Panchkula district | |
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     Clockwise from top-left: Kaushalya Dam, Mansa Devi Temple in Panchkula, Pinjore Gardens, Tikar Taal in the Morni Hills, Nada Sahib | |
 Location in Haryana | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| Headquarters | Panchkula |
| Tehsils | 1. Panchkula, 2. Kalka |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Ambala (shared with Ambala and Yamuna Nagar districts) |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 1. KALKA, 2. PANCHKULA |
| Area | |
| • Total | 898 km2 (347 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 561,293 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 74.00 |
| • Sex ratio | 823 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | HR 03 |
| Website | http://panchkula.gov.in/ |
Panchkula district was formed as the 17th district of the Indian state of Haryana on 15 August 1995. It comprises two sub divisions and two tehsils: Panchkula and Kalka. It has 264 villages, out of which 12 are uninhabited and ten wholly merged with towns or treated as census towns according to the 1991 census. There are five towns in the district: Barwala, Kalka, Panchkula, Pinjore and Raipur Rani. The total population of the district is 319,398 out of which 173,557 are males and 145,841 are females.
At the 2011 Census of India[update], it was the least populous district of Haryana.[1]
Panchkula city is the headquarters of this district. Chandimandir Cantonment is located in this district, adjoining the Panchkula Urban Estate.
- ^ "District Census Handbook: Panchkula" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.