Bathinda district is in Malwa region of Punjab, India. The district encompasses an area of 3,385 square kilometers. By area, Bathinda district is the second-largest in Punjab, after Ludhiana District. It is bounded by Faridkot district and Moga district on the north, Muktsar district on the west, Barnala and Mansa districts on the east, and the state of Haryana on the south. Bathinda is cotton producing belt of Punjab.
Bathinda district | |
---|---|
District of Punjab | |
![]() Qila Mubarak in Bathinda | |
![]() Location in Punjab | |
![]() Bathinda district | |
Coordinates: 30°12′36″N 74°56′24″E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Punjab |
District | Bathinda |
Region of Punjab | Malwa |
Area | |
• Total | 3,385 km2 (1,307 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,388,525 |
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Punjabi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Telephone code | 0164 |
Website | bathinda |
The district of Bathinda came into existence with the formation of the PEPSU in 1948. It had its headquarters at Faridkot, which were shifted to Bathinda in 1952.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1951 | 377,757 | — |
1961 | 509,031 | +3.03% |
1971 | 623,172 | +2.04% |
1981 | 817,764 | +2.75% |
1991 | 985,301 | +1.88% |
2001 | 1,183,295 | +1.85% |
2011 | 1,388,525 | +1.61% |
source:[2] |
Religion in Bathinda district (2011)[3] | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Religion | Percent | |||
Sikhism | 70.89% | |||
Hinduism | 27.41% | |||
Islam | 1.17% | |||
Other or not stated | 0.53% |
According to the 2011 census Bathinda district has a population of 1,388,525,[4] roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini[5] or the US state of Hawaii.[6] This gives it a ranking of 352nd in India (out of a total of 640).[4] The district has a population density of 414 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,070/sq mi) .[4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 17.37%.[4] Bathinda has a sex ratio of 865 females for every 1000 males,[4] and a literacy rate of 69.6%. Scheduled Castes made up 32.44% of the population.[4]
At the time of the 2011 census, 89.56% of the population spoke Punjabi and 8.61% Hindi as their first language.[7]
Bathinda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Climate chart (explanation) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Bathinda is divided into the 4 tehsils of Bathinda, Rampura Phul, Maur and Talwandi Sabo. These tehsils are further divided into the nine blocks of Bathinda, Sangat, Nathana, Rampura, Phul, Maur, Balianwali, Bhagta Bhai ka and Talwandi Sabo.[8]
Administrative Structure | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
No of Blocks | No of Villages | No of Census town | No of M.Corporation | No of M. Councils |
9 (Bathinda, Sangat, Nathana, Rampura, Phul, Maur, Balianwali, Bhagta Bhaika and Talwandisabo) | 272 | 2 (Bhisiana, Mehna) | 1 (Bathinda) | 20 (Sangat, Raman Mandi, Maur, Kotfatta, Rampura, Bhuchomandi, Goniana, Talwandi sabo, Bhagta, Kotshamir, Lehra Mohabbat, Nathana, Chauke, Rampura, Balianwali, Mandi Kalan, Maluka, Kothaguru, Bhairupa, Mehraj ) |
No. | Constituency | Name of MLA | Party | Bench | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
90 | Rampura Phul | Balkar Singh Sidhu | Aam Aadmi Party | Government | |
91 | Bhucho Mandi (SC) | Master Jagsir Singh | Aam Aadmi Party | Government | |
92 | Bathinda Urban | Jagroop Singh Gill | Aam Aadmi Party | Government | |
93 | Bathinda Rural (SC) | Amit Rattan Kotfatta | Aam Aadmi Party | Government | |
94 | Talwandi Sabo | Baljinder Kaur | Aam Aadmi Party | Government | |
95 | Maur | Sukhvir Maiser Khana | Aam Aadmi Party | Government |
Swaziland 1,370,424
Hawaii 1,360,301
Places adjacent to Bathinda district | ||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |
---|---|
Bathinda | |
Subdivision and Block |
|
Town | |
Villages |
|
State of Punjab, India | ||
---|---|---|
Capital: Chandigarh | ||
Topics |
| ![]() |
Administration |
| |
Culture |
| |
Divisions |
| |
Districts |
| |
Major Cities |
General |
|
---|---|
National libraries |