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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Rupnagar}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rupnagar district
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| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Punjab, India|District]]
|Region = [[puadh]] and small portion in [[doaba]]
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| image_map = Rupnagar in Punjab (India).svg
| map_alt = Located in the northwest part of the state
| map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
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| coordinates = {{coord|30.97|N|76.51|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| established_title =
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| named_for = Raja Rokeshar's son, Rup Sen
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Rupnagar]]
| leader_title1 = Administrator of [[District]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 1440
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| population_total = 684,627
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = {{cref|‡}}
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-PB-RU]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank1_info_sec1 = 82.19%
| website = {{URL|http://rupnagar.nic.in/}}
| leader_title2 = Deputy commissioner
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
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[[File:Satluj P012.JPG|thumb|250px|Cattle grazing on the banks of river [[Sutlej]]]]
[[File:Satluj S058.JPG|thumb|250px|Gurdwara Shri Tibi Sahib on the banks of river [[Sutlej]]]]
'''Rupnagar district''' is one of twenty-two districts in the state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]. The town of [[Rupnagar]] (formerly known as Rupar or Ropar) is said to have been founded by a Raja called Rokeshar, who ruled during the 11th century and named it after his son Rup Sen. It is also the site of an ancient town of the [[Indus Valley Civilization]]. The major cities in Rupnagar District are [[Morinda, India|Morinda]], [[Nangal]] and [[Anandpur Sahib]]. Morinda is also known as Baghwāla "[The City] of Gardens." Morinda is located on the [[Chandigarh]]-[[Ludhiana]] Highway. The [[Bhakra Dam]] in Nangal lies on the boundary with the neighboring state of [[Himachal Pradesh]]. [[Dadhi]] is one of the most important villages of the district, particularly because of Gurudwara Sri Hargobindsar Sahib.

==Ropar==
Ropar is a 21-meter-high ancient mound overlaying the [[Shiwalik]] (also spelled as Sivalik or Shivalik) deposition on the left bank of the river [[Sutlej River|Sutlej]] where it merges into the plains. It has yielded a sequence of six cultural periods or phases with some breaks from the [[Indus Valley Civilization|Harappan]] times to the present day. The excavations were carried out by Dr. Y.D. Sharma of [[Archaeological Survey of India]]. The migration of the Harappans to Ropar has been [[postulated]] through the lost [[Sarasvati River|Saraswati River]] to the Sutlej as both rivers once belonged to one system.

=== Period I ===
At Ropar excavation, the lowest levels yielded the [[Indus Valley Civilization|Harappan]] traits in Period 1, which falls in the [[Protohistory|proto-historic]] period. A major find was a steatite seal in the Indus script used for the authentication of trading goods, impression of the seal on a [[terracotta]] lump of burnt [[clay]], chert blades, [[copper]] implements, terracotta [[beads]], and [[bangle]]s and typically standardized pottery of [[Indus Valley Civilization]]. They flourished in all the Harappan cities and townships.

The dead were buried with head generally to the north and with funerary vessels as unearthed in cemetery R-37 at Harappa (Sind, Pakistan). What led the Harappans to desert the site is not known.

===Period II===
Period II belongs to Painted grey ware people who followed the Harappans. Typical pottery of this period consisted of fine grey ware painted black, terracotta bangles, semi-precious stones, glass, bone arrowheads, ivory kohl sticks, and copper implements. This period is identified as the period belonging to the Great War Epic - [[Mahabharata]].

A new settlement sprang up here by about 600 BC - chronologically Period III at Rupar. Grey pottery of Period II still continued. This period belongs to circa 600 BC to 200 BC. It yielded the earlier coins (punch-marked and uninscribed cast coins), copper, and implements. An important find was an ivory seal inscribed in [[Maurya Empire|Mauryan]] [[Brāhmī script|Brahmi script]] (4th and 3rd century BC)

Minutely carved and polished stone discs with a figure and motif associated with the cult of the Mother goddess of fertility have also been unearthed in the excavations from [[Taxila (modern)|Taxila]] (now in [[Pakistan]]), [[Patna]] in the state of [[Bihar]] and other Mauryan sites. Houses of mud and kiln burnt bricks were by no means rare. A 3.6-meter wide burnt brick wall traced to a length of about 75 m probably endorsed a tank that collected water through inlets. The upper levels have soak wells lined with terracotta rings of [[Shunga Empire|Shunga]] and [[Kushan Empire|Kushana]] periods.

