Bathinda district

Bathinda district
Location in Punjab
Location in Punjab
Coordinates: 30°12′36″N 74°56′24″E / 30.21000°N 74.94000°E / 30.21000; 74.94000
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictBathinda
Region of PunjabMalwa
Area
 • Total
3,385 km2 (1,307 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
1,388,525
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code0164
Websitebathinda.nic.in

Bathinda district is in Malwa region of Punjab, India. The district encompasses an area of 3,385 square kilometers. By area, Bathinda district is the second-largest in Punjab, after Ludhiana district. It is bounded by Faridkot district and Moga district on the north, Muktsar district on the west, Barnala and Mansa districts on the east, and the state of Haryana on the south. Bathinda is cotton producing belt of Punjab.

  1. ^ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.