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DISTRICT  SONIPAT  AT  A  GLANCE
The District Sonipat come in to existence on December 22, 1972 .It was a part of Rohtak district till December 21,1972. It is often believed that Sonipat was one of the five Prasths or towns demanded by Yudhishtara from Dhuryodhana as the price of peace.Another tradition as cripes its foundation to Raja Soni,thirteen in decent from Arjuna,a brother of Yudhishtara . Both these traditions are without substance. There is no mention of Sonipat in Mahabharat aithough it has been noted much earlier by the great grammarian Panini in his celebrated Ashtadhyayi.
                 According to 2001 Census population of the district is 12.788 lacs. The district sex ratio per thousand male to female 839 and density of population per square kilometer of the district is 603. The district population constitutes 6.07% of the state population.  Sonipat is the largest Tehsil in the district followed by Gohana Tehsil. Broadly speaking. The entire district  is a part of the Punjab Plains. Soil of the district is fine foan, sandy & Callar with gradical slop  to the south and west. District may be divided roughly in three Regions namely the Khader,Plain and sandy region. Climate of the district is dry within extremely hot summer and cold winter. The weather becomes comparatively mild during monsoon period July to September. The district experiences high humidity during the monsoon period. The annual rainfall varies considerably from year to year. 

Administrative Structure
Population as Per 2001 Census
Education
Technical Education 2001-02
Agriculture
Irrigation 2001-02
Fishrise 2001-02
Forest
Health as (31.3.02)
Ayurvedic(as on 31.3.2002)
Animal Husbandry 2001-02-12
Co-opration (as on 30th June,2001)
Banks
Welfare 2002-03
Emplyoment (2001)
Staff position (as on 31st March ,2001 in Distt. Sonipat)
Length of Roads maintained by PWD(B&R) (as on 31st 2001-02.)
Post Offices(as on 31st March 2002)

 

Administrative Structure
Date of creation of the District. 22.12.1972
Division in which it falls. Rohtak
No. of Sub-Divisions.. Three- Sonipat,Ganaur,Gohana
No. of Tehsils. Four- Sonipat,Ganaur,Gohana,Kharkhod
No. of Sub-Tehsils. Khanpur Kalan
No.of C.D.Blocks. Seven- Sonipat,Ganaur,Kharkhoda, Rai,Gohana,Kathura,Mundlana.
No. of Municipal Committees. Four- Sonipat,Ganaur,Gohana,Kharkhoda
No. of Market Committees.  Three- Sonipat,Ganaur,Gohana
No. of Anaj Mandis. Four- Sonipat,Ganaur,Gohana,Kharkhoda
No. of Town/City.     Four- Sonipat,Ganaur,Gohana,Kharkhoda
No. of Villages
Inhabited/ Un-Inhabited ------>328 + 15
Village Name
No. of Village
Sonipat 76
Ganaur 75
Rai 64
Kharkhoda 45
Gohana 35
Mudlana 31
Kathura 17
Total Village: 343
No. of Gram Panchayats 
Sonipat 68
Ganaur 65
Rai 54
Kharkhoda 43
Gohana 35
Mudlana 33
Kathura 18
Total Village: 316
No. of Panches 
General 1447  Men 865  Women
S.C. 395 Men 203 Women
B.C. 309 Men ----
No. of Surpanches
General 166  Men 85  Women
S.C. 41 Men 21 Women
B.C. ---- ----

No of  Panchayat Samities and their Members  

S.C. 21  Men 11  Women
B.C. 7 Men ----

Zila Parishad Head Quarter and  its Members

Sonipat
---- 13 Men ----
---- 8 Women ----
S.C. 3 Men ----
B.C. 1 Men 1 Women

 

Population As Per 2001 Census
Total Population of the District 1278830
695314 Male 583516 Female 
Rural Population and its Percentage to Total Population
957398 - 521296 Male ( 74.87)-  436102  Female
Urban Population and its Percentage to Total Population 
321432  - 174018   Male (25.13) -  147414   Female
 
No. of villages in the Blocks.(1991)
Blocks Villages Population
Sonipat 76       174512
Rai 64       137818
Kharkhoda 45       120605
Gohana 35 100413
Mundlana 31 95083
Kathura 17 62300
Ganaur 75 143906
 
No. of villages in the Tehsil & Their Villages. (2001)
Tehsil Villages Population
Sonipat 153 603243
Gohana 83 339666
Ganaur 62 175838
Kharkhoda 45 160083
 
Urban Population and its% age to Total Population 2001
Town/City Population %age
Sonipat 225151 ---
Kharkhoda 18758 ---
Ganaur 29005 ---
Gohana 48518 ---
Total 321432 25.13
 
S.C. Population & its %age to Total Population  (1991)
Total 189471 18.13
Rural       157994       18.93 
Urban        31477       14.95
 
No. of workers & %age to Total Population.(2001)
Agriculture 190690 --
Agri. Labour 87594 --
House Hold Inds 11342   40.94
Other Services.       233950 --
Total 523576  

 

EDUCATION
No. of literate persons & percentage to total population 2001. ( Excl. 0-6 years of age group)
Male/Female Persons Percentage
Total 800025  73.71
Male 492650 83.95
Female 307375 61.65
 
