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Sirsa
	; City;
	; ; ; ; ; ; Sirsa; ; ; ; Show map of Haryana; ; ; ; ; ; Sirsa; ; ; ; Show map of India; ; ;
	; Coordinates: 29°32′N 75°01′E / 29.533°N 75.017°E / 29.533; 75.017Coordinates: 29°32′N 75°01′E / 29.533°N 75.017°E / 29.533; 75.017;
Country	; India;
State	; Haryana;
District	; Sirsa;
Division	; Hisar;
Government;
• Deputy Commissioner	; Prabhjot Singh, IAS
Elevation;	; 673 m (2,208 ft)
Population (2011);
• Total	; 1,83,282
; Languages;
• Official;	; Hindi;
Time zone	; UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	; 125055;
UNLOCODE	; IN HSS;
Telephone code	; 91-1666 xxx xxx
Vehicle registration	; HR-24
Nearest city	; Nohar;
Sex ratio	; 897 ♂/♀
Literacy	; 68.82
Planning agency	; HUDA;
Website	; sirsa.gov.in; mcsirsa.gov.in;

City in Haryana, India

Sirsa,
is a city and a municipal council in Sirsa district in the westernmost region of the Indian state of Haryana, bordering Punjab and Rajasthan. Its history dates back to the time of Mahabharata. At one time, the Sarasvati River flowed in this area.

Geography

Sirsa is located at 29°32′N 75°01′E / 29.53°N 75.02°E / 29.53; 75.02.^[2] It has an average elevation of 205 metres (672 feet).

Demographics

As of the 2001 Indian census, Sirsa had a population of 160,129. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Sirsa has an average literacy rate of 68%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 62%. In Sirsa, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. There is a big population of the Sikh community in Sirsa. There are also two historical Gurudwaras (Sikh temples) in the city.

Notable people from Sirsa District

Chaudhary Devi Lal - former Deputy Prime Minister of India, Former Chief Minister of Haryana.

Om Prakash Chautala - former Chief Minister of Haryana

Jagdish Nehra - former Education and Irrigation Minister

Manmohan Singh^[3] - Bollywood cinematographer film director

Sardara Singh^[4] - hockey player

Sunil Grover^[5] - comedian and actor

Barinder Sran^[6] - cricketer

Rupinder Handa - singer

Satwant Kaur^[7] - actress

Jaswinder Brar^[8] - folk singer

Hari Singh Dilbar^[9] - poet

Air Force Station

Sirsa has an air base of Indian Air Force named Sirsa Air Force Station.

References

^ ^a^b^c^d "VILLAGE AND TOWN WISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT (PCA) District- Sirsa, Haryana" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Sirsa, India". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

^ "Manmohan Singh (film Director)". veethi.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

^ "National Hockey Ace Sardar Singh's Father Interviewed at Village Sant Nagar Sirsa". sirsanews.blogspot.in.

^ "Sunil Grover profile". notednames.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

^ "Barinder Sran". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

^ http://punjabitribuneonline.com/2011/08/ਛੋਟੇ-ਤੇ-ਵੱਡੇ-ਪਰਦੇ-ਦੀ-ਮਕਬੂਲ/

^ "Jaswinder Brar". khabridost.in. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

^ "Punjabi poet Dilbar passes away". Uniindia.comaccessdate=1 September 2017.

External links

Official website

[auto-1] "VILLAGE AND TOWN WISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT (PCA) District- Sirsa, Haryana" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

[2] "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Sirsa, India". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[3] "Manmohan Singh (film Director)". veethi.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[4] "National Hockey Ace Sardar Singh's Father Interviewed at Village Sant Nagar Sirsa". sirsanews.blogspot.in.

[5] "Sunil Grover profile". notednames.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[6] "Barinder Sran". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[7] ttp://punjabitribuneonline.com/2011/08/ਛੋਟੇ-ਤੇ-ਵੱਡੇ-ਪਰਦੇ-ਦੀ-ਮਕਬੂਲ/

[8] "Jaswinder Brar". khabridost.in. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[9] "Punjabi poet Dilbar passes away". Uniindia.comaccessdate=1 September 2017.

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