Area: 3175 square kilometers
Density of population: 596 people per square kilometer
Literacy Rate: 76.30 % - Male: 81.40 %, Female: 70.50 %
Male Female Ratio: 1000:888
Boundaries of Patiala District
North: Fatehgarh Sahib District and Rupnagar District, Punjab and Chandigarh
South: Kaithal District, Haryana
East: Ambala District, Kurukshetra District, Haryana
West: Sangrur District, Punjab
Patiala District Average Rainfall: 688 mm
Patiala District Average Temperature in Summer: 43.1 deg C
Patiala District Average Temperature in Winter: 2.1 deg C
PATIALA DISTRICT MAP
Major Rivers: River Ghaghar, Tangri Nadi, Patiala Wali Nadi, Sirhind Choe, Jhambowali Choe
Tehsils: Pattran, Nabha, Patiala, Rajpura, Samana
Sub Tehsils: Bhadson, Dudhan, Shahpur, Ghanaur
Development Blocks: Pattran, Nabha, Patiala, Sanaur, Bhunder Heri, Rajpura, Ghanaur, Samana
Assembly Constituencies: Nabha, Dera Bassi, Rajpura, Patiala Rural, Ghanaur, Patiala, Sanaur, Samana, Shutrana
Patiala District Nearby Attractions
1. Qila Mubarak Complex
2. Qila Androon
3. Rang Mahal and Sheesh Mahal
4. Ran Baas
5. Darbar Hall
6. Jalau Khana and Sard Khana
7. Lassi Khana
8. Shahi Samadhan
9. Moti Bagh Palace
10. Lachman Jhoola
11. Bir Moti Bagh
12. Rajindera Kothi
13. Baradari Gardens
14. Mall Road
15. Ijlas E Khas
16. Qila Bahadurgarh
Patiala District Facts: This is the sixth most populated district of Punjab. Fatehgarh Sahib District was carved out of it on 13th April 1992. There are three industrial estates located here at Rajpura, Patiala and Banur.
Major Agricultural Products: Wheat, barley, paddy, maize, sugarcane, pulses
Major Industrial Products: Power cables, vanaspati ghee, bicycles, tools, pesticides, electrical goods
Major Educational Institutions: Guru Gobind Singh Bhawan, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Government Medical College and Rajindra Hospital, Government Mohindra College, Government Bikram College of Commerce, Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports, Yadavindra Public School, Government College of Education, Khalsa College, Public College
What is Patiala District Famous For: Its traditional turban
Famous People From Patiala District: Captain Amarinder Singh, Abhinav Bindra, Preneet Kaur, Om Puri, Naresh Goyal, Babbu Mannn, Pammi Bai, Mohinder Amarnath, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Rana Ranbir, Reetinder Sodhi
Last Updated : Friday Jun 15 , 2012
