List of districts of Haryana


Haryana, with 23 districts, is a state in the northern region of India and is the nation's eighteenth most populous. The state borders with Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north and Rajasthan to the west and south. The river Yamuna defines its eastern border with Uttar Pradesh. Haryana also surrounds Delhi on three sides, forming the northern, western and southern borders of Delhi. Consequently, a large area of Haryana is included in the National Capital Region. Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab and Haryana jointly.

History

On 1 November 1966 Haryana was constituted as a separate state with seven districts, according to the partition plan of the then East Punjab. The seven districts were Rohtak, Jind, Hisar, Mahendragarh, Gurgaon, Karnal, Ambala. The partition was based on the linguistic demographics and was held after the recommendation of Sardar Hukam Singh—the then Speaker of the Lok Sabha—Parliamentary Committee. A further 15 districts were added later by re-organizing the erstwhile districts. The First Chief minister of Haryana was Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma.
In 2016, Charkhi Dadri district was carved out of the larger Bhiwani.

Administration

A district of Haryana state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a Deputy Commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The Deputy Commissioner also functions as the District Magistrate and Collector of the district. The deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officers belonging to Haryana Civil Service and other state services. The Deputy Commissioner is the head of district administration, and responsible for land revenue administration, disaster management, election, maintenance of law and order, co-ordination of other departments in the district.
A Superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Haryana Police Service and other Haryana Police officials.
A Deputy Conservator of Forests, an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service is responsible for managing the Forests, environment and wild-life related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Haryana Forest Service and other Haryana Forest officials and Haryana Wild-Life officials.
Sectoral development is looked after by the district head of each development department such as PWD, Health, Education, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Social Welfare, Irrigation, Rural Development, etc. These officers belong to the various State Services.

List

The Government of Haryana has divided Haryana state in the following 23 districts:
Sr. No.DistrictCodeHeadquartersDivisionEstablishedArea Population Highlighted Map
1.AmbalaAMAmbalaAmbala1 November 19661,5741,136,784
2.KurukshetraKUKurukshetraAmbala23 January 19731,530964,231
3.PanchkulaPKPanchkulaAmbala15 August 1995898558,890
4.YamunanagarYNYamunanagarAmbala1 November 19891,7681,214,162
5.FaridabadFRFaridabadFaridabad15 August 19797421,798,954
6.NuhNHNuhFaridabad4 April 20051,8741,089,406
7.PalwalPLPalwalFaridabad15 August 20081,3591,040,493
8.GurugramGUGurugramGurugram1 November 19661,2531,514,085
9.MahendragarhMHNarnaulGurugram1 November 19661,859921,680
10.RewariRERewariGurugram1 November 19891,582896,129
11.HisarHIHisarHisar1 November 19662,6331,112,815
12.FatehabadFTFatehabadHisar15 July 19972,538941,522
13.JindJIJindHisar1 November 19662,7021,332,042
14.SirsaSISirsaHisar1 September 19754,2771,295,114
15.KarnalKRKarnalKarnal1 November 19662,5201,506,323
16.KaithalKTKaithalKarnal1 November 19892,3171,072,861
17.PanipatPPPanipatKarnal1 November 19891,2681,202,811
18.RohtakRORohtakRohtak1 November 19661,7451,058,683
19.BhiwaniBHBhiwaniRohtak22 December 19723,4321,126,833
20.Charkhi DadriCDCharkhi DadriRohtak1 December 20161370502,276
21.JhajjarJHJhajjarRohtak15 July 19971,834956,907
22.SonipatSOSonipatRohtak22 December 19722,1221,480,080
23.HansiHNHansiHisar16 Dec 20251,3505,27650

Proposed districts

Currently there are 23 districts in Haryana. The Haryana government has placed a proposal to create 4 new districts in the Vidhan Sabha, which can be created before the next census.
NumberDistrictDivided From
1GohanaSonipat District
2DabwaliSirsa District
3AsandhKarnal District
4SafidonJind District