Sonipat is a planned industrial city and administrative headquarter in

Sonipat district Sonipat district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Sonipat town is the district headquarters. It is a part of National Capital Region. It is bordered by Delhi, Panipat, Rohtak, Jind, Jhajjar and Baghpat (Uttar Pr ...

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

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. It comes under the National Capital Region and is around from

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. It lies 214 km (128 miles) southwest of

Chandigarh Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the ...

, the state capital. The

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runs along its eastern boundary. Sonipat was historically known as Sonprastha. On 22 December 1972, Sonipat designated a full-fledged district.

Sonipat Junction railway station Sonipat Junction railway station is located in Sonipat district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is a major junction in Delhi NCR. Its station code is SNP. It is also connected to Gohana and Jind via regular r ...

is the main railway junction on Delhi-Kalka line. It lies on Delhi

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(NE II) and

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(NH 44) as well as the planned Delhi–Sonipat–Panipat Regional Rapid Transit System.

Etymology

According to legend, Sonipat was earlier known as Swarnprastha, (). which later on became Swarnpath, and then Sonipat.

History

Reference to the city comes in the epic ''

Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; , , ) is one of the two major Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epics of ancient India revered as Smriti texts in Hinduism, the other being the ''Ramayana, Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the events and aftermath of the Kuru ...

'' as Svarnaprastha. It was one of the five villages demanded by

Pandavas The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, aɳɖɐʋᵊ IAST: Pāṇḍava) is a group name referring to the five legendary brothers, Yudhishtira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva, who are central figures of the Hindu epic ''Mahabhara ...

as the price of peace from Duryodhan in lieu of the kingdom

Hastinapur Hastinapur is a city in the Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ''Hastinapura'' is described as the capital of the Kuru Kingdom in Hindu texts such as the ''Mahabharata'' and the Puranas; it is also mentioned in ancient Jain ...

. The other four villages were Panduprastha (

Panipat Panipat () is an industrial , located 95 km north of Delhi and 169 km south of Chandigarh on NH-44 in Panipat district, Haryana, India. It is famous for three major battles fought in 1526, 1556 and 1761. The city is also known as ...

), Vyaghraprastha (

Baghpat Baghpat, historically known as Vyaghraprastha, is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Bagpat district, which was established in 1997. It is part of the National Capital Region, surrounding New ...

), Tilaprastha (

Tilpat Tilpat is a census town in Faridabad district in the Indian state of Haryana that comes under the Capital Region. It is famous for the revolt against Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb, led by Jat leader Gokula. It also has the Tilpat 1 & 2 ranges of ...

) and

Indraprastha Indraprastha (Sanskrit: इन्द्रप्रस्थ, n̪d̪ɾɐpɾɐst̪ʰə (lit. "Plain of Indra" or "City of Indra") is a city cited in ancient Indian literature as a constituent of the Kuru Kingdom. It was designated the capit ...

(

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

). Sonipat is listed in the

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as a

pargana Pargana or parganah, also spelt pergunnah, equivalent to Mohallah as a subunit of Subah (Suba), was a type of former administrative division in the Indian subcontinent during the time of the Delhi Sultanate, Mughal and British Colonial empire ...

under Delhi sarkar, producing a revenue of 7,727,323

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s for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 1000 infantry and 70 cavalry. It had a brick fort at the time, which was also mentioned. Principalities of Sonipat There were few principalities and zamindaris of Jat Chaudharys of different clans. 1. Kharkhoda- It was established by Dahiya Jats who were rulers in Nagaur, Rajasthan. They migrated to Bagar tract and then to Deswal tract- Kharkhoda (Sonipat). They set up their independent principality and there are over 52 villages in Sonipat of Dahiya Chaudharys. 2. Ahulana (Gohana)- After leaving Hansi stronghold, Malik Jat Chaudharys came and founded Gohana region and made Ahulana, their capital. It was founded by Raja Huleram Malik who from the lineage of Raja Jaitra Singh (Jatwan Malik). Ahulana principality had the rights of tax collection during the Mughal period. They also participated in the revolt of 1857. Sonipat came under

