Rohtak
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Rohtak Location in Haryana, India Rohtak Rohtak (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°53′27″N 76°34′47″E / 28.8909°N 76.5796°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Rohtak |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Rohtak Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Ramavtar Valmiki (BJP) |
| • Lok Sabha MP | Deepender Singh Hooda (INC) |
| • MLA | Bharat Bhushan Batra (INC) |
| • Municipal Commissioner | Dharmender Singh (IAS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 139 km2 (54 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5 |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 373,133 |
| • Rank | 119 |
| • Density | 2,680/km2 (6,950/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Rohtakiya Haryanvi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | English, Punjabi |
| • Regional | Haryanvi (Khadar) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 124 001 – 124 017 |
| Telephone code | 91 1262 XXX XXX |
| Vehicle registration | HR 12 (Private), HR 46 (Commercial) |
| Major Highways | NH10, NH71, NH71A & SH18 |
| Nearest City | Jhajjar, Sonipat, New Delhi |
| Railways Stations in City | Rohtak Jn, Asthal Bohar Junction railway station |
| Sex ratio | 1.13 ♂/♀ |
| Planning agency | Haryana Urban Development Authority |
| Civic agency | Municipal Corporation of Rohtak |
| Climate | Climatic regions of India (Köppen) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 44 °C (111 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 13 °C (55 °F) |
| Website | rohtak |
Rohtak (Hindustani pronunciation: [roɦ.t̪ək] ⓘ) is a city and the administrative headquarters of the Rohtak district in the Indian state of Haryana. It lies 70 kilometres (43 mi) north-west of New Delhi and 250 kilometres (160 mi) south of the state capital Chandigarh on NH 9 (old NH 10). Rohtak forms a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) which helps the city in obtaining cheap loans for infrastructure development from the NCR Planning Board.
Rohtak is the third most populous city in Haryana as per the 2011 census with a population of 373,133.