Rohtak district

Rohtak district is a district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located in the southeast of the state and northwest of Delhi, bounded by Jind and Sonipat districts to the north, Jhajjar and Sonipat districts to the east, and Hissar, Charkhi Dadri, and Bhiwani districts to the west. Rohtak city is the district headquarters.

History

Region of the Rohtak district was annexed by the British, after the Second Anglo-Maratha War in 1803. Wreckage of an Ilyushin Il-76TD, from Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907, fell in Rohtak District as part of the Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision.

On 1 November 1966, when Haryana was carved out of Punjab as a separate state, Rohtak was already an existing district of newly formed state of Haryana.Haryana: हरियाणा में नया जिला बनने की तैयारी, सरकार 1 नवंबर 2025 को कर सकती है घोषणा, NayaHaryana, 27 oct 2025.

Divisions The district consists of two sub-divisions, Rohtak and Meham. Rohtak tehsil is further divided into three community development blocks, Rohtak, Kalanaur and Sampla. Meham tehsil is further divided into two community development blocks, Meham and Lakhan-Majra.

Japanese township The Japanese township is planned to be set up near Madina village, from Rohtak city Ashoka, along NH9 towards Meham. It will include several big industries and commercial offices.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Rohtak district had a population of 1,061,204, roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus or the US state of Rhode Island. This gives it a ranking of 428th in India (out of a total of 640). The district had a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.61%. Rohtak had a sex ratio of 947 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 80.4%. Scheduled Castes make up 20.44% of the population.

Out of the total geographical area of the district, 83% is under cultivation. The main crops are wheat, gram, sugarcane and bajra. There is no perennial river in the district. However, the district has many canals.

Languages

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 76.94% of the population in the district spoke Haryanvi, 17.87% Hindi and 3.95% Punjabi as their first language.

Religion

+ Religion in Rohtak DistrictReligiousgroup2011 Hinduism 1,043,887 Islam 8,185 Sikhism 3,916 Christianity 732 Others 4,484 Total Population 1,061,204 + Religious groups in Rohtak District (British Punjab province era)Religiousgroup1881189119011911192119311941 Hinduism 468,905 499,957 533,723 450,549 629,592 655,963 780,474 Islam 79,510 85,515 91,687 86,076 125,035 137,880 166,569 Jainism 5,000 4,794 5,087 4,369 7,010 6,375 6,847 Sikhism 159 154 94 161 602 596 1,466 Christianity 34 55 80 334 10,033 4,807 1,043 Buddhism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zoroastrianism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Judaism 0 0 0 0 0 0 Others 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Total population 553,609 590,475 630,672 541,489 772,272 805,621 956,399 + Religion in the Tehsils of Rohtak District (1921)TehsilHinduism Islam Sikhism Christianity Jainism OthersTotal Rohtak Tehsil 154,959 42,368 164 2,081 1,367 0 200,939 Jhajjar Tehsil 189,386 23,260 71 951 198 0 213,866 Gohana Tehsil 138,930 31,013 299 2,458 2,591 0 175,291 Sonipat Tehsil 146,317 28,394 68 4,543 2,854 0 182,176 + Religion in the Tehsils of Rohtak District (1941)TehsilHinduism Islam Sikhism Christianity Jainism OthersTotal Rohtak Tehsil 196,993 64,026 481 243 2,234 7 263,984 Jhajjar Tehsil 230,090 29,132 176 48 174 0 259,620 Gohana Tehsil 176,682 38,136 196 11 1,752 10 216,787 Sonipat Tehsil 176,709 35,275 613 724 2,687 0 216,008

Villages

Assan, Rohtak Gandhra Chiri Village Morkheri Rithal

Rohtak district

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