Panipat town was given the status of a district on

The correct answer is 1-11-1989.

Key Points

• Panipat:
  • This town was given the status of District on 1 November 1989.
  • ​Panipat district is a part of the Karnal Lok Sabha Constituency.
  • There are four Vidhan Sabha constituencies in the Panipat district.
    • i.e Panipat Rural, Panipat City, Israna, and Samalkha.
  • It is situated on Shershah Suri Marg (now known as G.T. road or NH-1), 90 KM north of Delhi.
  • It shares boundaries with three districts of Haryana, Karnal in the north, Jind in the west, and Sonipat in the south.
  • Panipat was a part of the Karnal district until 31 October 1989.
  • It was separated from Karnal, along with another subdivision, the Assandh tehsil. When the district was re-formed on 1 January 1992, the Assandh tehsil was excluded.
  • Panipat District's population constituted 4.74 percent of the total Haryana population.
  • Panipat is a city of textiles and carpets.
  • It is the biggest centre for quality blankets and carpets in India and has a handloom weaving industry.
  • The Samalkha subdivision of this district is famous for the Foundry of Agriculture instruments.
  •  Panipat city is the biggest centre of “Shoddy Yarn” in the World.
  • There are five tehsils in district Panipat i.e Bapoli, Israna, Madlauda, Panipat, and Samalkha.
  • There are two municipalities in the district Panipat that are Municipal Committee Samalkha, Municipal Corporation Panipat.​

Additional Information

• Panipat has situated on the bank of the river Yamuna.
• The Achar Pachranga is a well-known Indian pickle produced in Panipat since 1925. 
• The main places of attraction in Panipat are
  • Panipat museum
  • Tomb of Ibrahim Lodhi
  • Kabuli Bagh
  • Devi Mandir
  • Kala Amb
  • Salar Gunj Gate
  • Tomb of Sufi Saint Bu Ali Shah Qalander