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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Samalkha
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Panipat]]
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| elevation_m = 227
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 132101
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| area_code = 0180
| registration_plate = HR-60
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'''Samalkha''' is a Sub district of Panipat district that has its own tehsil as well as a municipal committee located in Indian state of Haryana.

Industries in the town include cast iron, nuts and bolts, iron rods machine tools and bathroom fittings manufacture. There are about '''82''' '''villages''' in '''Samalkha''' block and '''17 wards.'''

==Geography==
Samalkha has an average elevation of {{convert|227|m}}. It is situated on [[GT road]], 19 km (11.7 miles) south of [[Panipat]], {{convert|72|km}} from the capital [[Delhi]], 136 km (84 miles) south of [[Etawah]] and 178 km (110 miles) southwest of [[Chandigarh]].

==Connectivity==
[[National Highway 44 (India)]] is a major road network that connects Samalkha to [[Grand Trunk road]] network.<ref>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/weekly-pullouts/haryana-tribune/battle-of-panipat-commute-to-delhi/788244.html Battle of Panipat commute to Delhi]</ref>

Some of villages (like- Hathwala, Bilaspur, etc) of Samalkha are also connected to [[Uttar Pradesh|UP]] through the [[Yamuna|Yamuna River.]]

Samalkha is connected to all major Indian cities via Samalkha railway station

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India|2011 India census]], Samalkha had a population of 39,710. Males are 21,379 and females are 18,331. Samalkha has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 61.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 69%. In Samalkha, 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.<ref>http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/0607_PART_B_DCHB_PANIPAT.pdf</ref>

==Market==
Samalkha takes the position of ward no. 5 in [[Panipat]]. It is in possession of large grain, [[jaggery]] and wood markets, one of the largest markets is located in the state of Haryana. The market stretches for 1 km from the old bus stand/GT road to the railway station and features prominent companies in the polymer and bath fitting industries. It also receives a high influx of customers from neighboring districts like [[Baghpat]] or [[Uttar Pradesh]].

==Industries==
* Nestle India Ltd, situated on Patikalyana-Kiwana Road.
*Continental Warehousing Corporation NS Ltd. D P WORLD Group, situated on NH 1 at Diwana, Haryana
* Haryana Organics Bear Factory, situated on Chulkana-Samalkha Road
* Jai Hind Iron Foundry, situated on GT Road Samalkha
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* Shri Tirupati Steels, situated on HSIIDC Road Samalkha
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* Jaipal Trading Company, situated in New Grain Market Samalkha.
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==Colleges==
* Adarsh College of Education, Dehra
* Gandhi Adrash College, [[Chulkana]] Road
* Vaish Girls College
* Tau Devi Lal College of Education, Manana
* Samalkha Group of Institutions, Hathwala Road
* Modern College of Education, Dehra
* Paradise College of Education, 4th Mile Stone, Hathwala Road
*Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology, near Pattikalyana, N.H. 1

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== Politics ==
Samalkha's politics is very complex. Samalkha is Gurjar dominant legislative constituency.Since many years only a [[Gurjar]] community candidate was winning the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] election, but this record was broken by Ravindra Machrouli of [[Jat people|Non Gurjar]] community in 2014. In 2019 election a [[Gurjar]] community candidate named [[Dharam Singh Chhoker]] won the elections who previously also served as the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of Samalkha from 2009-2014.

[[Category:Cities and towns in Panipat district]]

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