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Patiala district is one of the twenty three in the state of Punjab in north-west India.
It was since Baba Ala Singh's time that Patiala District came into being as before the area was under the Sirhind Government. Baba Ala Singh made Sirhind, Tohana, Mansa, Bathinda, Sangrur and Barnala, Fatehabad District part of Patiala State.
In 1809, Patiala State came under British protection during the reign of Raja-e-Rajgan Sahib Singh (1773–1813), under the Treaty of Amritsar.
During the British era, Patiala district in Patiala State consisted of two tehsils: Patiala and Rajpura.Census Report 1941 Patiala State, BY Lt. Col. Sukhdev Singh, Superintendent, Census Operations, page 10, Census of India Digital Library After integration, Patiala district was reorganized by incorporating areas from Nabha State, along with seven villages near Wazidpur and the Kularan area from the former Jind State, Punjab Phulkian States Gazetteers, Volume XVII-A, 1904, p. 139. forming a district with three tehsils: Nabha, Patiala, and Rajpura & District became part of the Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU). 1951 Census of india, Punjab, Pepsu, Hiamchal, delhi, bilaspur Part- I Report
Later, in 1953, the districts of Fatehgarh Sahib and Kohistan were merged into Patiala district.Page No. 10,11 - General Population Tables, Part II-A , Vol-XIII, Punjab - Census 1961 Kohistan district had been formed earlier from the entire Nalagarh State and parts of Patiala State &
/ref> It comprised three tehsils: Nalagarh, Kandaghat, and Dera Bassi.
After the merger, the Dera Bassi tehsil was abolished and incorporated into Rajpura tehsil. In 1956, PEPSU was dissolved and merged into the state of Punjab. In 1959, the entire Nalagarh tehsil was transferred to Ambala district, while the Kandaghat tehsil was divided—its Pinjore Kanungo Circle was transferred to Kharar tehsil of Ambala district, and the remaining portion was transferred to Shimla district.
On 13 April 1992, the day of Baisakhi, Fatehgarh Sahib was carved out as a separate district. About Fatehgarth sahib District nic.in Later, in April 2006, when SAS Nagar (Mohali) district was created, the Dera Bassi area was included in the newly formed district. About Mohali District nic.in
There are nine Punjab Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in this district: Patiala Urban, Patiala Rural, Rajpura, Nabha, Samana, Ghanaur, Shutrana, Sanaur, and Patran. All of these are part of Patiala Lok Sabha constituency.
| +Sex ratio of Patiala district ! Census Year | 2011 |
| +Child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in Patiala district !Year!!Urban!!Rural |
| 827 |
| 769 |
| +Absolute numbers of different religious groups in Patiala district !Religion!!Urban (2011)!!Rural (2011)!!Urban (2001)!!Rural (2001)!!Urban (1991)!!Rural (1991) |
| 3,68,233 |
| 7,14,590 |
| 19,275 |
| 1,736 |
| 769 |
| + District nutrition profile of children under 5 years of age in Patiala, year 2020 !Indicators!!Number of children (<5 years)!! Percent (2020)!! Percent (2016) |
| 18% |
| 12% |
| 5% |
| 14% |
| 6% |
| 49% |
The table below shows the district nutrition profile of Patiala of women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, as of year 2020.
| +District nutritional profile of Patiala of women of 15-49 years, in 2020 !Indicators!!Number of women (15-49 years)!! Percent (2020)!!Percent (2016) |
| 10% |
| 35% |
| 18% |
| NA |
| 41% |
| 37% |
The table below shows the current use of family planning methods by currently married women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, in Patiala district.
| +Family planning methods used by women between the ages of 15 and 49 years, in Patiala district"National Family Health Survey - 4, 2015 -16, District Fact Sheet, Patiala, Punjab", http://rchiips.org/NFHS/FCTS/PB/PB_FactSheet_48_Patiala.pdf !Method!!Total (2015–16)!!Urban (2015–16)!!Rural (2015–16) |
| 37.3% |
| 0.2% |
| 7.6% |
| 3.9% |
| 18.6% |
| 67.9% |
| 78.9% |
| 3.1% |
| 1.2% |
The table below shows the number of road accidents and people affected in Patiala district by year.
| +Road accidents and people affected in Patiala district by year !Year!!Accidents!!Killed!!Injured!!Vehicles Involved |
| 984 |
| 727 |
| 774 |
| 819 |
Apart from the natural water lines, the Bhakra Dam Main Line canal, the Nawana Branch, and the Ghaghar Link are the most important. These canals are the backbone of the irrigation system of the district.
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