Bathinda district

Bathinda district is in Malwa region of Punjab, India. The district encompasses an area of 3,385 square kilometers. By area, Bathinda district is the second-largest in Punjab, after Ludhiana district. It is bounded by Faridkot district and Moga district on the north, Muktsar district on the west, Barnala and Mansa districts on the east, and the state of Haryana on the south. Bathinda is cotton producing belt of Punjab.

History
The district of Bathinda came into existence with the formation of the PEPSU in 1948. It had its headquarters at Faridkot, which were shifted to Bathinda in 1952.

Demography
According to the 2011 census Bathinda district has a population of 1,388,525, roughly equal to the nation of Eswatini or the US state of Hawaii. This gives it a ranking of 352nd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of 414 PD/sqkm. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 17.37%. Bathinda has a sex ratio of 865 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 69.6%. Scheduled Castes made up 32.44% of the population.

At the time of the 2011 census, 89.56% of the population spoke Punjabi and 8.61% Hindi as their first language.

Economy
In 2010-11, there were a total of 4,261 registered industrial units in Bathinda district. Of this, 12 were large and medium units. Small scale industries employed 22,744 workers and Large and Medium industries employed 6,865 people.

Health
The table below shows the data from the district nutrition profile of children below the age of 5 years, in Bathinda, as of year 2020.

The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Bathinda of women between the ages of 15 to 49 years, as of year 2020.

The table below shows the current use of family planning methods by currently married women between the age of 15 and 49 years, in Bathinda district.

Administration
Bathinda is divided into the 4 tehsils of Bathinda, Rampura Phul, Maur and Talwandi Sabo. These tehsils are further divided into the nine blocks of Bathinda, Sangat, Nathana, Rampura, Phul, Maur, Balianwali, Bhagta Bhai ka and Talwandi Sabo.

Notable people

 * Parduman Singh Brar, athlete
 * Ravinder Singh Khaira, athlete
 * Kuldeep Manak, singer
 * Jazim Sharma, singer