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ic rule after the

Second Battle of Tarain The Second Battle of Tarain was fought in 1192 between the Ghurid forces of Muhammad Ghuri and the Rajput Confederacy of Prithviraj Chauhan. It took place near Tarain (modern Taraori), which is , north of Delhi. The battle ended in a deci ...

in 1193. The

Sikhs Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ''Sikh'' ...

under

Banda Singh Bahadur Banda Singh Bahadur, born Lachman Dev (27 October 1670 – 9 June 1716), was a Sikh warrior and a Jathedar, general of the Khalsa Fauj, Khalsa Army. At age 15, he left home to become an Sannyasa, ascetic, and was given the name Madho Das Baira ...

fought the

Battle of Sonipat The Battle of Sonipat was fought between Sikhs and the Mughal Empire in 1709. It was the first significant battle during Banda Singh Bahadur's rebellion. Prelude In 1708, Banda Singh Bahadur became the Jathedar of the Khalsa Army and he wa ...

against the

Mughals The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Kashmir in the north, to the highlands of pre ...

in 1709.

Khanda, Sonipat Khanda is a big and historical village in Kharkhoda, Haryana, Kharkhoda tehsil of Sonipat district in Haryana, India. It is located from Kharkhoda, Haryana, Kharkhoda and from Sonipat. It is a part of the National Capital Region (India), Delhi ...

village witnessed the

and won the battle against

under the military leadership of

Battle of Sonipat

The one and only battle fought in Sonipat was

. After taking blessings from

Guru Gobind Singh Guru Gobind Singh (; born Gobind Das; 22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708) was the tenth and last human Sikh gurus, Sikh Guru. He was a warrior, poet, and philosopher. In 1675, at the age of nine he was formally installed as the leader of the ...

, Baba

first camped at

and assembled a fighting force with Dahiya Jats.

village witnessed the

against

, which was won under the military leadership of Banda Singh Bahadur.

Geography and topography

Sonipat is located at . The district headquarter is situated in Sonipat. Other smaller towns are Gohana, Ganaur, Mundlana, Kharkhoda and Rai. The total area of Sonipat district is 2,260 km² and its population is 10,64,000. Sonipat is bordered by the states of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh as well as the districts of Rohtak, Jind and Panipat. The River Yamuna runs along the eastern boundary of the district District Sonepat comprises four sub-divisions, namely Ganaur, Sonepat, Kharkhoda and Gohana and eight blocks (Ganaur, Sonipat, Rai, Kharkhoda, Gohana, Kathura, Murthal and Mundlana) has been carved out of Rohtak and made a full-fledged district on 22 December 1972. Sonepat is the largest tehsil followed by Gohana. It has one Municipal Corporation Sonipat and three municipal committees Ganaur, Gohana and Kharkhoda. the Haryana Main water system in the district consists of the River Yamuna and the irrigation canals flowing out of it. There is no perennial river in the district. The underground water resources differ from area to area. The depth of the water table is the lowest in the Khader area along the Yamuna, where it is below 10 ft. It increases to 30 to 40 ft. in some of the western and south eastern part of the district. The ground water in some areas is saline and brackish. The ground water conditions indicate that the district faces the problem of occurrence of brackish water and water logging in eastern parts of the district. Broadly speaking, the district is a continuous part of the Haryana-Punjab plain, but the area is not levelled in some parts. Over most of the district, the soil is fine loam of rich colour. However, some areas have sandy soil and others are composed of Kallar. The plain has a gradual slope to the south and east. The district may be roughly divided into three regions: # The Khadar Along the River Yamuna is a narrow flood plain, three to six kilometres wide, and is formed by the river along its course. The Khader plain is 20 to 30 feet lower, adjoining upland plain. It is composed of fine clay loam left by the receding floods of the Yamuna. Currently, rice and sugar cane cultivation is undertaken by the farmers in the Khadar area. Recently, the farmers have started planting Banana, Pappaya and other fruits trees. # The Upland Plain It consists of Sonepat tehsil lying to the west of the Khadar, and is the most extensive of the three regions: The Upland Plain is covered with old alluvium, which if properly irrigated, is highly productive. Extensive Farming of crops, oil seeds, horticultural plants, vegetables and flowers, is undertaken in this region. The ridges in Gohana tehsil represent the northern most extension of the Aravallis. # The Sandy Region A very smaller part of the district is covered with soil consisting of sand or sandy loam. Parts of this region has high PH value leading to kallor land.

