Bathinda district

Bathinda district is in Malwa region of Punjab, India. The district encompasses an area of 3,385 square kilometers. By area, Bathinda district is the second-largest in Punjab, after Ludhiana district. It is bounded by Faridkot district and Moga district on the north, Muktsar district on the west, Barnala and Mansa districts on the east, and the state of Haryana on the south. Bathinda is cotton producing belt of Punjab.

Bathinda district
District of Punjab
Qila Mubarak in Bathinda, Takht Sri Damdama Sahib
Location in Punjab
Location in Punjab
Coordinates: 30°12′36″N 74°56′24″E
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictBathinda
Region of PunjabMalwa
Area
 • Total3,385 km2 (1,307 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,388,525
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code0164
Websitebathinda.nic.in

History

The district of Bathinda came into existence with the formation of the PEPSU in 1948. It had its headquarters at Faridkot, which were shifted to Bathinda in 1952.

Demography
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951377,757—    
1961509,031+3.03%
1971623,172+2.04%
1981817,764+2.75%
1991985,301+1.88%
20011,183,295+1.85%
20111,388,525+1.61%
source:[2]

According to the 2011 census Bathinda district has a population of 1,388,525,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini[4] or the US state of Hawaii.[5] This gives it a ranking of 352nd in India (out of a total of 640).[3] The district has a population density of 414 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,070/sq mi) .[3] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 17.37%.[3] Bathinda has a sex ratio of 865 females for every 1000 males,[3] and a literacy rate of 69.6%. Scheduled Castes made up 32.44% of the population.[3]

Religions
Religion in Bathinda district (2011)[6]
Religion Percent
Sikhism
 
 70.89%
Hinduism
 
 27.41%
Islam
 
 1.17%
Other or not stated
 
 0.53%

The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in the urban and rural areas of Bathinda district.

Absolute numbers of different religious groups in Bathinda district[7]
ReligionUrban (2011)Rural (2011)Urban (2001)Rural (2001)Urban (1991)Rural (1991)
Hindu2,96,08084,4892,05,69187,2931,82,7181,07,322
Sikh1,91,9197,92,3671,41,3597,35,0671,10,2718,84,594
Muslim6,3699,9302,2977,5509945,527
Christian1,620850789870618216
Other religions3,2251,6721,6187611,2761,070

Languages

Languages of Bathinda district (First Language) (2011)[8]

  Punjabi (89.56%)
  Hindi (8.61%)
  Others (1.83%)

At the time of the 2011 census, 89.56% of the population spoke Punjabi and 8.61% Hindi as their first language.[8]

Administration
Bathinda
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Bathinda is divided into the 4 tehsils of Bathinda, Rampura Phul, Maur and Talwandi Sabo. These tehsils are further divided into the nine blocks of Bathinda, Sangat, Nathana, Rampura, Phul, Maur, Balianwali, Bhagta Bhai ka and Talwandi Sabo.[9]

Administrative Structure
No of Blocks No of Villages No of Census town No of M.Corporation No of M. Councils
9 (Bathinda, Sangat, Nathana, Rampura, Phul, Maur, Balianwali, Bhagta Bhaika and Talwandisabo)2722 (Bhisiana, Mehna)1 (Bathinda)20 (Sangat, Raman Mandi, Maur, Kotfatta, Rampura, Bhuchomandi, Goniana, Talwandi sabo, Bhagta, Kotshamir, Lehra Mohabbat, Nathana, Chauke, Rampura, Balianwali, Mandi Kalan, Maluka, Kothaguru, Bhairupa, Mehraj )

