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Bathinda district (Punjabi:ਬਠਿੰਡਾ ਜ਼ਿਲਾ) is in Punjab, India. The districts encompasses an area of 3,344 square kilometres. It is bounded by Faridkot district on the north, Mukatsar 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.

History[]

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 1953.^[1]

Demography[]

According to the 2011 census Bathinda district has a population of 1,388,859,^[2] roughly equal to the nation of Swaziland^[3] or the US state of Hawaii.^[4] This gives it a ranking of 352nd in India (out of a total of 640).^[2] The district has a population density of 414 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,070 /sq mi) .^[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.37%.^[2] Bathinda has a sex ratio of 865 females for every 1000 males,^[2] and a literacy rate of 69.6%.^[2]

Bathinda is the ninth largest district in Punjab with a population of 1,183,295.^[5] Bathinda has a ratio of 865 females per 1000 males and an overall population density of 390 people per square kilometer. The district also has a literacy rate of 61.51%^[5]

Administration[]

Climate chart for Bathinda
J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
10.1 20 7	19.2 24 10	7.9 30 15	9.8 37 21	19.9 41 26	38.2 41 28	90.3 37 28	83.8 36 27	51.8 36 25	9.4 34 19	1.4 29 13	3.6 23 8
temperatures in °C • precipitation totals in mm source: MSN World Weather

Bathinda is divided into the 3 tehsils of Bathinda, Rampurphul, and Talwandisabo. These tehsils are further divided into the eight blocks of Bathinda, Sangat, Nathana,Rampura, Phul, Maur, Bhagta Bhaika and Talwandisabo.^[6]

References[]

^ http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gaz_bath2.htm#ch2
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Swaziland 1,370,424"
^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Hawaii 1,360,301"
^ ^a ^b http://bathinda.nic.in/html/district_at_a_glance.html#N10084
^ http://bathinda.nic.in/html/district_at_a_glance.html#N1009C

External links[]

Bathinda district travel guide from Wikivoyage
http://bathinda.nic.in/
Full history from ancient times to current times

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Coordinates: 30°12′36″N 74°56′24″E / 30.21, 74.94

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[1] ttp://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gaz_bath2.htm#ch2

[districtcensus-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30.

[cia-3] US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Swaziland 1,370,424"

[4] "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "Hawaii 1,360,301"

[bathinda.nic.in-5] ttp://bathinda.nic.in/html/district_at_a_glance.html#N10084

[6] ttp://bathinda.nic.in/html/district_at_a_glance.html#N1009C

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 [[Image:Punjab district map.png|thumb|right|Districts of Punjab along with their headquarters]]
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-'''Bathinda district''' (Doabi:ਬਠਿੰਡਾ ਜ਼ਿਲਾ) is in [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[India]]. The districts encompasses an area of 3,344 square kilometres. It is bounded by [[Faridkot district]] on the north, [[Mukatsar district]] on the west, [[Barnala district|Barnala]] and [[Mansa district, Punjab|Mansa]] districts on the east, and the state of [[Haryana]] on the south. Bathinda is cotton producing belt of Punjab.
+'''Bathinda district''' (Punjabi:ਬਠਿੰਡਾ ਜ਼ਿਲਾ) is in [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[India]]. The districts encompasses an area of 3,344 square kilometres. It is bounded by [[Faridkot district]] on the north, [[Mukatsar district]] on the west, [[Barnala district|Barnala]] and [[Mansa district, Punjab|Mansa]] districts on the east, and the state of [[Haryana]] on the south. Bathinda is cotton producing belt of Punjab.
 ==History==
 The district of Bathinda came into existence with the formation of the [[PEPSU]] in 1948.  It had its headquarters at [[Faridkot, India|Faridkot]], which were shifted to Bathinda in 1953.<ref>http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gaz_bath2.htm#ch2</ref>
-Bathinda Area Converted to Sikhism in Thousands Mainly The Jatt Tribes From the Time of Guru Ram Das ji, Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji, Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
 ==Demography==
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 Hawaii
 ,360,301
-}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 352nd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|	414	|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 	17.37	%.<ref name=districtcensus/>	Bathinda	has a [[sex ratio]] of 	865	[[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of	69.6	%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
+}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 352nd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|	414	|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was  17.37%.<ref name=districtcensus/>	Bathinda	has a [[sex ratio]] of 	865	[[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 69.6%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
 Bathinda is the ninth largest district in [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] with a population of 1,183,295.<ref name="bathinda.nic.in">http://bathinda.nic.in/html/district_at_a_glance.html#N10084</ref> Bathinda has a ratio of 865 females per 1000 males and an overall population density of 390 people per square kilometer. The district also has a literacy rate of 61.51%<ref name="bathinda.nic.in"/>
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 == External links ==
-*{{wikitravel}}
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 *[http://bathinda.nic.in/ http://bathinda.nic.in/]
 *[http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gaz_bath2.htm#ch2 Full history from ancient times to current times]
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+[[Category:Established in 1948]]
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Faridkot district	Moga district	Barnala district
Muktsar district
	Bathinda district

	Sirsa district, Haryana	Mansa district