Rohtak District, Haryana

Rohtak is an administrative district in Haryana, India. The district is located about 200 km from Chandigarh, the capital of Haryana. Its administrative headquarters is in Rohtak. Hindi and Haryanvi are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 1,745 km², including 1,639.02 km² of rural area and 105.98 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Rohtak District

Rohtak District is divided into 5 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 147 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Kalanaur27
2Lakhan Majra St7
3Maham24550.32
4Rohtak65937.23
5Sampla24257.45

Population of Rohtak District

According to the 2011 Census, Rohtak District had a population of 10,61,204 people living in 2,06,988 households. The population comprised 5,68,479 males and 4,92,725 females, with an average population density of 608 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population10,61,2046,15,0404,46,164
Male Population5,68,4793,32,0342,36,445
Female Population4,92,7252,83,0062,09,719
Total Households2,06,9881,17,45089,538
Population Density608 / km²375 / km²4,210 / km²

Rohtak District had 7,47,582 literate people and 1,29,330 children in the 0–6 age group. The Scheduled Caste (SC) population was 2,16,889. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)1,29,33077,79351,537
Literate Population7,47,5824,12,6673,34,915
Illiterate Population3,13,6222,02,3731,11,249
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population2,16,8891,34,93581,954
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population000

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.