Sonipat is a city, municipal corporation and administrative headquarter in
Sonipat district
Sonipat district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in North 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 ...
of
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ...
state
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of
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...
. It comes under the
National Capital Region
A capital region, also called a capital district or capital territory, is a region or district surrounding a capital city. It is not always the official term for the region, but may sometimes be used as an informal synonym. Capital regions can exis ...
and is around from
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament Hous ...
. It is also around 214 km (128 miles) southwest of
Chandigarh
Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which al ...
, the state capital. The
Yamuna River
The Yamuna ( Hindustani: ), also spelt Jumna, is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about on the southwestern slopes of Ba ...
runs along the eastern boundary.
On 22 December 1972, Sonipat was created a full-fledged district.
Sonipat Junction railway station
Sonipat Junction railway station is located in Sonipat district in the Indian state of Haryana.
Sonipat junction railway station is a major junction in Delhi NCR.
It is also connected to Gohana, via the Gohana–S ...
is the main railway junction on
Delhi-Kalka line. It lies on Delhi
Western Peripheral Expressway
The Western Peripheral Expressway (WPE) or Kundli–Manesar–Palwal Expressway (KMP Expressway), is an operational 6-lane (3 lanes in each direction),[Eastern Peripheral Expressway
The Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) or Kundli–Ghaziabad–Palwal Expressway (KGP Expressway) is a long, 6- lane wide expressway passing through the states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in India. The expressway starts from the Western Per ...]
(NE II) and
Grand Trunk Road
The Grand Trunk Road (formerly known as Uttarapath, Sarak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sarak, and Long Walk) is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For at least 2,500 years it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. ...
(NH 44) as well as the planned
Delhi–Sonipat–Panipat Regional Rapid Transit System
The Delhi–Panipat Regional Rapid Transit System (Delhi–Panipat RRTS) is an approved, long, semi-high speed rail corridor connecting Delhi, Sonipat, and Panipat in the National Capital Region. It is one of the three rapid-rail corridors ...
.
Etymology
According to legend, Sonipat was earlier known as Sonprastha, which later on became Swarnprastha (lit. 'Golden City'). Later, the name Swarnprastha changed into Swarnpath, and then to its current form, Sonipat.
History
Reference to the city comes in the epic ''
Mahabharata
The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the '' Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the K ...
'' as Swarnprastha. It was one of the five Prastha demanded by
Pandavas
The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, IAST: Pāṇḍava) refers to the five legendary brothers— Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva—who are the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. They are acknowledge ...
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'', described in Hindu texts such as the ''Mahabharata'' and the Puranas as the capital of the Kuru Kingdom, is also mentioned in ancient Jain texts. ...
. The other four Prastha were Vanprastha (
Panipat
Panipat () is a historic city in Haryana, India. It is 95 km north of Delhi and 169 km south of Chandigarh on NH-1. The three major battles fought in 1526, 1556 and 1761 took place near the city. The city is famous in India as the ...
), Vyaghraprastha (
Baghpat
Baghpat 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.
Etymology
The original name of the city was ''Vyaghrap ...
), Tilprastha (
Faridabad
Faridabad is the most populous city in the Indian state of Haryana and a part of Delhi National Capital Region. It is one of the major satellite cities around Delhi and is located 284 kilometres south of the state capital Chandigarh. The ri ...
) and
Indraprastha (
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, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
).
Sonipat is listed in the
Ain-i-Akbari
The ''Ain-i-Akbari'' ( fa, ) or the "Administration of Akbar", is a 16th-century detailed document recording the administration of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar, written by his court historian, Abu'l Fazl in the Persian language. It for ...
as a
pargana
Pargana ( bn, পরগনা, , hi, परगना, ur, پرگنہ) or parganah, also spelt pergunnah during the time of the Sultanate period, Mughal times and British Raj, is a former administrative unit of the Indian subcontinent and each ...
under Delhi
sarkar, producing a revenue of 7,727,323
dams 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.
Sonipat came under
Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the ...
ic rule after the
Second Battle of Tarain in 1193. The
Sikhs
Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism (Sikhi), a monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The ter ...
under
Banda Singh Bahadur
Banda Singh Bahadur (born Lachman Dev) (27 October 1670 – 9 June 1716), was a Sikh warrior and a commander of Khalsa army. At age 15, he left home to become an ascetic, and was given the name Madho Das Bairagi. He established a monastery ...
