It was one of the five villages demanded by Pandavas as the price of peace from Duryodhan in lieu of the kingdom Hastinapur.

The other four villages were Panduprastha (Panipat), Vyaghraprastha (Baghpat), Tilaprastha (Tilpat) and Indraprastha (Delhi).

[12] Sonipat is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under Delhi sarkar, producing a revenue of 7,727,323 dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 1000 infantry and 70 cavalry.

[17] The time period was from 12th to 14th century, this principality was on both the banks of Yamuna i.e. Sonipat and Baghpat.

The Sikhs under Banda Singh Bahadur fought the Battle of Sonipat against the Mughals in 1709.

Sonipat is bordered by the states of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh as well as the districts of Rohtak, Jind and Panipat.

the Haryana Main water system in the district consists of the River Yamuna and the irrigation canals flowing out of it.

The saltpeter appears as efflorescence on the surface during the summer season, specially in the village of Sonepat sub-division.

There has been an alarming rise in the water table during the last two decades, Specially in the areas adjoining the canals.

The soil in Sonepat is rich and quite suitable for all types of agricultural crops as well as forest cover.

The types of soil may be classified according to textures as : Climate of Sonipat is dry with hot summer and a cold winter.

The post-monsoon months October and November constitute a transition period, prior to the onset of winter.

During cold waves, the minimum temperature may go down to the freezing point of water, and frosts can occur.

However, the maximum rainfall is experienced during the monsoon season, which reaches it is peak in the month of July.

The current estimates of Sonipat city are based on past growth rate.

In education section, total literates in Sonipat city are 210,112 of which 118,281 are males while 91,831 are females.

There are several Mughal buildings on the outskirts of the city, including the Mosque of Abdullah Nasir-ud-din, who was a descendant from Mushid of Iran.

Sonipat was earlier known as Sonprastha, which later became Svarnaprastha (Golden City), which is derived from two Sanskrit words, Svarna (Gold) and Prastha (Place).

Over a period of time, the classical name Svarnprastha's pronunciation degraded into Svarnpat, and then to its current form, Sonipat.

The earliest reference of this city comes in the epic Mahabharata, and at that time, it was one of the five villages demanded by the Pandavas in lieu of the kingdom of Hastinapur.

There are six HSIIDC industrial estates namely Sonepat city, Barhi, Kundli, Murthal and Rai.

The Rolling Stock Complex is designed for sustainable development with Industry 4.0 compliant assembly line.

It trains athletes in field hockey, basketball, lawn tennis, equestrianism, gymnastics, swimming, shooting sports, volleyball, boxing, cricket, and football.

Satpal Brahmchari from Congress party (INC) is Member of Parliament from Sonipat Seat