Rural Literate Persons & %age   to Total Population.
Male/Female Persons Percentage
Total                      574125 71.08
Male 360579 82.40
Female 13546 57.69
 
Total Population Under 0-6 Years  of Age Group
Total                193436
Male
108477
Female 84959
 
Rural Population Under 0-6yrs of Age Group
Total 149654
Male 83698
Female 65956
 
Urban Population Under 0-6yrs of Age Group
Total 43782
Male 24779
Female 19003
 
Urban literates persons and %age to total urban population.(Excluding 0-6 yrs of age group)
Total 225900    76.69
Male 132071 82.73
Female 9382 69.33
 
Govt./Non Govt.Institution. 2001-02  
School Boys Girls Total
Primary Schools 556 107 672
Middle Schools 112 16 128
High/Sr.Sec. Schools 275 43 318
 
Collage by Type of Management
Collage Govt.   Private Total
i. Art & Science 
For General 1 2 3
For Women    - 6 6
ii. Medicines
For General - - -
For Women  - 1 1
iii. Education
For General - 2 2
For Women  - - -
iv.  Engineering
For General 1 2 3
For Women  - - -
v.  Sports
For General 1 - 1
For Women  - - -
 
No.of Students by Class as on 31.3.2002
Class Boys Girl Total
Ist 14540  13325  27865
2nd 14640 12450  27090
3rd 14940 12153 27093
4th 14156 10156 24312
5th 11634 9633 21267
Total Students up to 5th : 127633
6th to 8th 8604 8420 17024
Total Students up to 6th to 8th : 17024
9th 19063 12983  32046
10th 27853 14193 42046
11th 20096  15450 35546
12th 10972 6972 17944
Total Students up to 9th to12th : 127582
Grand Total of Studeznts.           :272239 
 
No. of Teachers by Sex in Distt Sonipat During 2001-02
Level Male Teachers Female Teachers Total
Primary 1536  1918             3454
Middle 407 273 680
High 1410 1023 2433
Sr,Sec.Schools 1568 1087 2655
Total No. of S.C,Students
Primary/Pre-Primary
Percentage
Total
28965  
Boy 14727  22.69
Girls 14238  
Total No. of S.C.Students Middles
Total
3376  
Boy 1881 19.83
Girls 1495  
Total No. of S.C.Students in High/Hr.Sec.
Total
13364  
Boy 7262 10.47
Girls 6102  

 

TECHNICAL EDUCATION 2001-02
No.of Boys & Girls in Tech.Inst And Their Members
Institue No. of Tech. Inst. No of Seat
I.T.I. Sonipat (Boys & Girls ) 2 868
I.T.I  Ganaur 1 124
I.T.I.Gohana 1 228
Samaj Kayan Sabha Gohana(Girls) 1 48
Govt. Inst.of Engg. Sonipat 1 518
C.R.State Collage of Engg.Murthal 1 240

 

AGRICULTURE
Total Geographical Area according to village 213 Hects.(000)
Forest 7 ?
Barran & un cultivable land. 8 ?
Land put to Non-Agriculture uses. 13 ?
Culturable waste land 1 ?
Parmanent Pasture & other grazing lan 2 ?
Misc. trees & groves 5 ?
Current Fellow land 2 ?
Net area sown. 175 ?
Area sown more than once in a year. 108 ?
Total Cropped area 283 ?
 
Cropping Pattern(ooo)hect. Irrigated Un-irrigated Total
Food Grains      
1. Rice 77 - 77
2. Wheat 138 1 139
3. Jowar 11 1 12
4. Bajra 5 2.6 7.6
5. Barley - - Less Than 50
6. Maize - - Less Than 50
Total Cereals 231 4.6 235.6
Pulses      
1. Gram - 0.2 0.2
2. Moong - - -
3. Arhar 2.0 - 2.0
4. Urd - - -
5. Masar - - -
6. Peas - - -
Total Pulses 2.0 0.2 2.2
Sugar Cane 8.5 - 8.5
Fruits      
Mango 1.0 - 1.0
Vegetables      
1. Potato  0.4 - 0.4
2. Sweet Potato - - -
3. Onion 0.2 - 0.2
4.Other Veg. (kharif) 0.6 - 0.6
Total Veg. 1.2 - 1.2
Spices      
1. Red Chilly 0.2 - 0.2
Cotton      
1. Desi 0.6 - 0.6
2. American 0.2 - 0.2
Oil Seeds      
1. Ground Nuts  - - -
2. Tarmira - - -
3. Sarson 2.0 1.8 3.8
Total Oilseeds 2.0 1.8 3.8

 

IRRIGATION 2001-02
Net irrigated area by source (00.Hects) 1750
i)  By Canal  
Total 830
Sonipat 368
Kharkhoda 103
Ganaur 100
Gohana 259
ii)  Tube-Well  
Total 920
Sonipat 265
Kharkhoda 113
Ganaur 143
Gohana 399
Gross Irrigated Area (hects)  2770
Sonipat 1132
Kharkhoda 310
Ganaur 396
Gohana 932
No. of Tube-Well & Pumping Sets.2001-02
i)  Diesel Sets 25228
ii)  Electric Sets 15591
Total 40819
No. of Tracters 2001-02
Total 13369

