List of districts in Haryana facts for kids
Haryana, with 22 districts, is a state in the northern region of India and is the nation's seventeenth most populous. The state borders with Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north and Rajasthan to the west and south. The river Yamuna defines its eastern border with Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Haryana also surrounds Delhi on three sides, forming the northern, western and southern borders of Delhi. Consequently, a large area of Haryana is included in the National Capital Region.
Districts
Government of Haryana has divided Haryana state in the following 22 districts:
District | Code | Headquarters | Established | Area (in km²) | Population (As of 2012[update]) | Map |
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Ambala | AM | Ambala | 1 November 1966 | 1,574 | 1,136,784 | |
Bhiwani | BH | Bhiwani | 22 December 1972 | 4,778 | 1,629,109 | |
Charkhi Dadri | CD | Charkhi Dadri | 18 September 2016 | |||
Faridabad | FR | Faridabad | 15 August 1979 | 1,792 | 1,798,954 | |
Fatehabad | FT | Fatehabad | 15 July 1997 | 2,538 | 941,522 | |
Gurugram | GU | Gurugram | 1 November 1966 | 1,253 | 1,514,085 | |
Hisar | HI | Hisar | 1 November 1966 | 3,983 | 1,742,815 | |
Jhajjar | JH | Jhajjar | 15 July 1997 | 1,834 | 956,907 | |
Jind | JI | Jind | 1 November 1966 | 2,702 | 1,332,042 | |
Kaithal | KT | Kaithal | 1 November 1989 | 2,317 | 1,072,861 | |
Karnal | KR | Karnal | 1 November 1966 | 2,520 | 1,506,323 | |
Kurukshetra | KU | Kurukshetra | 23 January 1973 | 1,530 | 964,231 | |
Mahendragarh | MH | Narnaul | 1 November 1966 | 1,859 | 921,680 | |
Nuh | NH | Nuh | 4 April 2005 | 1,874 | 1,089,406 | |
Palwal | PL | Palwal | 15 August 2008 | 1,359 | 1,040,493 | |
Panchkula | PK | Panchkula | 15 August 1995 | 898 | 558,890 | |
Panipat | PP | Panipat | 1 November 1989 | 1,268 | 1,202,811 | |
Rewari | RE | Rewari | 1 November 1989 | 1,582 | 896,129 | |
Rohtak | RO | Rohtak | 1 November 1966 | 1,745 | 1,058,683 | |
Sirsa | SI | Sirsa | 26 August 1975 | 4,277 | 1,295,114 | |
Sonipat | SO | Sonipat | 22 December 1972 | 2,122 | 1,480,080 | |
Yamunanagar | YN | Yamunanagar | 1 November 1989 | 1,768 | 1,214,162 |
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