Location

         The district lies in the sourth east of Haryana  state.    It  is bound  by  Jind  and  Sonipat  districts  on  the  north, Jhajjar district on the south, Jhajjar and Sonipat district on  the  east and Hisar and Bhiwani districts on the west side.

 Area & Population:-

 The district is having an area of 1668.47 square Kms.  Population of the district as per 1991 census is 776966.    The  density  of population is  466  per sq.Kilometer.  There are 146 villages and 151 Panchayats on the district.  The rural population  is  531263 and urban population is 245703.

As  per  1991 census, rural population constitutes 68.38 % of the total  population  of   the   district.The   SC   population is 145435(18.72%) while rural SC population is 107131(20.10%).

The  economy  of  the  distrct  is  primarily  agriculture   i.e. agrarian economy.   About 51.89% of the total workers are engaged in  agriculture  and  allied  activities,  7.68%  in  cottage & household   industries   and   the  rest  are  engaged  in  other activities.

Out  of  total  geographical  area  of the district, 83% is under cultivation.  The main crops are wheat, gram,sugarcane  &  bajra. There is  no  perennial river in the district.  Underground water level is relatively high.  The district is faced with the problem of brackish  water  and  water  logging  in  may  partts  of  the district.   The  sub  soil  water depth variou from 4 to 40 feet. The quality of water various  from  brackish  to  sweet  and  the percentage worked out is as follows:-