It is located on National Highway 9 and 250 kilometres (160 mi) from the capital Delhi.

In 2006 the Ministry of Panchayati Raj named Sirsa as one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).

[1] According to the 2011 census Sirsa district has a population of 1,295,189,[3] roughly equal to the nation of Mauritius[4] or the US state of New Hampshire.

[3] The district has a population density of 303 inhabitants per square kilometre (780/sq mi).

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