Hisar (city)#History

Archeological excavations at nearby locations of Rakhigarhi (7000 BCE), Siswal (4000 BCE), and Lohari Ragho suggest the presence of human habitation from pre-Harappan period. Later, Aryan people settled around Drsadvati River. The Jain literature Uttaradhayana Sutra ((599/540 - 527/468 BCE) mentions a town Isukara in the Kuru (c. 1200 – c. 900 BCE) country which is believed to be the earlier name of Hisar.{{cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_151.gif|title=Imperial gazetteer of India|publisher=University of Chicago|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010033922/http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_151.gif|archive-date=10 October 2012}} The kingdom of Hisar, with its capital at Agroha, possibly assisted Chandragupta Maurya (reign: 321–297 BCE) in his war against the Greeks.{{cite web|url=http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/gazetteer_india_hisar.pdf|title=Hisar gazetteer|publisher=Haryana Gazetteers Organisation|access-date=23 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501213030/http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/gazetteer_india_hisar.pdf|archive-date=1 May 2014}} The kingdom was then included in the Mauryan Empire, as evidenced by the discovery of Ashokan pillars in the vicinity of the city. The city later came under the Kushan Empire (127 - 375 CE) and the Gupta Empire (250 - 550 CE). The area was sacked by Mahmud of Ghazni during his campaigns. In the 12th century, the Chauhan king Prithviraj Chauhan made Hansi, located in the present day Hisar district, his capital and built a fort.{{cite book |url=http://asi.nic.in/nmma_reviews/Indian%20Archaeology%201994-95%20A%20Review.pdf|title=Indian archaeology|publisher=ASI|access-date=27 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508071732/http://asi.nic.in/nmma_reviews/Indian%20Archaeology%201994-95%20A%20Review.pdf|archive-date=8 May 2012}} It remained a strategic place for Chauhan Empire until Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated in the Second Battle of Tarain by the invading Ghurid ruler Muhammad Ghori.

File:Fort of Firoz Shah Tughlaq at Hisar.jpg at Hisar in 1354 AD]]

Hisar was founded in 1354 AD, as 'Hisar-e-Firoza' by Firoz Shah Tughlaq, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.{{cite web|url=http://persian.packhum.org/persian/main?url=pf%3Ffile%3D00702052%26ct%3D187%26rqs%3D185%26rqs%3D186%26rqs%3D383%26rqs%3D384|title=Ain-e-Akbari|publisher=Abul Fazl|access-date=23 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911065902/http://persian.packhum.org/persian/main?url=pf%3Ffile%3D00702052%26ct%3D187%26rqs%3D185%26rqs%3D186%26rqs%3D383%26rqs%3D384|archive-date=11 September 2014}}{{Cite book|last=Sen|first=Sailendra|title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books|year=2013|isbn=978-93-80607-34-4|pages=98}} He built a walled fort with four gates, the Delhi Gate and Mori Gate to the east, the Nagori Gate to the south, and the Talaqi Gate to the west. The construction of the fort started in 1354 AD and was completed in 1356 AD.{{cite web|url=http://hisar.nic.in/historyhisar.aspx|title=Hisar|publisher=District administration, Hisar|access-date=23 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204105924/http://hisar.nic.in/historyhisar.aspx|archive-date=4 February 2012}} In the middle of the fort stood the Firoz Shah Palace. Apart from its several underground apartments, the complex had different buildings such as Baradari, Lat ki Masjid, Diwan-e-Aam, and Shahi Darwaza. Near the palace was the Gujri Mahal built by the emperor for his wife name Gujri. The city was named as Hisar-e-Firoza, which means Fort of Firoz in Persian. Timur invaded the city in 1398 AD and his soldiers set fire to the fort.

The city later came under the rule of Sayyid dynasty and Lodi dynasty before Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the first battle of Panipat.

When Babur invaded India in 1524–1526, Hisar was part of Ibrahim Lodi's empire. In the battle of Panipat in 1526, Babur sent prince Humayun, who succeeded in defeating the army of Ibrahim Lodi. Babur handed over the city of Hisar to Humayun as a reward for his success on his first military expedition. In 1540, Hisar came under the control of Sher Shah Suri when he defeated Humayun but Humayun took it back in 1555 and assigned it to Akbar. During Akbar's reign (1556–1605), Hisar once again became a place of considerable importance. The city remained under the rule of Mughals until 1760.

