# Sirsa District, Haryana – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Haryana 

# Sirsa district

Sirsa is a district of Haryana, 8th of 21 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,295,189 people** in 4 sub-districts, 5 towns and 330 villages; 25% lived in towns. The largest town is [Sirsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sirsa/sirsa/sirsa/) (182,534).

- 1,295,189people (2011)
- 4sub-districts
- 5towns
- 68.8%literacy

## Who lives in Sirsa?

Sirsa had **1,295,189 people** at the 2011 Census — 5.1% of Haryana's population and 8th of 21 districts of Haryana by population. There were 897 women for every 1,000 men (above the Haryana figure of 879; 4th of 21 districts of Haryana). Among children under 7 the ratio was 862 girls per 1,000 boys (the Haryana figure is 834). An average household had 5.3 people, against 5.2 across Haryana.

## How literate is Sirsa?

68.8% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Haryana's 75.6%), 19th of 21 districts of Haryana. Men were at 76.4% and women at 60.4% — a gap of 16.0 points (it is 18.1 points across Haryana). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Sirsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sirsa/sirsa/) (70.0%) and lowest in [Dabwali](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sirsa/dabwali/) (66.9%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Sirsa do for a living?

38.8% of people worked in 2011 (women: 21.6%). Of all workers, 27% farmed their own land, 20% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 30% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 20% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 47% of workers here, against 32% across Haryana. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Dabwali](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sirsa/dabwali/) (53% of workers in farming) and the least is [Sirsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sirsa/sirsa/) (45% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 27 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 30 (30%) · **■** Marginal 20 (20%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Sirsa

24.6% of people lived in towns and cities (below Haryana's 34.9%), 14th of 21 districts of Haryana. The Census counted 5 towns: 5 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Sirsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sirsa/sirsa/sirsa/) with 182,534 people, home to 57% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Sirsa

Sirsa had 330 census villages, 327 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 2,985 people; 41 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Chutala](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sirsa/dabwali/chutala/) (16,178), [Jiwan Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sirsa/rania/jiwan-nagar/) (15,485), [Rori](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sirsa/sirsa/rori/) (11,997), [Ganga](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sirsa/dabwali/ganga/) (10,168) and [Bani](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sirsa/rania/bani/) (9,869).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sirsa district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Sirsa district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> SIRSA, a town of British India, in Hissar district of the Punjab, situated on a dry bed of the river Ghaggar, and on a branch of the Rajputana railway, midway between Rewari and Ferozepur. It occupies an ancient site, and was refounded in 1837 as the head-quarters of a British district. It is an important centre of trade with Rajputana, and has manufactures of cotton cloth and pottery. The former district of Sirsa was part of the territory conquered from the Mahrattas in 1803, when it was almost entirely uninhabited. It required reconquering from the Bhattis in 1818; but it did not come under British administration until 1837. During the Mutiny of 1857 Sirsa was for a time wholly lost to British rule. On the restoration of order the district was administered by Punjab officials, and in the following year, with the remainder of the Delhi territory, it was formally annexed to that province. In 1884 it was subdivided between the districts of Hissar and Ferozepur.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Sirsa compared with Haryana

■ Sirsa · ■ Haryana

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**879

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**834

Working population ****38.8%**

**35.2%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sirsa

Of every 100 households in Sirsa in 2011, 90 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Sirsa · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

Toilet within the home ****90%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

Tap water ****85%**

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

Use banking services ****62%**

Television ****63%**

Mobile phone ****76%**

Computer with internet ****3%**

Two-wheeler ****32%**

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

None of these assets ****10%**

Own their home ****91%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Sirsa

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Dabwali](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sirsa/dabwali/) 269,929 71 1 

[Sirsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sirsa/sirsa/) 717,330 183 2 

[Rania](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sirsa/rania/) 175,664 46 1 

[Ellenabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sirsa/ellenabad/) 132,266 30 1 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Sirsa

- Sirsa · 182,534
- Mandi Dabwali · 52,873
- Ellenabad · 36,623
- Rania · 25,123
- Kalanwali · 22,095

## Largest villages in Sirsa

- Chutala · 16,178
- Jiwan Nagar · 15,485
- Rori · 11,997
- Ganga · 10,168
- Bani · 9,869
- Jamal · 9,440
- Kharian · 9,300
- Ding · 9,218
- Abub Shahar Split Vill. · 8,912
- Odhan · 8,643
- Talwara Khurd-1 · 8,399
- Madho Singhana · 8,295
- Panniwala Mota · 8,122
- Kotli · 8,027
- Ellenabad · 7,833
- Jodhkan · 7,533
- Dabwali · 7,458
- Shahpur Begu · 7,339
- Mangala · 7,109
- Malekan · 6,983

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Sirsa?4: Dabwali, Sirsa, Rania, Ellenabad
- What is the population of Sirsa district?1,295,189 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Sirsa?Sirsa