Soil Profile

District Sonepat, comprising Sonepat, Gohana and Ganaur sub divisions, has 343 villages and covers an area of 2,13,080 hectares. The irrigated area (both with the help of canal irrigation as well as through tubewells) is 2,86,504 acres and the un-irrigated rainfed area is 43,979 acres. Sonepat is an important saltpetre producing area. The saltpetre appears as efflorescence on the surface during the summer season, specially in the village of Sonepat sub-division. Water logging is a serious problem effecting the productivity of land. The water logged area, which the water table is between 0 and 5 ft, faces a serious problem. Where the water table is between 5 and 10 ft., the problem of water logging is imminent. There has been an alarming rise in the water table during the last two decades, Specially in the areas adjoining the canals. This has led to appearance of Thur on the surface of soil, followed by sem in several parts of the district, specially the areas adjoining the Yamuna and minor canals running through the district. The soil in Sonepat is rich and quite suitable for all types of agricultural crops as well as forest cover. The types of soil may be classified according to textures as : # Sandy (Raitali) # Sandy loam (Bhuri) # Loam (Rausli) # Clay loam (Karti) # Clay (Dakar)

Climate

Climate of Sonipat is dry with hot summer and a cold winter. The weather becomes milder during the monsoon (period July to September). The post-monsoon months October and November constitute a transition period, prior to the onset of winter. The winter starts in December when day and night temperatures fall rapidly. January is the coldest month when the mean daily minimum temperature is 6-7°C. During cold waves, the minimum temperature may go down to the freezing point of water, and frosts can occur. During the summer months of May and June, the maximum temperature sometimes reaches 47°C. Temperature drops considerably with the advancement of monsoon in June. However, the night temperature during this period continues to be high. Humidity is considerably low during the greater part of the year. The district experiences high humidity only during the monsoon period. The period of minimum humidity (less than 20%) is between April and May. The annual rainfall varies considerably from year to year. However, the maximum rainfall is experienced during the monsoon season, which reaches it is peak in the month of July. In fact, the monsoon period accounts for 75% of the annual rainfall in the district. On an average there are 24 days in a year with rainfall of 2.5 mm (or more) per day in district Sonepat. During the monsoon, the sky is heavily clouded, and winds are strong. Winds are generally light during the post-monsoon and winter months. Sonepat experiences a high incidence of thunder storms and dust storms, often accompanied by violent squalls (andhis) during the period April to June. Sometimes the thunder storm are being accompanied by heavy rain and occasionally by hail storms. In the winter months, fogs sometimes appear in the district.

Demographics

Sonipat city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Sonipat Metropolitan Region. The Sonipat city is located in Haryana state of India. According to the 2021 Indian Census, the current estimate population of Sonipat city in 2023 is 382,000, while Sonipat metro population is estimated at 402,000. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Sonipat city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Sonipat city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Sonipat city, we will update the same here in 2023. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Sonipat in 2011 is 278,149. Although Sonipat city has population of 278,149; its urban / metropolitan population is 293,025.

Sonipat Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Sonipat city are 210,112 of which 118,281 are males while 91,831 are females. Average literacy rate of Sonipat city is 85.48 per cent of which male and female literacy was 90.82 and 79.45 per cent. The sex ratio of Sonipat city is 875 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 784 per 1000 boys.

Sonipat Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Sonipat city and its outgrowth numbers 19,033 in which population of 98,508 resides. This is around 34.05% of total population of Sonipat city and its outgrowth which is 289,333.

Religion

City

Tehsil (District)

Places of interest

Mughal architecture

There are several Mughal buildings on the outskirts of the city, including the Mosque of Abdullah Nasir-ud-din, who was a descendant from Mushid of

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British Time Tehsil

This district was carved out of the erstwhile Rohtak district on 22 December 1972. The district is named after its administrative headquarters, Sonipat. Sonipat was earlier known as Sonprastha, which later became Svarnaprastha (Golden City), which is derived from two Sanskrit words, Svarna (Gold) and Prastha (Place). Over a period of time, the classical name Svarnprastha's pronunciation degraded into Svarnpat, and then to its current form, Sonipat. The earliest reference of this city comes in the epic Mahabharata, and at that time, it was one of the five villages demanded by the Pandavas in lieu of the kingdom of Hastinapur.

