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Sirsa district is the largest district of Haryana state by Area. Sirsa is the district headquarters. It is located on National Highway 9 and 250 kilometres (160 mi) from the 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, roughly equal to the nation of Mauritius or the US state of New Hampshire. This gives it a ranking of 378th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 303 inhabitants per square kilometre (780/sq mi). 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.
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== Languages
=Hindi is the official language of the district with its Bagri and Haryanvi languages which are spoken by majority of the population. Punjabi is the additional official language.
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 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 - Famous 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
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- List of villages in Sirsa District
- Fatehabad district
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