 

FISHERIES 2001-02
Area stocked for fishculture 759.0Hects.
Fishing licence issued (No) 51
Total receipts from fishries(Rs) 82082000
No. of cases deducted without licence 9
Compensation realized(Rs) 220
Sale of confiscate fish(Rs) -
Fish production(Tonnes) -

 

FOREST
i. Reserved Nil
ii. Protected 71( in Sq.kms.)
iii. Un-classified 3
iv. Gross under land preservation Act -
v. Closed under Indian Forest Act -
Total Forest Area 74

 

HEALTH as on 31.3.2002
Health Department
Rural
Urban
No. of Hospitals - 1
No. of C.H.C. 2 3
No. of P.H.C. 23 3
No. of Dispensaries 5 10
No. of Sub-Centres 110 -

 

AYURVEDIC as on 31.3.2002
No. of Dispensaries. 21
i)   Unani 2
ii)   Patients treated 146441
iii)   No. of Vaidas, Doct/Hakim 19
iv)   No. of Dispensers 23

 

ANIMAL HUSBANDARY2001-02
a)      Veterinary/Civil Dispensaries
i. Veterinary Hospitals(CVH) 40
ii. RAIC 1
iii. C.V.D 70
iv. SMC/KVC 4
v. Sheep whole extension centers  -
vi. Poultry/Piggery 1
vii. Horse breeding center -
viii. Poly.Clinic 1
 
b)      Staff of Veterinary Institution 2001-02
i. Vety. Surgeons 44
ii. VLDA 123
iii. Dressers 1
iv. Other Class IV 184
 
c)      Work done in the Vety.Institution  2001-02
i. No. of cases treated 273000
ii. Casteration performed  324
iii. Vaccination done  -
RP HS BO Sheep Pox Foot Mouth  Fever Others
Nil 466000 - 18000 29000 200 Nil
(d) Mortality Amongst Livestock Due to Contagious Diseases
i. Buffaloes  Nil  
ii. Boll Kubt
Cow Nil
Buffalo Nil
iii.Artificially Insanated
Cow 16000
Buffalo 38000
iv. No. of Gausalas 9

 

CO-OPRATION as on 30th June,2001
No. of Co-opratives Societies & their members.
Nos Members
694 270614
a) Credit Societies  
i) No. of primary Agr. Societies. 145 152000
ii) No. of Agr. Credit Societies 23 12000
Total 168 164000
   
b) Non Credit Societies  
i. Milk Supply 67
ii. Weaver 16
iii. Consumer Societies 4
iv. Housing 21
v. Women 1
vi. Primary Agr.Land Dev. Bank 5
vii. Agriculture 2
viii. Marketing 4
ix. Pry.Coop.Bank Societies 1
x. Other Societies 405
Total 526
A.     Loan Adv. By Co-op Bank
18966.64
B.     Loan Adv. By Pry. Agr. Cr. Soci. 15684.84
C.     Loan advance by Non-Agri.Soci. 11560.69

 

BANKS 2001-02
i) No. of Commercial Bank 78
ii) No. of Co-Op. Banks 18
iii) Primary Land Dev. Banks 5
iv) Haryana  Financial Corpn. -

 

WELFARE 2002-03
No. of Beneficiaries Assisted by DM.
No.
Assistance(in Lac)
i. HHKN, Sonipat 376 89.77
ii. DM Haryana Backward Class Nigam 129 20.50
iii. DM Haryana awomen Dev. Sonipat 70 29.55
iv. Distt. Welfare Officer,Sonipat  615 23.16
v. No. of Persioners in the Sonipat.    
a) Old Age Pensioners  
Male 37109
Female 29969
Total 67078
   
b)   Widow 21438
   
c)    Physically Handicapped  
Male 3041
Female 2550
Total 5591
   
Total Pensioners of all Kinds 94152

 

EMPLOYMENT 2001
i. No.of Employment Exchange 5
ii. Registration 13053
iii. Placing 316
iv. Vacancies Notified  24
v. Vacancies filled in 9
vi. Vacant 213
vii. Summition 778
No. of Unemployment Person in Live register. 38614

 

Staff Position as on 31st March ,2001 in Distt. Sonipat
Class Type Male Female Total
Class I 112 26 138
Class II 431 109 540
Class III 8510 2792 11302
Class IV 3186 438   3625
Contg. Staff 423 2065 2488
Total Staff  12663 5430 18093

 

Length of Roads Maintained by PWD(B&R) as on 31st 2001-02
i. National Highway 64 K.mtr
ii. Surfaced Road 977 K. mtr.
iii. Other(ByXEN,Marketing Board)  34 K. mtr.
Total 1075 ? 

 

POST OFFICES
No.of Post Offices as on 31st March 2002. 179
No. of  Telephones 38241
S.T.D. 175
Local Call Office 91
Panchayat Telephones 304
Telegraph Offices
Urban 1
Rural 2
Telephone Centres 50