Sonipat district

Sonipat district
District of Haryana
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management in Sonipat
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management in Sonipat
Location in Haryana
Location in Haryana
Coordinates (Sonipat): 29°N 77°E / 29°N 77°E / 29; 77
Country India
StateHaryana
DivisionRohtak
HeadquartersSonipat
Tehsils1. Sonipat, 2. Kharkhauda, 3. Gohana, 4. Gannaur
Area
 • Total
2,260 km2 (870 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,450,001
 • Density640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
 • Urban
321,432
Demographics
 • Literacy73.71
 • Sex ratio937/1000
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNH-1 NH-71 Eastern Peripheral Expressway, Western Peripheral Expressway National Highway 334B (India) National Highway 44 (India)
Average annual precipitation624 mm
Lok Sabha constituenciesSonipat
Vidhan Sabha constituenciesGanaur, Rai, Kharkhauda, Sonipat, Gohana, Baroda
Websitesonipat.nic.in
Kos Minar at Sonepat bus stand along Grand Trunk Road in Haryana

Sonipat district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Sonipat town is the district headquarters. It is a part of National Capital Region. It is bordered by Delhi, Panipat, Rohtak, Jind, Jhajjar and Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh).

The district borders union territory of Delhi in south, Panipat District in the north, Jind District in the north-west, Uttar Pradesh state in the east with the Yamuna River acting as a border and Rohtak District in the west.