List of districts of Haryana

Map of districts of Haryana grouped by division

Haryana, with 23 districts, is a state in the northern region of India and is the nation's eighteenth most populous.[1] The state borders with Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north and Rajasthan to the west and south. The river Yamuna defines its eastern border with Uttar Pradesh. Haryana also surrounds Delhi on three sides, forming the northern, western and southern borders of Delhi. Consequently, a large area of Haryana is included in the National Capital Region.[2] Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab and Haryana jointly.

History

On 1 November 1966 (Tuesday) Haryana was constituted as a separate state with seven districts, according to the partition plan of the then East Punjab. The seven districts were Rohtak, Jind, Hisar, Mahendragarh, Gurgaon, Karnal, Ambala. The partition was based on the linguistic demographics and was held after the recommendation of Sardar Hukam Singh—the then Speaker of the Lok Sabha—Parliamentary Committee.[3] A further 15 districts were added later by re-organizing the erstwhile districts. The First Chief minister of Haryana was Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma.

In 2016, Charkhi Dadri district was carved out of the larger Bhiwani.[4]

District by date of bifurcation/formation
1 November 1966 22 December 1972 23 January 1973 1 September 1975 15 August 1979 1 November 1989 15 August 1995 15 July 1997 4 April 2005 15 August 2008 1 December 2016 16 December 2025
Rohtak Rohtak Rohtak
Jhajjar
Sonipat
Jind
Hisar Hisar Hisar Hisar Hisar
Hansi
Fatehabad
Sirsa
Bhiwani Bhiwani
Charkhi Dadri
Mahendragarh Mahendragarh
Rewari
Gurgaon Gurgaon
Gurgaon Gurgaon
Nuh Nuh
Faridabad Palwal
Faridabad
Faridabad
Karnal Karnal Karnal
Panipat
Kurukshetra Kurukshetra
Kaithal
Ambala Ambala Ambala
Panchkula
Yamunanagar

Administration

A district of Haryana state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a Deputy Commissioner (DC), an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). The Deputy Commissioner also functions as the District Magistrate (DM) and Collector of the district. The deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officers belonging to Haryana Civil Service and other state services. The Deputy Commissioner is the head of district administration, and responsible for land revenue administration, disaster management, election, maintenance of law and order, co-ordination of other departments in the district.[5]

A Superintendent of Police (SP), an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Haryana Police Service and other Haryana Police officials.

A Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), an officer belonging to the Indian Forest Service is responsible for managing the Forests, environment and wild-life related issues of the district. He is assisted by the officers of the Haryana Forest Service and other Haryana Forest officials and Haryana Wild-Life officials.

Sectoral development is looked after by the district head of each development department such as PWD, Health, Education, Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Social Welfare, Irrigation, Rural Development, etc. These officers belong to the various State Services.

List of Districts

The Government of Haryana has divided Haryana state in the following 23 districts:

Sr. No. District Code Headquarters Division Established[6] Area (in km2) Population (2011 Census estimates)[7] Highlighted Map
1. Ambala AM Ambala Ambala 1 November 1966 1,574 1,136,784
2. Kurukshetra KU Kurukshetra 23 January 1973 1,530 964,231
3. Panchkula PK Panchkula 15 August 1995 898 558,890
4. Yamunanagar YN Yamunanagar 1 November 1989 1,768 1,214,162
5. Faridabad FR Faridabad Faridabad 15 August 1979 742 1,798,954
6. Nuh NH Nuh 4 April 2005 1,874 1,089,406
7. Palwal PL Palwal 15 August 2008 1,359 1,040,493
8. Gurugram GU Gurugram Gurugram 1 November 1966 1,253 1,514,085
9. Mahendragarh MH Narnaul 1 November 1966 1,859 921,680
10. Rewari RE Rewari 1 November 1989 1,582 896,129
11. Hisar HI Hisar Hisar 1 November 1966 2,633 1,112,815
12. Fatehabad FT Fatehabad 15 July 1997 2,538 941,522
13. Jind JI Jind 1 November 1966 2,702 1,332,042
14. Sirsa SI Sirsa 1 September 1975 4,277 1,295,114
15. Karnal KR Karnal Karnal 1 November 1966 2,520 1,506,323
16. Kaithal KT Kaithal 1 November 1989 2,317 1,072,861
17. Panipat PP Panipat 1 November 1989 1,268 1,202,811
18. Rohtak RO Rohtak Rohtak 1 November 1966 1,745 1,058,683
19. Bhiwani BH Bhiwani 22 December 1972 3,432 1,126,833
20. Charkhi Dadri CD Charkhi Dadri 1 December 2016 1370 502,276
21. Jhajjar JH Jhajjar 15 July 1997 1,834 956,907
22. Sonipat SO Sonipat 22 December 1972 2,122 1,480,080
23. Hansi HN Hansi Hisar 16 Dec 2025 1,350 5,27650

