Rohtak District
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Rohtak district रोहतक जिला |
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| District of Haryana | |
 Location of Rohtak district in Haryana |
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| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| Administrative division | Rohtak |
| Headquarters | Rohtak |
| Tehsils | 1. Rohtak, 2. Meham |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Rohtak |
| • Assembly seats | 4 (Rohtak, Meham, Kalanaur and Kiloi-Sampla) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,668 km2 (644 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 940,128 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 35.06% |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 74.56% |
| • Sex ratio | 847 |
| Major highways | NH-10, NH-71A |
| Coordinates | 28°32′N 76°20′E / 28.54°N 76.34°E - 28°54′N 76°34′E / 28.90°N 76.57°E |
| Website | Official website |
Rohtak district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in Northern India. It is located in the southeast of Haryana and northwest of Delhi, bounded by Jind and Sonipat districts to the north, Jhajjar and Sonipat districts to the east, and Hissar, Sirsa, and Bhiwani districts to the west. Rohtak city is the district headquarters.
Quilla Road is an upmarket place near the old walled city, where people come from all parts of the city and surrounding towns.
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.
The economy of the district is primarily agricultural. About 42.19% of the total workers are engaged in agriculture and allied activities, 7.68% in cottage and household industries and the rest in other activities.. Education and health are other emerging sectors in the city. The city hosts the world's leading precision screw manufacturing facilities, which supplies screws to domestic and international markets. The city has dairies and a sugar mill. Rohtak City is also a regional center for textile and gold jewellery making.
The Japanese township is planned to be set up near Madina village, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Rohtak city Ashoka, along NH10 towards Meham. It will include several big industries and commercial offices.
According to the 2011 census Rohtak district had a population of 1,058,683, roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus or the US state of Rhode Island. This gives it a ranking of 429th in India (out of a total of 640). The district had a population density of 607 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,570/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.61%. Rohtak had a sex ratio of 868 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 80.4%.
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