Hisar was occupied by George Thomas, an Irish adventurer, in 1798. The arrangement continued until 1801 when Thomas was driven out by the Sikh-Maratha-French confederacy. The region came under the rule of British East India Company in 1803 and remained a part until the Indian Rebellion of 1857 when Muhammad Azim and Rao Tula Ram conquered it away for a short period. The company sent forces under General Van Cortlandt, who defeated Azim and Tula Ram on 16 November 1857. Between 1803 and 1879, the British constructed a 4,000-km-long Great Hedge of India, for levying the customs duty on salt and sugar, that ran through Hisar and Hansi. Hisar became a municipality in 1867.{{Cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021221/windows/slice.htm|title=Hisar: Hub of Haryana's history|first=Lalit|last=Mohan|newspaper=The Tribune|access-date=24 March 2013|date=23 December 2003|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012745/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021221/windows/slice.htm|archive-date=5 March 2016}}

For their participation in First War of Independence, the Chaudharys and Lambardars of villages involved in the rebellion were deprived of their land and property. This included 368 people from Hisar and Gurugram who were either hanged or transported for life.{{cite book|author=Satish Chandra Mittal|year=1986|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2RKTigrrP1cC|title=Haryana, a Historical Perspective|access-date=3 September 2017|page=58}} The city remained as a major centre of the Indian independence movement from the rebellion of 1857 until the independence, as many national leaders visited the city during the movement such as Lala Lajpat Rai in 1886,{{cite web |url=https://educationbhaskar.com/exams-admissions/gjust-admission/5544 |title=gju Hisar |publisher=Education Bhaskar |access-date=20 March 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418000045/https://educationbhaskar.com/exams-admissions/gjust-admission/5544/ |archive-date=18 April 2017 }} Subhas Chandra Bose in 1938, and Jawaharlal Nehru in 1946.{{cite web|url=http://hisar.nic.in/finalweb/rare%20photo%20album/album/slides/rare%204.JPG|title=Jawahar Lal Nehru in Hisar|publisher=District Administration, Hisar|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410012907/http://hisar.nic.in/finalweb/rare%20photo%20album/album/slides/rare%204.JPG|archive-date=10 April 2009}}

After independence, the city became a part of Punjab and later Haryana in 1966.

Hisar is located at {{Coord|29.09|N|75.43|E}} in western Haryana. It has an average elevation of {{Convert|215|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. The region is part of the alluvial Ghaggar-Yamuna plain and its southern and western portions mark a gradual transition to the desert. The Ghaggar{{cite report|title=Archaeological sites- I (Early Harappa and Harappa)|url=https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/16901/1/Unit-18.pdf|publisher=Indira Gandhi National Open University|access-date=7 June 2012|page=12}} and the Drishadvati{{cite book|title=History of civilizations of Central Asia|year=1999|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publications|isbn=978-92-3-102846-5|first=Ahmad|last=Hasan Dani|edition=3rd|editor=Vadim Mikhaĭlovich Masson|page=279|chapter=Pre Indus and early Indus cultures of Pakistan and India}} rivers once flowed through the city. According to tectonic map, the district lies on Delhi-Lahore Ridge which is bounded by thrusts and no earthquake of any significance has originated in the zone in the past. Only one instance has been recorded of a famine occurring in the city in 1837–38.{{cite journal|title=The 1837–38 famine in U.P.: Some dimensions of popular action|date=1993 |url=http://ier.sagepub.com/content/30/3/337.extract|publisher=Indian Economic and Social History Association|doi=10.1177/001946469303000304 |access-date=31 May 2012 |last1=Sharma |first1=Sanjay |journal=The Indian Economic & Social History Review |volume=30 |issue=3 |pages=337–372 }}

