Patiala district
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Patiala district ਪਟਿਆਲਾ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ |
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Moti Bagh Palace, Patiala now houses the National Institute of Sport
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| Coordinates: 30°20′N 76°23′E / 30.34°N 76.38°ECoordinates: 30°20′N 76°23′E / 30.34°N 76.38°E | |
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 India
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| State | Punjab |
| Founded by | Baba Ala Singh |
| Headquarters | Patiala |
| Government | |
| • Administrator of District | Gurmeet Singh Chauhan |
| • Commissioner of Police | Varun Roojam |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,430 km2 (1,320 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,892,282 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Telephone code | Patiala: 91-(0)175, Rajpura: 91-(0)1762, Samana: 91-(0)1764, Nabha: 91-(0)1765 & Amloh: 91-(0)1768 |
| Literacy | 75.28% |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | 9 |
| Highways | NH 1, NH 64, NH 71 |
| Website | patiala |
Patiala district (Malwayi:ਪਟਿਆਲਾ ਜ਼ਿਲਾ) is one of the twenty two districts in the state of Punjab in North-West India.
Patiala District lies between 29 49’ and 30 47’ north latitude, 75 58’ and 76 54' east longitude, in the southeast part of the state. It is surrounded by Fatehgarh Sahib, Rupnagar and Mohali to the north, Fatehgarh Sahib and Sangrur districts to the west, Ambala, Panchkula, Haryana to the North East and Kurukshetra districts of neighbouring Haryana state to the east, and Kaithal district of Haryana to the south west.
Baba Ala Singh (1691–1765) a Sikh chieftain from village Rampura Phul in Bathinda District of Punjab, with his army of young brave men migrated to Barnala where Baba Ala Singh in 1763 set up his new state. Later Baba Ala Singh moved to a small village of Lehal where he built a new city on the village naming it as Patiala, he laid the foundations of a steady and stable state known as Phulkian Dynasty south to Sirhind. In and around Patiala District he founded many villages within his territory, and reconstructed many historical Gurdwaras relating to Sikh Religion.
It was since Baba Ala Singh time that Patiala District came into being as before the area was under the Sirhind Government, Baba Ala Singh made Sirhind, Tohana, Mansa, Bathinda, Sangrur and Barnala, Fatehabad District part of Patiala State.
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