===Period III To V===
From Period III to V there are fairly rich dwelling complexes with houses of stone and mud bricks. The full plans of the houses could not be exposed owing to the vertical nature of excavations carried out.

===Period VI===
In the next phase, Period VI revealed the evidence of the [[Shunga Empire|Shungas]], [[Kushan Empire|Kushanas]], and [[Gupta Empire|Guptas]] and their successors. Excavations also revealed successive building levels of various dynasties. In the upper levels, a hoard of copper coins of Kushan and Gupta rules were found. This includes a gold coin issued by [[Chandragupta Maurya|Chandragupta]]-Kumerdevi of the [[Gupta Empire|Gupta dynasty]], which is also known as the golden age in ancient Indian history.

A large number of terracotta figurines of Shunga, Kushana, and Gupta periods were also discovered. Amongst them were a Yakshi figure with cherubic expression and a beautiful seated figure of a lady playing on the lyre reminiscent of [[Samudragupta|Samudragupta’s]] figure in a similar position on the famous gold coins of the Gupta dynasty. A set of three [[silver]] utensils for ritualistic purposes with Greek influence depicts the fine craftsmanship of the Gupta dynasty in its chased decoration.

The pottery of this period in the upper levels is for the most part redware and is frequently decorated with incised motifs. After a short break, there is evidence of a fresh occupation identified as Period V commencing around the early 6th century and continuing for three or four centuries. The coins of Toramana (circa AD 500) and Mihirakula (circa 510-40) have been recovered from these levels. The spacious brick building of the fifth period was constricted neatly and evidence showed a good measure of prosperity during this period.

Probably after desertion, a new town sprang up here around 13th century AD on the same site named '''Period VI''' and it continues to flourish to the present day.

An archaeological site [[museum]] has been set up to house some of the antiquities of Rupar along with the photographs displaying excavation material.

== Location ==
[[File:Rupnagar District Tourist Places.png|thumbnail|right|Tourist places in District Rupnagar]]
Rupnagar district, included in the [[Patiala district|Patiala]] Division of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] falls between north latitude 30°-32' and 31°-24' and east longitude 76°-18' and 76°-55'. [[Rupnagar]] (formerly known as Ropar) town, the district headquarters is 42 km from [[Chandigarh]], the state capital. The district adjoins [[Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district|Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar]] (formerly known as Nawanshahar), [[Mohali district|Mohali]] and [[Fatehgarh Sahib district|Fatehgarh Sahib]] Districts of Punjab. The district comprises 4 Tehsils, [[Rupnagar]], [[Anandpur Sahib]], [[Chamkaur Sahib]] and [[Nangal]] and includes 617 villages and 7 towns namely Rupnagar, Chamkaur Sahib, Anandpur Sahib, [[Morinda, India|Morinda]], [[Kiratpur Sahib]] and [[Nangal]], Bela. All the towns except Chamkaur sahib fall on the railway line. The [[Satluj river]] passes close (2 to 5 km) to the towns of Nangal, Rupnagar, Bela and Anandpur Sahib. ropar fall in [[puadh]]region except it's nurpur bedi sub-tehsil which is geographically in [[doaba]]region of Punjab

== Towns and villages ==
[[File:Hargobindsar sahib.JPG|thumb|267x267px|Gurudwara Sri Hargobindsar Sahib located at the historical village, Dadhi, near Kiratpur Sahib.]]
Rupnagar district, included in the [[Rupnagar Division]] of Punjab falls between north [[latitude]] 30°-32' and 31°-24' and east [[longitude]] 76°-18' and 76°-55'. Rupnagar (formerly known as ''Ropar'') town, the district headquarters is 42 km from [[Chandigarh]], the state capital. The district adjoins [[Nawanshahar]], [[Mohali]], and [[Fatehgarh Sahib]] Districts of Punjab. The district comprises four [[Tehsil]]s, [[Rupnagar]], [[Anandpur Sahib]], [[Chamkaur|Chamkaur Sahib]] and [[Nangal]] and includes 617 [[village]]s and 6 [[town]]s: Rupnagar, Chamkaur Sahib, Anandpur Sahib, [[Morinda, Rupnagar|Morinda]], [[Kiratpur Sahib]] and [[Nangal]]. All the towns except Chamkaur Sahib have [[railway]] connections. The Satluj river passes close to the towns of Nangal, Rupnagar, and Anandpur Sahib. Shekhian Mohalla is a famous old central part of Ropar city in the hold of migrated Hindu and Sikh population. Before partition inhibited by Muslim Kakkay Sheikhs of Ropar (also known Kakkay Abbasi). Now, this is a great trade hub of Ropar city.

