Hisar Urban Agglomeration
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Hisar | |
|---|---|
City | |
 From top going clockwise: District Administrative Complex, St. Thomas Church, Fort of Firoz Shah, Sheela Mata Temple and observatory at OP Jindal Gyan Kendra. | |
| Nickname: The city of Steel | |
  Hisar  Hisar | |
| Coordinates: 29°09′N 75°42′E / 29.150°N 75.700°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Hisar[1] |
| Division | Hisar |
| First settled | 1354 |
| Incorporated | 1832 |
| Founded by | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| Named after | Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
| Tehsils | Hisar Sadar |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal Corporation, Hisar |
| • Mayor | Shakuntla Rajliwala |
| • Member of Parliament | Dushyant Chautala |
| Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 301,249 |
| • Rank | 141[2] |
| • Density | 438/km2 (1,130/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 125 xxx |
| UNLOCODE | IN HSS |
| Telephone code | 91-1662 xxx xxx |
| Vehicle registration | HR-20 xxxx (for non-commercial vehicles) HR-39 xxxx (for commercial vehicles) |
| Nearest city | New Delhi, Chandigarh |
| Sex ratio | 844[2] ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 81.04[2]% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hisar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Hisar |
| Planning agency | HUDA |
| Civic agency | Hisar Municipal Corporation |
| Climate | Cw (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 490.6 millimetres (19.31 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 32.5 °C (90.5 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 17.6 °C (63.7 °F) |
| Website | www |
Hisar Urban Agglomeration is an extended area of the city of Hisar which includes the area under the Municipal Corporation of Hisar and the campus of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University along with the Mini Secretariat.[3] It is the second biggest urban agglomeration in Haryana after Faridabad.[4]
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