Sri Muktsar Sahib district

Sri Muktsar Sahib district
Gurudwara Tibbi Sahib
Gurudwara Tibbi Sahib
Location in Punjab
Location in Punjab
Coordinates: 30°28′24″N 74°30′55″E / 30.47324°N 74.515412°E / 30.47324; 74.515412
Country India
StatePunjab
Region of PunjabMalwa
HeadquartersSri Muktsar Sahib
TalukasSri Muktsar Sahib
Area
 • Total2,615 km2 (1,010 sq mi)
Elevation
184 m (604 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total901,896
 • Density348/km2 (900/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
152026
Telephone code01633
Sex ratio1000/891 /
Literacy69%
Websitemuktsar.nic.in

Sri Muktsar Sahib district is one of the 23 districts in the Indian state of Punjab. The capital city of district is Sri Muktsar Sahib.[1] The district itself was historically referred to as Khidrane Di Dhaab. There are four tehsils in the district, which consists of a total of 234 villages. The tehsils are Sri Muktsar Sahib, Lambi, Giddarbaha and Malout.

  1. ^ Prabhjot Singh (31 January 2010). "Muktsar is now Sri Muktsar Sahib". The Tribune, Chandigarh. Retrieved 23 January 2012.