Yamuna River

The main water system in the district is the Yamuna River and its irrigation canals. The river flows besides the rural belt in the eastern side of district. It also acts as a natural boundary between the states of Haryana and

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Economy

Industrial estates

There are six HSIIDC industrial estates namely Sonepat city, Barhi,

Kundli Kundli is a town and municipal council in Sonipat, in Sonipat, Sonipat tehsil of Sonipat district in the Indian state of Haryana. As of 2017, it had a population of 100,000. It lies on Western Peripheral Expressway, Eastern Peripheral Expres ...

Murthal Murthal, also known as Morthal Khas, is a village in Sonipat district of the Indian state of Haryana. It is located north of Sonipat, from the national capital New Delhi, and southwest of Chandigarh, the state capital. It is famous for its pa ...

and

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. The development of Sonepat Industrial area in the city started in the 1950s with Atlas Cycle. Since then, many small and big industries have been established here. Atlas, E.C.E. or the Birla Factory, OSRAM India (formerly part of E.C.E., but in October 1998 it was acquired by

OSRAM OSRAM Licht AG is a German company that makes electric lights, headquartered in Munich and Premstätten (Austria). OSRAM positions itself as a high-tech photonics company that is increasingly focusing on sensor technology, visualization and trea ...

). Rail Coach Naveenikaran Karkhana, Sonipat is a railway coach factory under

RVNL Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) is an Indian central Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) which works as the construction arm of the Ministry of Railways for project implementation and transportation infrastructure development. It was incorporated ...

which was successfully commissioned in October 2021.The Rail Coach Naveenikaran Karkhana at Sonipat is the first of its kind facility being set up to cater to the mid-life rehabilitation and refurbishment of coaches. The Rolling Stock Complex is designed for sustainable development with Industry 4.0 compliant assembly line.

Education

Colleges

* Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology

Universities

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sonepat Indian Institute of Information Technology Sonepat (IIIT Sonepat) is an Indian Institutes of Information Technology located at Sonipat, Haryana. The academic session of IIIT Sonepat started from its temporary campus at NIT Kurukshetra from yea ...

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonipat Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University (DBRANLU) is a National Law University located at Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Sonipat, Haryana, India. It was established by the Government of Haryana, State Government of Haryana in the year 2012 by ...

(NLU) *

National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM or National Institute of Food Technology or NIFTEM-K) is a higher education institute operating under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI). It is loc ...

Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University Of Science and Technology Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology (DCRUST), formerly Chhotu Ram State College of Engineering, Murthal (CRSCE), is a state university located in Murthal, Sonipat, Haryana, India. It was established in 2006 by an Act o ...

Ashoka University Ashoka University is a private research university located in Sonipat, Haryana, providing a liberal education in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. It was founded in 2014 and is based on the model of collective philanthropy, ...

O. P. Jindal Global University O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) is a private deemed university located in Sonipat, Haryana, India. It was established in 2009 under the Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2009. Named after industrialist Om Prakash Jindal, the un ...

Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya, also known as Bhagat Phool Singh Women's University, is the first women's only state university of North India established by the Government of Haryana in August 2006 at Village Khanpur Kalan, of Goha ...

SRM University, Haryana SRM University, Haryana (SRMH), also known as SRM University, Delhi-NCR, Sonepat, is a state private university located at the Rajiv Gandhi Education City in Sonepat, Haryana, India. The university was established in 2013 by the SRM Institute o ...

World University of Design World University of Design (WUD) is a private university located in Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Sonipat, Haryana, India. The university was established in 2018 through ''The Haryana Private Universities (Second Amendment) Act 2017'' following ...

* Rishihood University

Sports

In July 1973 the government established the

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, Sonipat to provide education facilities with extra emphasis on sports. It trains athletes in

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gymnastics Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring Balance (ability), balance, Strength training, strength, Flexibility (anatomy), flexibility, agility, Motor coordination, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movem ...

