Area: 1400 square kilometers
Density of population: 488 people per square kilometer
Literacy Rate: 83.30 % - Male: 88.90 %, Female: 77.20 %
Male Female Ratio: 1000:913
Boundaries of Rupnagar District
North and East: Himachal Pradesh
South: Mohali District and Fatehgarh Sahib District, Punjab
West: Shahid Bhagat Singh District, Ludhiana District and Hoshiarpur District, Punjab
Rupnagar District Average Rainfall: 775.6 mm
Rupnagar District Maximum Temperature in Summer: 45 deg C
Rupnagar District Minimum Temperature in Winter: 4 deg C
RUPNAGAR DISTRICT MAP
Major Rivers: River Sutlej
Tehsils: Anandpur Sahib, Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar, Nangal
Sub Tehsils: Morinda, Nurpur Kalan
Development Blocks: Anandpur Sahib, Chamkaur Sahib, Morinda, Nurpur Kalan, Rupnagar
Assembly Constituencies: Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar, Anandpur Sahib
Rupnagar District Nearby Attractions
1. Takhat Sri Keshgarh Sahib
2. Gurudwara Parivar Vichhora Sahib
3. Gurudwara Bhatta Sahib
4. Gurudwara Sadabarat
5. Jateshwar Mahadev Temple Jatwahar
6. Bhakra Nangal Dam
7. Place of Treaty Between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Lord William Bentick
Rupnagar District Facts: Rupnagar was formerly known as Ropar. There are 6 towns in the district namely Rupnagar, Chamkaur Sahib, Anandpur Sahib, Morinda, Kiratpur Sahib and Nangal and all of them except Chamkaur Sahib fall on railway line and so the district is well connected by rail route. Rupnagar was founded by King Rokeshar of 11th century and was named after his son Rup Sen.
Major Agricultural Products: Rice, wheat, sugarcane, sorghum
Major Industries: Punjab Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd, National Fertilizers Ltd, Punjab National Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd, Ranbaxy Laboratories, Rishab Paper Mills Ltd, Morinda Co-operative Sugar Mills Ltd, Ropar Thermal Plant
Famous People From Rupnagar District: Kanshi Ram, Anwar Ali
Last Updated : Friday Jun 15 , 2012
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