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 conquests.
Background and Battle
In 1708, Banda Singh Bahadur became the leader of the Sikh army an ...
against the
Mughals
The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...
in 1709.
Khanda, Sonipat
Khanda is a historical village in Sonipat district of Haryana, India. It is from Kharkhoda and from Sonipat. It is a part of the National Capital Region. Khanda has two Gram Panchayats ''Khanda Khas'' & ''Khanda Alman''. Two Sarpanchs elects ...
village witnessed 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 conquests.
Background and Battle
In 1708, Banda Singh Bahadur became the leader of the Sikh army an ...
and won the battle against
Mughals
The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...
under the military leadership of
Banda Singh Bahadur
Banda Singh Bahadur (born Lachman Dev) (27 October 1670 – 9 June 1716), was a Sikh warrior and a commander of Khalsa army. At age 15, he left home to become an ascetic, and was given the name Madho Das Bairagi. He established a monastery ...
Battle of Sonipat
The one and only battle fought in Sonipat was
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 conquests.
Background and Battle
In 1708, Banda Singh Bahadur became the leader of the Sikh army an ...
. After taking blessings from
Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Gobind Singh (; 22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708), born Gobind Das or Gobind Rai the tenth Sikh Guru, a spiritual master, warrior, poet and philosopher. When his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was executed by Aurangzeb, Guru Gobind Sin ...
, Baba
Banda Singh Bahadur
Banda Singh Bahadur (born Lachman Dev) (27 October 1670 – 9 June 1716), was a Sikh warrior and a commander of Khalsa army. At age 15, he left home to become an ascetic, and was given the name Madho Das Bairagi. He established a monastery ...
first camped at
Khanda, Sonipat
Khanda is a historical village in Sonipat district of Haryana, India. It is from Kharkhoda and from Sonipat. It is a part of the National Capital Region. Khanda has two Gram Panchayats ''Khanda Khas'' & ''Khanda Alman''. Two Sarpanchs elects ...
and assembled a fighting force with Dahiya Jats.
Khanda, Sonipat
Khanda is a historical village in Sonipat district of Haryana, India. It is from Kharkhoda and from Sonipat. It is a part of the National Capital Region. Khanda has two Gram Panchayats ''Khanda Khas'' & ''Khanda Alman''. Two Sarpanchs elects ...
village witnessed 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 conquests.
Background and Battle
In 1708, Banda Singh Bahadur became the leader of the Sikh army an ...
against
Mughals
The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...
and won the battle under the military leadership of
Banda Singh Bahadur
Banda Singh Bahadur (born Lachman Dev) (27 October 1670 – 9 June 1716), was a Sikh warrior and a commander of Khalsa army. At age 15, he left home to become an ascetic, and was given the name Madho Das Bairagi. He established a monastery ...
.
Geography and topography
Sonipat is located at .
Climate
Demographics
As of
2011 Indian Census
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, Sonipat city had a total population of 278,149, of which 148,364 were males and 129,785 were females. The population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 32,333. The total number of literates in Sonipat was 210,112, which constituted 75.5% of the population with male literacy of 79.7% and female literacy of 70.8%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Sonipat was 85.5%, of which the male literacy rate was 90.8% and the female literacy rate was 79.5%. The
Scheduled Castes
The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...
population was 42,013. Sonipat had 55,599 households in 2011.
The
urban agglomeration
An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities ...
, which includes suburbs outside of the city's jurisdiction, had a total population of 289,333.
Religion
City
Tehsil
Places of interest
It is place of hatred and betrayal.
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
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
.
Yamuna River
The main water system in the district is the Yamuna River and the irrigation canals flowing out of it. 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
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 195 ...
.
Economy
Industrial estates
There are six
HSIIDC industrial estates namely Sonepat city,
Barhi,
Kundli
Kundli is a town and municipal council in Sonipat, Haryana with a population of 100,000 (2017), on Delhi-Haryana border in Sonipat tehsil of Sonipat district in the Indian state of Haryana. It lies on Western Peripheral Expressway, Eastern ...
