajjar, Sonipat, New Delhi |
Railways Stations in City | Rohtak Jn, Bohar Jn |
Sex ratio | 1.13 ♂/♀ |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Rohtak City |
Planning agency | Haryana Urban Development Authority |
Civic agency | Municipal Corporation of Rohtak |
Climate | Climatic regions of India (Köppen) |
Avg. summer temperature | 44 °C (111 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 13 °C (55 °F) |
Website | rohtak |
Rohtak Media
Suhaili Gate of the Rohtak Fort, 1870; photographed by Joseph David Beglar
References
- ↑ "Census of India Search details". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ↑ IANS (28 January 2010). "Haryana grants second language status to Punjabi". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 January 2019.