Rohtak

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Rohtak is a city and the administrative headquarters of the Rohtak district in the Indian state of Haryana. It lies 70 kilometres (43 mi) north-west of New Delhi and 250 kilometres (160 mi) south of the state capital Chandigarh on NH 9 (old NH 10). Rohtak forms a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) which helps the city in obtaining cheap loans for infrastructure development from the NCR Planning Board.

Rohtak is the third most populous city in Haryana as per the 2011 census with a population of 373,133.

Rohtak is identified with the older form Rauhītaka, which occurs in the 12th-century Rājataraṅgiṇī as the name of a town and district in northern India. The name also appears in the "Praśasti of Lākhā Maṇḍal at Madha".

Rohtak’s name is also traditionally believed to derive from an earlier designation, Rohtasgarh, meaning “Fort of Rohtas”, after the ruler Raja Rohtas, a Rajput chieftain associated with the early settlement and fortification of the area. Local historical traditions and early colonial records state that the town was founded during the reign of Raja Rohtas, from whom the name Rohtak is said to have evolved.

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