Sirsa | |
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  Sirsa  Sirsa | |
| Coordinates: 29°32′N 75°01′E / 29.533°N 75.017°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| Division | Hisar |
| District | Sirsa |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Sirsa Municipal Council |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Surender Singh[2] |
| Elevation | 200.55 m (657.97 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 200,034[1] |
| Languages[4][5] | |
| • Official | Hindi, Haryanvi |
| • Additional official | Bagri |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 125055 |
| UNLOCODE | IN HSS |
| Telephone code | 91-1666 xxx xxx |
| Vehicle registration | HR-24, HR-57 |
| Sex ratio | 897 ♂/♀[3] |
| Literacy | 72.1[3] |
| Planning agency | HUDA |
| Website | sirsa mcsirsa |
Sirsa is a city and a municipal council in Sirsa district in the westernmost region of the Indian state of Haryana, bordering Punjab and Rajasthan. It is located near to Thar desert. It is located 250 kilometres north-west of New Delhi and 260 kilometers south-west of state capital Chandigarh. Sirsa's nearest cities include Hisar, Fatehabad, Ellenabad, Bhadra, Nohar, Mandi Dabwali and Hanumangarh. Its history dates back to the time of the Mahabharata. At one time, the Sarasvati River flowed in this area.[6]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Census2011Govwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Official website of Sirsa Municipal Council". June 2024.
- ^ a b c "VILLAGE AND TOWN WISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT (PCA) District- Sirsa, Haryana" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "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 7 March 2019.
- ^ IANS (28 January 2010). "Haryana grants second language status to Punjabi". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "इतिहास | Sirsa | India".