,
Murthal
Murthal 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 parathas.
Demographics
Ac ...
and
Rai
RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (; commercially styled as Rai since 2000; known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane) is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many ter ...
. 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 t ...
).
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 National Institute of Te ...
*
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 is the 23rd National Law University established in India by the State Government of Haryan ...
(NLU)
*
*
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 philanthropy-driven private university located in the National Capital Region (NCR), India, focusing on a liberal education in the Humanities, the Social Sciences, and the Sciences. The university is on a mission to ...
*
O. P. Jindal Global University
*
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 Go ...
*
SRM University, Haryana
SRM University, Haryana (SRMH), also known as SRM University, Delhi-NCR, Sonepat, is a private university located at the Rajiv Gandhi Education City in Sonepat, Haryana, India. The university was established in 2013 by the SRM Institute of Sci ...
*
World University of Design
World University of Design (WUD) is a private university located in Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Sonipat, Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East ...
*
Rishihood University
Rishihood University is an Indian Private University located in Sonipat, Haryana. It was established in 2020 by the ''Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 2020'' of Haryana Legislative Assembly.
Schools
The University consists of five s ...
Sports
In July 1973 the government established the
Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Rai
Motilal Nehru School of Sports is a boarding school located in Rai in Sonipat district of the Indian state of Haryana. It was founded in July 1973 by the Government of Haryana. The school is organized on the public school pattern. It is fully ...
, Sonipat to provide education facilities with extra emphasis on sports. It trains athletes in hockey, basketball, lawn tennis, horse riding, gymnastics, swimming, rifle shooting, volleyball, boxing, cricket and football.
Bus Port
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is a ministry of the Government of India, that is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to road transport, transport research and in als ...
proposed first Bus Port in the pattern of
Airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...
on
GT Road in Sector 7, Sonipat.
It will be the joint venture of
Government of Haryana
The Government of Haryana, also known as the State Government of Haryana, or locally as the State 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 (Hindi: भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण) is an autonomous agency of the Government of India, set up in 1995 (Act 1988) and i ...
.
* 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 display, variable message signboards, CCTV camera, 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. facilities.
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 mecha ...
is the governing civic body of the
Urban Area
An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities ...
in Sonipat. The Municipal Committee Sonipat was establishment in the year 1933.
Sonipat Lok Sabha
Sonipat (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 10 Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituencies in Haryana state in northern India.*
Ramesh Chander Kaushik
Ramesh Chander Kaushik is an Indian politician and a member of parliament to the 16th Lok Sabha from Sonipat (Lok Sabha constituency), Haryana. He won the 2014 Indian general election being a Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Jana ...
is Member of Parliament from Sonipat Seat
Notable people
*
Bajrang Punia
Bajrang Punia (born 26 February 1994) is an Indian freestyle wrestler, who competes in the 65-kg weight category. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Punia won a bronze medal by defeating Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov with a wide 8-0 margin. Punia i ...
(Wrestler bronze medal in olympics )
*
Seema Antil
Seema Punia-Antil (born 27 July 1983) is an Indian discus thrower. Her personal best throw is , achieved at the National Senior Inter-state Athletic Championships 2021.
Early life
Seema Antil was born in Khewda village of Sonipat district in Ha ...
(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, '' Baji ...
(Bollywood score composer)
*
Preeti Bose
Preeti Bose (born 20 April 1992 in Sonipat, Haryana) is an Indian cricketer. She plays for Haryana women's cricket team
The Haryana women's cricket team is a women's cricket team that represents the Indian state of Haryana. The team compete ...
(cricketer)
*
Manushi Chhillar
Manushi Chhillar (born 14 May 1997) is an Indian actress and model, who was the winner of the Miss World 2017 pageant. She represented her state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2017 pageant, which she won, and went on to become the sixth r ...
, (actress, model and the winner of Miss World 2017)
*
Aakash Dahiya
Aakash Dahiya (born 20 September 1986) is a Mumbai-based actor and casting director, who is known for his work in Bollywood films.
Career
Born in New Delhi, Dahiya started acting in the New Delhi Theater. He then started working as associate ...
(Bollywood actor)
*
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 ath ...
(wrestler)
*
Jai Tirath Dahiya
Ch. Jai Tirath (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 Legisl ...
