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.
According to the 2011 census Bathinda district has a population of 1,388,525,[6] roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini[7] or the US state of Hawaii.[8] This gives it a ranking of 352nd in India (out of a total of 640).[6] The district has a population density of 414 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,070/sq mi) .[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 17.37%.[6] Bathinda has a sex ratio of 865 females for every 1000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of 69.6%. Scheduled Castes made up 32.44% of the population.[6]
At the time of the 2011 census, 89.56% of the population spoke Punjabi and 8.61% Hindi as their first language.[4]
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The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Bathinda, as of year 2020.
District nutrition profile of children under 5 years of age in Taran Taran, year 2020 [9]
Indicators
Number of children (<5 years)
Percent (2020)
Percent (2016)
Stunted
24,114
23%
25%
Wasted
16,184
15%
10%
Severely wasted
4,982
5%
4%
Underweight
24,911
24%
17%
Overweight/obesity
1,290
1%
2%
Anemia
65,550
70%
45%
Total children
104,888
The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Bathinda of women between the ages of 15 to 49 years, as of year 2020.
District nutritional profile of Bathinda of women of 15-49 years, in 2020[9]
^"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.
^"Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
^District at A glance 10 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Bathinda.nic.in. Retrieved on 18 October 2015.
^"List of Deputy Commissioners | District Bathinda, Government of Punjab | India".
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Official website
January 01, 1970
bathinda, district, malwa, region, punjab, india, district, encompasses, area, square, kilometers, area, second, largest, punjab, after, ludhiana, district, bounded, faridkot, district, moga, district, north, muktsar, district, west, barnala, mansa, districts,. 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 districtDistrict of PunjabQila Mubarak in Bathinda Takht Sri Damdama SahibLocation in PunjabCoordinates 30 12 36 N 74 56 24 E 30 21000 N 74 94000 E 30 21000 74 94000Country IndiaStatePunjabDistrictBathindaRegion of PunjabMalwaArea Total3 385 km2 1 307 sq mi Population 2011 1 Total1 388 525 Density410 km2 1 100 sq mi Languages OfficialPunjabiTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST Telephone code0164Websitebathinda wbr nic wbr in Contents 1 History 2 Demography 3 Health 4 Administration 5 List of Deputy Commissioners 6 Politics 7 Notable people 8 References 9 External linksHistory editThe 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 editReligion in Bathinda district 2011 3 Sikhs 70 89 Hindus 27 41 Muslims 1 17 Other 0 53 Languages of Bathinda district First Language 2011 4 Punjabi 89 56 Hindi 8 61 Other 1 83 Historical populationYearPop 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 5 According to the 2011 census Bathinda district has a population of 1 388 525 6 roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini 7 or the US state of Hawaii 8 This gives it a ranking of 352nd in India out of a total of 640 6 The district has a population density of 414 inhabitants per square kilometre 1 070 sq mi 6 Its population growth rate over the decade 2001 2011 was 17 37 6 Bathinda has a sex ratio of 865 females for every 1000 males 6 and a literacy rate of 69 6 Scheduled Castes made up 32 44 of the population 6 At the time of the 2011 census 89 56 of the population spoke Punjabi and 8 61 Hindi as their first language 4 Health editThe table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years in Bathinda as of year 2020 District nutrition profile of children under 5 years of age in Taran Taran year 2020 9 Indicators Number of children lt 5 years Percent 2020 Percent 2016 Stunted 24 114 23 25 Wasted 16 184 15 10 Severely wasted 4 982 5 4 Underweight 24 911 24 17 Overweight obesity 1 290 1 2 Anemia 65 550 70 45 Total children 104 888 The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Bathinda of women between the ages of 15 to 49 years as of year 2020 District nutritional profile of Bathinda of women of 15 49 years in 2020 9 Indicators Number of women 15 49 years Percent 2020 Percent 2016 Underweight BMI lt 18 5 kg m 2 72 366 17 12 Overweight obesity 164 038 37 24 Hypertension 141 098 32 15 Diabetes 61 202 14 NA Anemia non preg 261 533 46 Anemia preg NA NA 32 