Hisar | |
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| Nickname(s): The City of Steel Education City | |
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| Coordinates: 29°09′N 75°42′E / 29.150°N 75.700°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Hisar[1] |
| Division | Hisar |
| Incorporated | 1833 |
| Founded by | Firuz Shah Tughlaq |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Hisar Municipal Corporation[2] |
| • Mayor | Gautam Sardana |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Pradeep Dahiya, IAS[3] |
| Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 301,249 |
| • Rank | 141[4] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi[5] |
| • Regional | Haryanvi[6] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 125001 |
| UNLOCODE | IN HSS |
| Telephone code | 91-1662 xxx xxx |
| Vehicle registration | HR-20, HR-39 |
| Nearest city | New Delhi, Chandigarh |
| Sex ratio | 844[4] ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 81.04[4]% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hisar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Hisar |
| Planning agency | HUDA |
| Climate | Cw (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 490.6 millimetres (19.31 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 32.5 °C (90.5 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 17.6 °C (63.7 °F) |
| Website | Hisar Municipal Corporation |
Hisar also known as Hissar is the administrative headquarters of Hisar district in the state of Haryana in northwestern India. It is located 164 km (102 mi) to the west of New Delhi, India's capital, and has been identified as a counter-magnet city for the National Capital Region to develop as an alternative center of growth to Delhi.
The city was ruled by several major powers, including the Mauryans in the third century BC, the Tughlaqs in the 14th century, the Mughals in the 16th century, and the British in the 19th century. After India achieved independence, it was unified with the state of Punjab. When the Punjab was divided in 1966, Hisar became part of Haryana.
The current name was given in 1354 AD, as Hisar-e-Firoza by Firuz Shah Tughlaq, the Sultan of Delhi from 1351 to 1388. The Ghaggar and Drishadvati Rivers once flowed through the city, but they have now changed their course. Hisar has a continental climate, with very hot summers and relatively cool winters. The most commonly spoken languages are Hindi, Haryanvi, and Bagri.
- ^ "Census of Hisar city". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Hisar Municipal Corporation". June 2024.
- ^ "Officers Directory : Municipal Corporation, Hisar". June 2024.
- ^ a b c Cities having population 1 lakh and above (PDF). censusindia (Report). The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Haryanvi". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2024.