Rohtak District
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| Area | 1668.47 km² |
| Population | 940,000 (2001) |
| Population density | 563.5/km2 (2001) |
| Literacy | 74.56% (2001) |
| Urbanization | 35% (2001) |
Rohtak (Hindi: रोहतक) is a district in Haryana, India. It is located in the southeast of Haryana, bound 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 is home to the current chief minister of Haryana, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Rohtak is considered to be the 'Jat' heartland and political capital of Haryana. Quilla road is an upmarket place near the old walled city, where people from all parts of the city and surrounding towns. The city has a major Punjabi touch on account of a large population of Punjabi Community migrated from Pakistan at the time of Partition in August 1947. Through their hard work they have come to own a large number of business establishments in the city.
( Haryana Medical Hall ) A well known pharmaceutical firm of Rohtak Since 1942
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[edit] Schools
Rohtak is home to Maharishi Dayanand University, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and a variety of private schools and Colleges. Rohtak has given many great leader Like Sir Chhotu Ram, Mallika Sherawat has her roots in this city. Eight graduation colleges and Two engineering college makes it education city of haryana. Tilyar lake is a beautiful tourist spot to visit. There many famous school like J.H.M.A.S. School (Jat High School), Vaish School, Jain School, Vishkarma High School etc.
[edit] Connections
Rohtak is well connected by rail and road to the country through Delhi which is only 75 km away. direct trains are available in north direction to Pathankot, Jammu, Sriganganagar in east direction to Farukhabad, Gorakhpur and Howrah, in south direction to Chennai and Kanya kumari and in west to Hisar, Sirsa, Bhatinda.
Rocky is here. My house Near to Kirpal Ashram. Hi Sandeep here...
Buses from Rohtak are plying to Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan , Uttarpradesh, J&k, Madhya Pradesh and Uttranchal.
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State of Haryana Haryana Topics | History | Politics |
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| Capital | Chandigarh |
| Districts | Ambala | Bhiwani | Faridabad | Fatehabad | Gurgaon | Hisar | Jhajjar | Jind | Kaithal | Karnal | Kurukshetra | Mahendragarh | Mewat | Panchkula | Panipat | Rewari | Rohtak | Sirsa | Sonipat | Yamuna Nagar |
| Tourist Places | Agroha | Badkhal Lake | Kalka | Karna Lake | Kurukshetra | Morni Hills | Pinjore | Sultanpur Lake Bird Sanctuary | Surajkund | Tilyar Lake |
| Famous People | Kalpana Chawla | Kapil Dev | Lala Lajpat Rai | Seth Chhaju Ram | Sir Chhotu Ram | Rao Tula Ram | Mallika Sherawat | Colonel Hoshiar Singh |
| Chief Ministers | Om Prakash Chautala | Banarsi Das Gupta | Bhupinder Singh Hooda | Bansi Lal | Bhajan Lal | Devi Lal | Birender Singh | Hukam Singh |