(leader)
*
Padam Singh Dahiya
Padam Singh Dahiya belongs to Khanda village in Sonipat district. He was Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly in Sonipat from Indian National Lok Dal Party.
In January 2019, Padam Singh left INLD and joined Jannayak Janata Party in the presenc ...
(politician)
*
Rohit Dahiya
Rohit Dahiya (born 31 March 1988) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Gujarat.
References
External links
*
1988 births
Living people
Indian cricketers
Gujarat cricketers
Cricketers from Haryana
{{India-cricket-bio- ...
(cricketer)
*
Vikas Dahiya
Vikas Dahiya ( hi, विकास दहिया) is an Indian field hockey player and plays as a goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) ...
(Indian hockey player)
*
Vinod Kumar Dahiya
Vinod Kumar Dahiya (born 7 August 1986), also known as Vinod Kumar, is an Indian-Australian Greco-Roman & freestyle Wrestler a competes in the 66 kg category.
Life and career
Dahiya was born on 7 August 1986 in the Indian village of Kha ...
(wrestler)
*
Vivek Dahiya
Vivek Dahiya (born 8 November 1984) is an Indian television actor. He is known for portraying the role of Abhishek Singh (a police officer) in ''Yeh Hai Mohabbatein'', Rajbeer Bundela in '' Kavach – Kaali Shaktiyon Se'' and Rajvardhan Suryava ...
(actor)
*
Yogeshwar Dutt
Yogeshwar Dutt (born 2 November 1982) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the 60 kg category. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2013. He won gold medals at t ...
(wrestler)
*
Himanshu Malik
Himanshu Malicki is an Indian actor, screenwriter and producer known for his works in Bollywood. He started his acting career with the film, '' Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love'' (1996) and gained recognition with his portrayal of Abhigyan, a wealthy C ...
(Bollywood actor)
*
Jitender Malik
Jitender Singh Malik is a former Member of Parliament of India from Sonepat. Before elected to parliament, he was legislator from Kailana assembly constituency in Haryana. In 2009 general elections, He defeated three times sitting MP Chaudh ...
(politician)
*
Meghna Malik
Meghna Malik is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi television and films. She is popularly known as the high-handed Ammaji of Colors TV's popular show ''Na Aana Is Des Laado''. The show dealt with the issue of female infanticide and other ...
(actress)
*
Pardeep Narwal
Pardeep Narwal (born 16 February 1897) is an Indian kabaddi player who currently plays for the UP Yoddha in VIVO Pro Kabaddi League and the Indian National Kabaddi team. He led the Patna Pirates
Patna Pirates (PTP) is a kabaddi team base ...
(kabbadi player)
*
Sanjay Pahal
Sanjay Pahal (born 29 June 1993) is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Haryana. He made his Twenty20 debut for Haryana in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 29 January 2017. He made his List A debut for Haryana in the ...
(cricketer)
*
Rajat Paliwal
Rajat Suresh Paliwal (born 24 December 1991) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Services in domestic cricket. He is a right-hand batsman and an occasional right arm off-break bowler.
He was the leading run-scorer for Haryana in the 2017–18 ...
(cricketer)
*
Nisha Warsi (hockey player)
See also
*
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 conquests.
Background and Battle
In 1708, Banda Singh Bahadur became the leader of the Sikh army an ...
*
Bahadurgarh
Bahadurgarh is a city, nearby Jhajjar, is located in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana. The city comprises 31 wards and is approximately 21 km from National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi and 31 km from Jhajjar, the district headq ...
*
Gurgaon
Gurgaon (pronunciation: �ʊɽɡãːw, officially named Gurugram (pronunciation: �ʊɾʊɡɾaːm, is a city located in the northern Indian state of Haryana. It is situated near the Delhi–Haryana border, about southwest of the nationa ...
*
Khanda
Khanda may refer to:
Places
* Khanda, Sonipat, a very big and historical village in Sonipat district of Haryana, India
* Khanda, Jind, a village in Jind district of Haryana, India
* Khanda Kheri, a village in Hansi Tehsil of Hisar district of Ha ...
References
External links
Official website
{{Authority control
Cities and towns in Sonipat district
Satellite cities
Satellite Cities in India