Sirsa
City
Sign board of Sirsa city, Haryana, India
Sign board of Sirsa city, Haryana, India
Sirsa is located in Haryana
Sirsa
Sirsa
Sirsa is located in India
Sirsa
Sirsa
Coordinates: 29°32′N 75°01′E / 29.533°N 75.017°E / 29.533; 75.017
Country India
StateHaryana
DivisionHisar
DistrictSirsa
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerParth Gupta, IAS [1]
Elevation
200.55 m (657.97 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total200,034[2]
Languages[3][4]
 • OfficialHindi, Haryanvi
 • Additional officialBagri
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
125055
UNLOCODE
IN HSS
Telephone code91-1666 xxx xxx
Vehicle registrationHR-24, HR-57
Sex ratio897 ♂/♀[5]
Literacy72.1[5]
Planning agencyHUDA
Websitesirsa.gov.in
mcsirsa.gov.in

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. It is located near to Thar desert. It is located 250 kilometres north-west of New Delhi and 260 kilometers south-west of state capital Chandigarh. Sirsa's nearest cities include Hisar, Fatehabad, Ellenabad, Bhadra, Nohar, Mandi Dabwali and Hanumangarh. Its history dates back to the time of the Mahabharata. At one time, the Sarasvati River flowed in this area. [6]

History

Sirsa is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under the sarkar of Hisar, producing a revenue of 4,361,368 dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 5000 infantry and 500 cavalry.[7][6]

Geography

Sirsa is located at 29°32′N 75°01′E / 29.53°N 75.02°E / 29.53; 75.02.[8] It has an average elevation of 205 metres (672 feet).

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Sirsa had a total population of 200,034, of which 105,378 were males and 94,656 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 22,804. The total number of literates in Sirsa was 144,225, which constituted 72.1% of the population with male literacy of 76.0% and female literacy of 67.7%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Sirsa was 81.4%, of which male literacy rate was 86.2% and female literacy rate was 76.0%. The Scheduled Castes population was 42,967. Sirsa had 39,689 households in 2011.[2]

Religion

City

Religion in Sirsa City
Religion Population (1911)[9] Percentage (1911) Population (1941)[10]: 30  Percentage (1941)
Hinduism 9,323 63.73% 13,083 63.15%
Islam 4,614 31.54% 6,368 30.74%
Sikhism 392 2.68% 831 4.01%
Christianity 123 0.84% 72 0.35%
Others [lower-alpha 1] 177 1.21% 364 1.76%
Total Population 14,629 100% 20,718 100%

Tehsil

Religion in Sirsa Tehsil (1941)
Religion Population (1941)[10]: 58  Percentage (1941)
Hinduism 98,161 45.78%
Islam 78,048 36.4%
Sikhism 36,657 17.1%
Christianity 420 0.2%
Others [lower-alpha 2] 1,118 0.52%
Total Population 214,404 100%

Point of interest

Air Force station

Sirsa has an air base of Indian Air Force named Sirsa Air Force Station and this is one of the most important Air Force Station of India near Pakistan border.

Dera Sacha Sauda

The non-governmental organization Dera Sacha Sauda, established in 1948 by ascetic Mastana Balochistani, has its headquarters in Sirsa.[11][12]

Shri Tara Baba Kutiya (Tarakeswar Dham)

Shri Tara Baba Kutiya, also known as Tarakeswar Dham, was constructed in the year 2003 with help from Sirsa MLA Gopal Goyal Kanda.[13] It is near Ramnagarian village on Haryana State Highway 23 (Sirsa-Ellenabad Road). It has a statue of Shiva and an idol of Nandi.[14]

Abubshaher: Abubshaher Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Sirsa district, which is the largest wildlife sanctuary of Haryana. Abubshaher Wildlife Sanctuary is also the birthplace of the black pheasant.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Deputy Commissioner Sirsa". sirsa.gov.in. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Census of India: Sirsa". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. ↑ IANS (28 January 2010). "Haryana grants second language status to Punjabi". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. 1 2
  6. 1 2 "इतिहास | Sirsa | India".
  7. ↑ Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak; Jarrett, Henry Sullivan (translator) (1891). The Ain-i-Akbari. Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal. p. 294. Retrieved 21 January 2021. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
  8. ↑ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Sirsa, India". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 1, Report". Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  10. 1 2 "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Rajalakshmi, T. K. (26 January 2013). "Godman under a cloud". Frontline. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "The Baba on song". The Indian Express. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "सिरसा की पहचान बन चुकी है श्री बाबा तारा जी की कुटिया, बड़ा रोचक है इसका इतिहास". Jagran. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "तारा बाबा कुटिया है आस्था का केंद्र, मीलों दूर से दिखती है भगवान शिव की प्रतिमा, रोचक है कहानी". Jagran. Jagran. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  15. ↑ Abubshaher Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Sirsa district mysirsa. Retrieved 16 September 2023
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