Panipat

This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Panipat district. For the film, see Panipat (film).

Panipat
Panipatha
City
Panipat City
Panipat Elevated Expressway
Panipat is located in Haryana
Panipat
Panipat
Location in Haryana, India
Panipat is located in India
Panipat
Panipat
Panipat (India)
Coordinates: 29°23′15″N 76°58′12″E / 29.38750°N 76.97000°E / 29.38750; 76.97000
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictPanipat
Founded byIbrahim Lodhi
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyPanipat Municipal Corporation[1]
 • MayorAvneet Kaur (BJP)
 • Municipal CommissionerSahil Gupta, IAS[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total1,754 km2 (677 sq mi)
Elevation
219 m (719 ft)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total294,292
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Language
 • OfficialHindi
 • RegionalHaryanvi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
132103
Telephone code0180
ISO 3166 codeIN-HR
Vehicle registrationHR-06 (Private Vehicles) HR-67 (Commercial Vehicles)
Websitehttps://panipat.gov.in

Panipat (Hindi pronunciation: [päː.niː.pɐt̪][5] Hi-panipat.oggⓘ) is an industrial planned city, located in Haryana, India. It is 95 km north of Delhi and 169 km south of Chandigarh on NH-1. The three major battles fought in 1526, 1556 and 1761 took place near the city. The city is famous in India as the "City of Weavers" and "Textile City." It is also known as the "cast-off capital[6]" due to being "the global center for recycling textiles".[7] Panipat is also home to a variety of manufacturing industries, including wool and cotton milling, saltpetre refining, and the manufacture of glass, electrical appliances, and other products.[8] Panipat is included in the list of critically polluted industrial areas in India.[9] The Comprehensive Environment Pollution Index (CEPI) of the city is 71.91, as against 88.50 of Ankaleshwar (Gujarat).[10] The fatal field of Panipat is the site of three battles that changed the course of India's history, resulting in the creation and confirmation of the Mughal Empire.[11][12] The third battle led to the decisive defeat of the Maratha Confederacy in North India, which became a dominating power in Delhi by then and paved the way for the British colonial rule of India.[13]

  1. ^ "Panipat Municipal Corporation". 15 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Administration : Panipat Municipal Corporation". 15 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Panipat City".
  4. ^ "Panipat City Population Census 2011". panipat.gov.in/.
  5. ^ "पाण्डुप्रस्थ", Wiktionary, the free dictionary, 2 June 2023, retrieved 5 July 2024
  6. ^ "World's 'cast-off clothes' capital". BBC News. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Panipat, the global centre for recycling textiles, is fading". The Economist. 7 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Industries | Panipat, Haryana | India". Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  9. ^ "CPCB | Central Pollution Control Board". cpcb.nic.in. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  10. ^ CPCB, New Delhi (December 2009). Comprehensive Environmental Assessment of Industrial Clusters. Delhi: Central Pollution Control Board Ministry of Environment and Forests. p. 25. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  11. ^ "First Battle of Panipat (1526) | Panipat, Haryana | India". Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Second Battle of Panipat (1556) | Panipat, Haryana | India". Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Third Battle of Panipat (1761) | Panipat, Haryana | India". Retrieved 13 April 2023.