Proposals for new districts

Several sub-divisions and local committees in Haryana have proposed the creation of new administrative districts. These demands are primarily driven by rapid urbanization, significant population growth in commercial and industrial hubs, long travel distances to current district headquarters, and the need for decentralized public service delivery.[8][9][10]

List of Proposed Districts in Haryana Grouped by Current District
Proposed District Expected Area of Jurisdiction Rationale for Creation
Proposed from Ambala
Naraingarh Naraingarh sub-division in eastern Ambala district. Proposed to improve administrative accessibility for the remote sub-mountainous tracts near the Himachal Pradesh border.[8]
Proposed from Bhiwani
Loharu Loharu sub-division in southwestern Bhiwani district. Demanded due to its significant distance from the main district headquarters and its position bordering Rajasthan, requiring localized border area administration.
Proposed from Fatehabad
Tohana Tohana sub-division in eastern Fatehabad district. Proposed to upgrade the prominent agricultural, industrial, and railway junction into a separate administrative unit to streamline public service delivery.[8]
Proposed from Gurugram
Manesar Manesar sub-division and Industrial Model Township (IMT) area. Proposed to separate the high-density industrial, corporate, and residential infrastructure of the Manesar mega-hub from Gurugram's primary urban administration.[8]
Pataudi Pataudi sub-division in western Gurugram district. Sought to optimize local governance and focus on the developing semi-urban and agrarian blocks separate from the corporate district core.[8]
Proposed from Hisar
Barwala Barwala sub-division in northern Hisar district. Demanded to reduce travel distances and bring public utility services closer to the rural populations of the northern blocks.[8]
Proposed from Jind
Narwana Narwana sub-division in northern Jind district. A long-standing demand aimed at providing focused administrative resources and developmental infrastructure to the northern region.[8]
Safidon Safidon sub-division in eastern Jind district. Proposed to establish localized administrative channels for the eastern agrarian blocks bordering Panipat and Karnal districts.[8]
Proposed from Karnal
Asandh Assandh sub-division in southwestern Karnal district. Proposed to reduce travel times to Karnal city and streamline regional governance on the southwestern periphery of the district.[8]
Proposed from Kurukshetra
Pehowa Pehowa sub-division in western Kurukshetra district. Demanded to independently manage regional tourism, pilgrimage traffic, and localized agrarian administration.[8]
Proposed from Mahendragarh
Narnaul Narnaul sub-division. While Narnaul currently functions as the administrative headquarters for Mahendragarh district, local representations seek a structural division or explicit status adjustment to balance infrastructure development with Mahendragarh town.
Proposed from Nuh
Ferozepur Jhirka Ferozepur Jhirka sub-division in southern Nuh district. Proposed to enhance infrastructure, administrative outreach, and public utility allocation in the southernmost border region adjacent to Rajasthan.
Proposed from Sirsa
Dabwali Dabwali sub-division in western Sirsa district. Proposed to address the geographical expanse of Sirsa and to improve law enforcement and interstate transit management along the Punjab and Rajasthan borders.[8]
Proposed from Sonipat
Gohana Gohana sub-division in western Sonipat district. Demanded to establish a dedicated district command for the heavily populated western agrarian blocks, bringing local administration closer to the farming networks.[8]

See also

References

General
  • "Districts of India – Haryana". india.gov.in. Government of India. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  • "Haryana District Level Information - Consolidated Research Statistics Figure of Haryana State Including Its All Districts".
Specific
  1. ↑ "Size, Growth Rate and Distribution of Population – Ranking of States and Union Territories by population: 2001 and 2011" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs – Office of the Register General & Census Commissioner. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Haryana". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Khanna, C. L. (2008). Haryana General Knowledge. Delhi: Upkar Prakashan. pp. 10–11. ISBN 81-7482-383-2.
  4. ↑ Notification of new district charki Dadri issued; Publication: Business Standard newspaper; Published: 3 December 2016; Accessed: 3 May 2022
  5. ↑ "Administrative Setup | District Administration, Nuh | India". Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Haryana: हरियाणा में नया जिला बनने की तैयारी, सरकार 1 नवंबर 2025 को कर सकती है घोषणा, NayaHaryana, 27 Oct 2025.
  7. ↑ "District-wise Population of Haryana" (DOC). censusindia.gov.in. Ministry of Home Affairs – Office of the Register General & Census Commissioner. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Haryana Prepares for Formation of New Districts; Decision Must Come Before December 31". theharyanastory.com. 22 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Groundwork done, Haryana likely to get 4 new districts soon". Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Nayab Singh Saini Haryana government to get new districts soon". Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
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