Total women preg 20 789 Total women 437 786Administration editBathinda Climate chart explanation J F M A M J J A S O N D 10 20 7 19 24 10 7 9 30 15 9 8 37 21 20 41 26 38 41 28 90 37 28 84 36 27 52 36 25 9 4 34 19 1 4 29 13 3 6 23 8 Average max and min temperatures in C Precipitation totals in mmSource MSN World Weather Imperial conversion JFMAMJJASOND 0 4 68 45 0 8 75 50 0 3 86 59 0 4 99 70 0 8 106 79 1 5 106 82 3 6 99 82 3 3 97 81 2 97 77 0 4 93 66 0 1 84 55 0 1 73 46 Average max and min temperatures in F Precipitation totals in inches 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 10 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 272 2 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 Deputy Commissioners editName Assumed office Left office Sh Sodhi Surjeet Singh PCS 20 03 1954 01 07 1954 Sh Munshi Ram PCS 01 07 1954 04 07 1957 Sh M D Ahuja PCS 04 07 1957 09 01 1958 Sh Sher Jasjeet Singh PCS 09 01 1958 26 05 1959 Sh Bhai Sher Jang Singh IAS 17 06 1959 19 11 1962 Sh K D Vasudev IAS 19 11 1962 02 09 1966 Sh R C Kapila IAS 13 09 1966 18 04 1968 Sh Joginder Singh IAS 19 04 1968 01 05 1969 Sh Sukhbir Singh IAS 16 09 1969 07 06 1971 Sh Gurdev Singh Gill PCS 11 06 1971 27 08 1971 Sh A C Saini IAS 27 08 1971 30 06 1972 Sh R R Bhardvaj IAS 30 06 1972 03 10 1975 Sh N K Arora IAS 03 10 1975 27 07 1977 Sh Vikramjeet Singh IAS 27 07 1977 25 01 1980 Sh S K Tuteja IAS 12 03 1980 12 03 1980 Sh K Rajindren Nair IAS 12 03 1980 22 08 1980 Sh Jai Singh Gill IAS 03 09 1980 20 03 1983 Sh A K Mishra IAS 20 03 1983 27 04 1986 Sh J S Komi IAS 27 04 1986 25 04 1988 Sh D S Guru IAS 25 04 1988 12 05 1992 Sh R K Nayar IAS 12 05 1992 26 08 1993 Sh Arun Goyal IAS 26 08 1993 14 06 1994 Sh Amarjeet Singh IAS 14 06 1994 14 07 1995 Sh Sukhpal Singh Gill IAS 14 07 1995 23 04 1998 Sh S R Ladhar IAS 23 04 1998 16 12 1999 Sh Jaspal Singh IAS 16 12 1999 07 06 2001 Sh R Venctortanam IAS 07 06 2001 04 03 2002 Sh Anurag verma IAS 04 03 2002 19 05 2003 Sh Anurag Aggarwal IAS 23 05 2003 27 11 2003 Sh K A P Sinha IAS 27 11 2003 12 05 2005 Sh Rahul Bhandari IAS 12 05 2005 19 07 2007 Sh Rahul Tiwari IAS 19 07 2007 14 06 2008 Sh Vinjay N Jada IAS 14 06 2008 11 08 2008 Sh Rahul Tiwari IAS 11 08 2008 28 02 2010 Sh Gurkirat Kirpal Singh IAS 02 03 2010 05 01 2011 Dr S Karuna Raju IAS 06 01 2011 28 07 2011 Sh Kamal Kishore Yadav IAS 28 07 2011 02 06 2014 Sh Basant Garg IAS 02 06 2014 14 11 2016 Sh Ghansham Thori IAS 15 11 2016 17 03 2017 Sh Diprava Lakra IAS 17 03 2017 17 07 2018 Sh Praneet IAS 18 07 2018 08 04 2019 Sh B SRINIVASAN IAS 09 04 2019 04 10 2021 Sh Arvind Pal Singh Sandhu IAS 05 10 2021 19 01 2022 Sh Vineet Kumar IAS 19 01 2022 01 04 2022 Sh Showkat Ahmad Parray IAS 02 04 2022 in office 11 Politics editNo 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 GovernmentNotable people editParduman Singh Brar athlete Ravinder Singh Khaira athlete Kuldeep Manak singer Jazim Sharma singerReferences edit Provisional Population Totals Census of India 2011 Cities having population 1 lakh and above PDF Office of the Registrar General amp Census Commissioner India Retrieved 26 March 2012 Provisional Population Totals Census of India 2011 Urban Agglomerations Cities having population 1 lakh and above PDF Office of the Registrar General amp Census Commissioner India Retrieved 26 March 2012 Table C 01 Population by Religious Community Punjab censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India a b Table C 16 Population by Mother Tongue Punjab censusindia gov in Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 a b c d e f District Census Hand Book Bathinda PDF Census of India Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India US Directorate of Intelligence Country Comparison Population Archived from the original on 13 June 2007 Retrieved 1 October 2011 Swaziland 1 370 424 2010 Resident Population Data U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on 19 October 2013 Retrieved 30 September 2011 Hawaii 1 360 301 a b About District Nutrition Profiles niti gov in District at A glance Archived 10 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine Bathinda nic in Retrieved on 18 October 2015 List of Deputy Commissioners District Bathinda Government of Punjab India External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bathinda district nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bathinda district Official website Full history from ancient times to current times Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bathinda district amp oldid 1221157480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