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as saltwater or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Swimmers achieve locomotion by coordinating limb and body movements to achieve hydrody ...

shooting sports Shooting sports is a group of competitive sport, competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airg ...

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

boxing Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as boxing glove, protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing Punch (combat), punch ...

cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

, and

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Bus Port

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proposed the first bus port in the pattern of

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in Sector 7, Sonipat. It will be a joint venture between the

Government of Haryana Government of Haryana, also known as the State Government of Haryana, or locally as the Haryana Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Haryana and its 22 districts. It consists of an executive, ceremonially led ...

and

NHAI The National Highways Authority of India or NHAI () is an autonomous agency of the Government of India, set up in 1995 (Act 1988) and is responsible for management of a road network of over 50,000 km of National highways out of 1,32,499 ...

. * In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to set up a bus port on the pattern of an airport in Sonipat. * The proposed bus stand will be an ultra-modern 'bus port', with infrastructure at par with an international airport. * To be constructed under design, built, finance, operate and transfer model, new bus ports will have digital displays, variable message signboards, CCTVs, surveillance system, deluxe waiting room, tourist information center, clock room, restaurant, food court, plaza, budget hotel, multiplex, administrative office, parcel room, maintenance workshop, fuel station, etc.

Municipal corporation

Sonipat Municipal Corporation Sonipat Municipal Corporation or Municipal Corporation of Sonipat is the governing civic body of the Urban Area city Sonipat in Sonipat district, Haryana, India. The Municipal Committee Sonipat was established in 1933. Municipal Corporation mech ...

is the governing civic body of the

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in Sonipat. The Municipal Committee Sonipat was established in the year 1933.

Sonipat Lok Sabha

Sonipat (Lok Sabha constituency) Sonipat (earlier spelt as Sonepat) is one of the 10 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Haryana state in northern India. Assembly segments At present, Sonipat Lok Sabha constituency comprises nine Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) con ...

is one of the 10 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Haryana state in northern India. Satpal Brahmchari from Congress party (INC) is Member of Parliament from Sonipat Seat

Notable people

Seema Antil Seema Punia-Antil (born 27 July 1983) is an Indian discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 64.84 m,achieved in Kyiv in 2004. Early life Seema Antil was born in Khewda village of Sonipat district in Haryana. Her sporting career began at the ag ...

(discus thrower) *

Sanchit Balhara Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara are an Indian film score composer duo. Sanchit Balhara started his career as a solo composer and became best known for composing the score of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2015 epic historical romance film, ''Bajirao ...

(Bollywood score composer) *

Preeti Bose Preeti Bose (born 20 April 1992) is an Indian cricketer. She plays for Haryana women's cricket team in domestic matches. She is the first woman player from Haryana to play for the India women's team, Railways team and T20 Women's Asia Cup final ...

(cricketer) *

Manushi Chhillar Manushi Chhillar (born 14 May 1997) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of Miss World 2017 pageant. She represented her state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2017 pageant and won the title of Femina Miss India, Femina Miss India Wor ...

, (actress, model and the winner of Miss World 2017) *

Amit Kumar Dahiya Amit Kumar Dahiya (born 15 December 1993) is an Indian wrestler who represented India at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. He was the youngest wrestler ever to represent India at the Olympics while also being the youngest athl ...

(Olympian wrestler) *

Hoshiar Singh Dahiya Colonel Hoshiar Singh Dahiya , PVC (5 May 1936 – 6 December 1998) was an Indian military officer and a recipient of India's highest military honour, the Param Vir Chakra, for his gallantry during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971. Early life Ho ...

(PVC) *

Jai Tirath Dahiya Jai Tirath Dahiya (born 20 May 1952) is an Indian politician and a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from the Indian National Congress, representing the Rai Vidhan Sabha constituency in Haryana. He is a two-term member of the Haryana Le ...

(leader) * Kushal Singh Dahiya (martyr) * Mehar Singh Dahiya (martyr poet) * Padam Singh Dahiya (politician) *

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References

External links

Official website
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