List of DC
# Name Portrait Assumed office Left office
1 Sh. Sodhi Surjeet Singh, PCS 20-03-1954 01-07-1954
2 Sh. Munshi Ram, PCS 01-07-1954 04-07-1957
3 Sh. M.D. Ahuja, PCS 04-07-1957 09-01-1958
4 Sh. Sher Jasjeet Singh, PCS 09-01-1958 26-05-1959
5 Sh. Bhai Sher Jang Singh, IAS 17-06-1959 19-11-1962
6 Sh. K.D. Vasudev, IAS 19-11-1962 02-09-1966
7 Sh. R.C. Kapila, IAS 13-09-1966 18-04-1968
8 Sh. Joginder Singh, IAS 19-04-1968 01-05-1969
9 Sh. Sukhbir Singh, IAS 16-09-1969 07-06-1971
10 Sh. Gurdev Singh Gill, PCS 11-06-1971 27-08-1971
11 Sh. A.C. Saini, IAS 27-08-1971 30-06-1972
12 Sh. R.R. Bhardvaj, IAS 30-06-1972 03-10-1975
13 Sh. N.K. Arora, IAS 03-10-1975 27-07-1977
14 Sh. Vikramjeet Singh, IAS 27-07-1977 25-01-1980
15 Sh. S.K. Tuteja, IAS 12-03-1980 12-03-1980
16 Sh. K. Rajindren Nair, IAS 12-03-1980 22-08-1980
17 Sh. Jai Singh Gill, IAS 03-09-1980 20-03-1983
18 Sh. A.K. Mishra, IAS 20-03-1983 27-04-1986
19 Sh. J.S. Komi, IAS 27-04-1986 25-04-1988
20 Sh. D.S. Guru, IAS 25-04-1988 12-05-1992
21 Sh. R.K. Nayar, IAS 12-05-1992 26-08-1993
22 Sh. Arun Goyal, IAS 26-08-1993 14-06-1994
23 Sh. Amarjeet Singh, IAS 14-06-1994 14-07-1995
24 Sh. Sukhpal Singh Gill, IAS 14-07-1995 23-04-1998
25 Sh. S.R. Ladhar, IAS 23-04-1998 16-12-1999
26 Sh. Jaspal Singh, IAS 16-12-1999 07-06-2001
27 Sh. R.Venctortanam, IAS 07-06-2001 04-03-2002
28 Sh. Anurag verma, IAS 04-03-2002 19-05-2003
29 Sh. Anurag Aggarwal, IAS 23-05-2003 27-11-2003
30 Sh. K.A.P. Sinha, IAS 27-11-2003 12-05-2005
31 Sh. Rahul Bhandari, IAS 12-05-2005 19-07-2007
32 Sh. Rahul Tiwari, IAS 19-07-2007 14-06-2008
33 Sh. Vinjay N Jada, IAS 14-06-2008 11-08-2008
34 Sh. Rahul Tiwari, IAS 11-08-2008 28-02-2010
35 Sh. Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, IAS 02-03-2010 05-01-2011
36 Dr. S. Karuna Raju, IAS 06-01-2011 28-07-2011
37 Sh. Kamal Kishore Yadav, IAS 28-07-2011 02-06-2014
38 Sh. Basant Garg, IAS 02-06-2014 14-11-2016
39 Sh. Ghansham Thori, IAS 15-11-2016 17-03-2017
40 Sh. Diprava Lakra, IAS 17-03-2017 17-07-2018
41 Sh. Praneet, IAS 18-07-2018 08-04-2019
42 Sh. B. SRINIVASAN, IAS 09-04-2019 04-10-2021
43 Sh. Arvind Pal Singh Sandhu, IAS 05-10-2021 19-01-2022
44 Sh. Vineet Kumar, IAS 19-01-2022 01-04-2022
45 Sh. Showkat Ahmad Parray, IAS 02-04-2022 in office

[10]

Politics
No. Constituency Name of MLA Party Bench
90 Rampura Phul Balkar Singh Sidhu Aam Aadmi Party Government
91 Bhucho Mandi (SC) Master Jagsir Singh Aam Aadmi Party Government
92 Bathinda Urban Jagroop Singh Gill Aam Aadmi Party Government
93 Bathinda Rural (SC) Amit Rattan Kotfatta Aam Aadmi Party Government
94 Talwandi Sabo Baljinder Kaur Aam Aadmi Party Government
95 Maur Sukhvir Maiser Khana Aam Aadmi Party Government

Notable people

References
  1. "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  2. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  3. "District Census Hand Book – Bathinda" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  4. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Swaziland 1,370,424
  5. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Hawaii 1,360,301
  6. "Table C-01 Population by Religious Community: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  7. https://punjab.data.gov.in/catalog/district-wise-population-religion-punjab
  8. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Punjab". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  9. District at A glance Archived 10 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Bathinda.nic.in. Retrieved on 18 October 2015.
  10. https://bathinda.nic.in/list-of-deputy-commissioners/
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