Sangrur district

Sangrur district
Sangrur district
District of Punjab
	Rajarajeshwari Temple in Sangrur
	Location in Punjab
	Coordinates: 30°14′N 75°50′E / 30.23°N 75.83°E
Country	India
State	Punjab
Headquarters	Sangrur
Area
• Total	2,848 km2 (1,100 sq mi)
Elevation	232 m (761 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,225,415
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	148001
Telephone code	01672
Vehicle registration	PB 13
Website	sangrur.nic.in

Sangrur district is in the state of Punjab in northern India. Sangrur city is the district headquarters. It is one of the five districts in Patiala Division in the Indian state of Punjab.^[1] Neighbouring districts are Malerkotla (north), Barnala (west), Patiala (east), Mansa (southwest) and Fatehabad (Haryana) and Jind (Haryana) (south).

Sangrur consists of the cities of Dhuri, Lehragaga, Sangrur, and Sunam. Other cities are Bhawanigarh, Dirba, Khanauri, Longowal, Cheema and Moonak. There are 7 sub-divisions, being Sangrur, Dhuri, Sunam, Lehragaga, Moonak, Bhawanigarh and Dirba. Till 2006, Barnala was also a part of Sangrur district, but now it is a separate district. In 2021, a new district Malerkotla district, consisting of Malerkotla and Ahmedgarh subdivisions and the Amargarh sub-tehsil, was formed out of Sangrur district.^[2]

^ "Sangrur, Punjab". Government of Punjab. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
^ "Malerkotla is Punjab's 23rd district". The Hindu. 14 May 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

[1] "Sangrur, Punjab". Government of Punjab. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

[2] "Malerkotla is Punjab's 23rd district". The Hindu. 14 May 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

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