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

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District · Haryana 

# Sonipat district

Sonipat is a district of Haryana, 6th of 21 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,450,001 people** in 4 sub-districts, 8 towns and 332 villages; 31% lived in towns. The largest town is [Sonipat](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sonipat/sonipat/sonipat/) (289,333).

- 1,450,001people (2011)
- 4sub-districts
- 8towns
- 79.1%literacy

## Who lives in Sonipat?

Sonipat had **1,450,001 people** at the 2011 Census — 5.7% of Haryana's population and 6th of 21 districts of Haryana by population. There were 856 women for every 1,000 men (below the Haryana figure of 879; 20th of 21 districts of Haryana). Among children under 7 the ratio was 798 girls per 1,000 boys (the Haryana figure is 834). An average household had 5.2 people, against 5.2 across Haryana.

## How literate is Sonipat?

79.1% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Haryana's 75.6%), 8th of 21 districts of Haryana. Men were at 87.2% and women at 69.8% — a gap of 17.4 points (it is 18.1 points across Haryana). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Sonipat](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sonipat/sonipat/) (81.5%) and lowest in [Ganaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sonipat/ganaur/) (76.0%).

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 Sonipat do for a living?

36.1% of people worked in 2011 (women: 19.8%). Of all workers, 21% farmed their own land, 10% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 42% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 24% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 31% of workers here, against 32% across Haryana. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Gohana](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sonipat/gohana/) (41% of workers in farming) and the least is [Sonipat](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sonipat/sonipat/) (24% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 21 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 42 (42%) · **■** Marginal 24 (24%)

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 Sonipat

31.3% of people lived in towns and cities (below Haryana's 34.9%), 9th of 21 districts of Haryana. The Census counted 8 towns: 8 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 [Sonipat](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sonipat/sonipat/sonipat/) with 289,333 people, home to 64% 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 Sonipat

Sonipat had 332 census villages, 319 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 3,124 people; 47 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Morthal Khas](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sonipat/sonipat/morthal-khas/) (16,722), [Khanpur Kalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sonipat/gohana/khanpur-kalan/) (12,544), [Sisana](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sonipat/kharkhoda/sisana/) (10,169), [Kathura](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sonipat/gohana/kathura/) (9,639) and [Khewara](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sonipat/sonipat/khewara/) (9,192).

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

## Population of Sonipat compared with Haryana

■ Sonipat · ■ Haryana

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**879

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**834

Working population ****36.1%**

**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 Sonipat

Of every 100 households in Sonipat in 2011, 94 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Sonipat · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

Toilet within the home ****68%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

Tap water ****61%**

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

Use banking services ****71%**

Television ****71%**

Mobile phone ****72%**

Computer with internet ****3%**

Two-wheeler ****31%**

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

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

Own their home ****89%**

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 Sonipat

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Gohana](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sonipat/gohana/) 372,034 83 1 

[Ganaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sonipat/ganaur/) 206,889 63 1 

[Sonipat](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sonipat/sonipat/) 710,183 141 5 

[Kharkhoda](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/sonipat/kharkhoda/) 160,895 45 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 Sonipat

- Sonipat · 289,333
- Gohana · 65,708
- Ganaur · 35,603
- Kharkhoda · 25,051
- Kundli · 21,633
- Badh Malak · 6,938
- Bayyanpur · 5,406
- Fazalpur · 3,692

## Largest villages in Sonipat

- Morthal Khas · 16,722
- Khanpur Kalan · 12,544
- Sisana · 10,169
- Kathura · 9,639
- Khewara · 9,192
- Khanda · 9,029
- Mundlana · 8,982
- Jakhauli · 8,259
- Nahri · 8,170
- Datauli · 7,872
- Jagsi · 7,550
- Mohana · 7,170
- Baroda Mor · 7,103
- Farmana · 7,019
- Rathdhana · 6,924
- Gangana · 6,838
- Bhatgaon Dogran · 6,789
- Bhawar · 6,705
- Nangal Kalan · 6,704
- Begah · 6,665

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 Sonipat?4: Gohana, Ganaur, Sonipat, Kharkhoda
- What is the population of Sonipat district?1,450,001 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Sonipat?Sonipat