Hisar Urban Agglomeration

City in Haryana, India
29°09′N 75°42′E / 29.150°N 75.700°E / 29.150; 75.700CountryIndiaStateHaryanaDistrictHisar[1]DivisionHisarFirst settled1354Incorporated1832Founded byFiroz Shah TughlaqNamed forFiroz Shah TughlaqTehsilsHisar SadarGovernment
 • BodyMunicipal Corporation, Hisar • MayorShakuntla Rajliwala • Member of ParliamentDushyant ChautalaElevation
215 m (705 ft)Population
 (2011)
 • Total301,249 • Rank141[2] • Density438/km2 (1,130/sq mi)Languages
 • OfficialHindi, PunjabiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
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Telephone code91-1662 xxx xxxVehicle registrationHR-20 xxxx (for non-commercial vehicles)
HR-39 xxxx (for commercial vehicles)Nearest cityNew Delhi, ChandigarhSex ratio844[2] ♂/♀Literacy81.04[2]%Lok Sabha constituencyHisarVidhan Sabha constituencyHisarPlanning agencyHUDACivic agencyHisar Municipal CorporationClimateCw (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

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]

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. ^ a b c 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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