Sirsa district is the largest district by area in Haryana state, India. Sirsa is the district headquarter. It is located on National Highway 9 and from the national capital Delhi. On 1 September 1975, Sirsa became a district by taking Sirsa and Dabwali tahsils from Hisar District. There are a total of 342 villages in Sirsa district.
Economy In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sirsa as one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the two districts in Haryana that used to receive funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Sirsa district has a population of 1,295,189. This gives it a ranking of 378th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . As of the 2011 census, its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 15.99%, with a sex ratio of 897 females for every 1000 males and a literacy rate of 70.9%. Scheduled Castes make up 29.91% of the population.
Religion
+ Religion in Sirsa District (1941) Religion Population (1941) Percentage (1941) Hinduism 98,161 Islam 78,048 Sikhism 36,657 Christianity 420 Others 1,118 Total Population 214,404
Languages
Hindi is the official language of the district, while Punjabi and English serve as additional official languages. Punjabi is also the most spoken language of the district. Other languages with significant speakers are Bagri and Haryanvi.
RankLanguage18811961199120012011 1 Punjabi 57.00% — 35.54% 33.42% 41.47% 2 Hindi — — 65.34% 65.94% 58.03% 3 Urdu — — 0.02% 0.07% 0.47% — Hindustani 43.00% — — —— — Other — — 0.10% 0.57%1.36%
Notable people from Sirsa district
Barinder Sran - Indian cricketer Devi Lal - former Deputy Prime Minister of India, former Chief Minister of Haryana Harpal Singh - Indian former field hockey player Ganeshi Lal - Governor of Odisha Gajendra Verma - singer, composer, lyricist Gopal Kanda - businessman and politician, member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh - head of Dera Sacha Sauda Hari Singh Dilbar - Punjabi language poet Jagdish Nehra - former Education and Irrigation Minister Jaswinder Brar - Punjabi folk singer Maninder Buttar - Punjabi Singer Manmohan Singh - director, cinematographer, singer in Hindi & Punjabi movies Om Prakash Chautala - former Chief Minister of Haryana Rupinder Handa - Punjabi singer Sardara Singh - former Indian hockey team Captain Satwant Kaur - Bollywood and Punjabi actress Savita Punia - national hockey player Sunil Grover - comedian and actor Vikram Singh - music producer - composer
References
External links Sirsa District- Sirsa district official Government website