Ghanauli is also Another Famous village of Ropar: Because of Freedom fighter Harnam Singh Kavishar, this village comes to the top list in British Raj.

== Climate ==
The climate of Rupnagar District is characterized by its general dryness (except in the south-west [[monsoon]] season), hot summer, and bracingly cold winter. The year may be divided into four seasons. The period from about the middle of November to February is the cold season. This is followed by the summer season from March to about the end of June. The south-west monsoon season commences late in June and continues up to about the middle of September. The period from mid-September to the middle of November constitute the post-monsoon or transition season. The temperature ranges from a minimum of 4 °C in winter to 45 °C in summer. May and June are generally hottest months and December and January are the coldest months. The relative humidity is high, averaging about 70 percent during monsoon. The average annual rainfall in the district is 775.6 mm. About 78 percent of the annual rainfall is received during the period from June to September. The soils of the District vary in texture generally from loam to silty clay loam except along the [[Sutlej River]] and where some sandy patches may be found. [[Chamkaur Sahib]] and [[Kharar, Mohali|Kharar]] blocks have sodic soils. The soils of Anandpur Sahib and Rupnagar blocks are undulating.

==Tehsils in Rupnagar District==
* [[Anandpur Sahib]]
* [[Chamkaur Sahib]]
* [[Nangal]]
* [[Rupnagar]]
* [[Morinda, Punjab|Morinda]]

== Cities and towns ==
* [[Anandpur Sahib, Ropar|Anandpur Sahib]]
* [[Chamkaur Sahib, Ropar|Chamkaur Sahib]]
* [[Kiratpur Sahib, Ropar|Kiratpur Sahib]]
* [[Morinda, Punjab|Morinda]]
* [[Nangal, Ropar|Nangal]]
* [[Rupnagar]]
* [[Kamalpur, Ropar|Kamalpur]]
* [[Ghanauli Termal power plant, Ropar|Ghanauli]]
* [[Dadhi]]
* [[Bharatgarh]]
* [[Kartarpur, Rupnagar|Kartarpur]]
* [[Bara, Punjab]] - A Famous Archelogical Site Village In Rupnagar District

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Rupnagar district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 684,627,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Equatorial Guinea]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Equatorial Guinea 668,225, July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[North Dakota]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote = North Dakota 672,591
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 507th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>
The district has a population density of {{convert| 488 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 8.67%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Rupnagar has a [[sex ratio]] of 913 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 83.3%.<ref name=districtcensus/>{{historical populations|11=1901|12=220055|13=1911|14=190585|15=1921|16=189159|17=1931|18=207804|19=1941|20=236725|21=1951|22=251804|23=1961|24=319389|25=1971|26=357783|27=1981|28=439165|29=1991|30=535970|31=2001|32=628846|33=2011|34=684627|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==Notable people==
* [[Kanshi Ram]] founder of [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] hails from Ropar.

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Rupar|volume=23|page=855}}
* [https://rupnagar.nic.in/ Govt. Website on Rupnagar]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091001043716/http://www.punjab.bsnl.co.in/search_rp.php Rupnagar BSNL telephone directory search]
* [http://asi.nic.in/asi_museums_ropar.asp Archaeological Museum in Rupnagar (Archaeological Survey of India)]

{{Geographic location
| Centre = Rupnagar district
| North = [[Una district]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| Northeast = [[Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh|Bilaspur district]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| East = [[Solan district]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| Southeast = [[Mohali district]]
| South =
| Southwest = [[Fatehgarh Sahib district]]
| West = [[Ludhiana district]]
| Northwest = [[Hoshiarpur district]] <br> [[Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district]]
}}

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Piniteinfra: refined lead further and improved wording

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