The city of Rupnagar 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.

Rupnagar district, included in the Patiala Division of Punjab falls between north latitude 30°-32' and 31°-24' and east longitude 76°-18' and 76°-55'.

The Satluj river passes close (2 to 5 km) to the towns of Nangal, Rupnagar, Bela and Anandpur Sahib.

ropar fall in puadhregion except it's nurpur bedi sub-tehsil which is geographically in doaba region of Punjab.

The climate of Rupnagar District is characterized by its general dryness (except in the south-west monsoon season), hot summer, and bracingly cold winter.

Nurpur bedi According to the 2011 census Rupnagar district has a population of 684,627,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Equatorial Guinea[3] or the US state of North Dakota.

The table below shows the child sex ratio of children below the age of 6 years in the rural and urban areas of Rupnagar district.

The table below shows the population of different religions in absolute numbers in the urban and rural areas of Rupnagar district.