Hisar has a semi-arid climate, with very hot summers and mild winters.{{cite web|url=http://www.ppu.edu.in/about-hisar.html |title=Climate of Hisar |publisher=PPU |access-date=27 May 2012 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505132444/http://www.ppu.edu.in/about-hisar.html |archive-date=5 May 2012 }} The main characteristics of climate in Hisar are dryness, extremes of temperature, and scanty rainfall.{{cite web|url=http://hisar.nic.in/climate.aspx|title=Climate of Hisar|publisher=District Administration, Hisar|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327140623/http://hisar.nic.in/climate.aspx|archive-date=27 March 2012}} The maximum daytime temperature during the summer varies between {{Convert|40|and|46|C|F}}. During winter, its ranges between 1.5 °C and 4 °C.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/more-snowfall-in-himachal-pradesh/article5549454.ece|title=More snowfall in Himachal|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=24 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529214422/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/more-snowfall-in-himachal-pradesh/article5549454.ece|archive-date=29 May 2014}} Maximum temperature recorded is {{Convert|50.3|C|F}} in May 2024, whereas the minimum temperature recorded is {{Convert|-3.9|C|F}} in January 1929. Annual average maximum and minimum temperature is {{Convert|32.3|C|F}} and {{Convert|15.4|C|F}}, respectively. Relative humidity varies from 5 to 100%.

Hisar is located on the outer margins of the south-west monsoon region. The average annual rainfall is around {{Convert|429|mm|abbr=on}}, most of which occurs during July and August. The annual highest rainfall of {{Convert|793.6|mm|abbr=on}} was recorded in 1976 and the lowest of {{Convert|145.2|mm|abbr=on}} in 2000. Dew is observed in December and January. Hot winds, locally known as loo, are strong and frequent from May to July. Occasionally, dust storms are experienced during summer and hail storms during February to April. Fog prevails generally in December and January. Thunderstorms also occur during the post-monsoon season and summer.

{{Hisar weatherbox}}

Hisar became a municipality in 1867.{{cite web |url=http://www.hisarjano.com/sylabs.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509034906/http://www.hisarjano.com/sylabs.pdf |url-status=usurped |archive-date=9 May 2024 |title=Hisar jano |publisher=Jambh Shakti Trust |access-date=23 May 2012 }} It was made the headquarters of the Hisar district in 1832. The Municipal Corporation of Hisar, consisting of 20 wards, is headed by a mayor. Law and order in the city are maintained by Haryana Police, which is headed by Superintendent of Police.{{cite web|url=http://hisar.haryanapolice.gov.in/index.asp|title=Hisar police official website|publisher=Hisar Police|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520224928/http://hisar.haryanapolice.gov.in/index.asp|archive-date=20 May 2012}} The city also serves as headquarters of the Hisar Range of Haryana Police which covers Sirsa, Jind, Bhiwani, and Hisar and is headed by Inspector General of Police.{{cite web|url=http://hisar.haryanapolice.gov.in/template/organisation.pdf|title=Hisar police organisational setup|publisher=Hisar Police|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719155158/http://hisar.haryanapolice.gov.in/template/organisation.pdf|archive-date=19 July 2013}} District court was set up at Hisar in 1832{{cite web|url=http://haryanajudiciary.gov.in/index.php?trs=hishis|title=History of district court Hisar|publisher=Punjab & Haryana High Court|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017132605/http://haryanajudiciary.gov.in/index.php?trs=hishis|archive-date=17 October 2014}} and was upgraded as a Sessions Division in 1915. It is headed by Chief Judicial Magistrate. The district court has a bar association which was founded in 1870.

Hisar elects its member to the legislative assembly for Hisar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and a member to the parliament for Hisar Lok Sabha constituency. It serves as the headquarters of 33rd Battalion of Border Security Force and 3rd Battalion of Haryana Armed Police. The 33rd Armoured Division of Indian Army is stationed at Hisar{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120405/jsp/frontpage/story_15337128.jsp#.T5JX8bOgJaU|title=Army exercise|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=27 May 2012|location=Calcutta, India|date=5 April 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609011740/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120405/jsp/frontpage/story_15337128.jsp#.T5JX8bOgJaU|archive-date=9 June 2012}} and is a part of I Corps. In 1996, Brigade of the Guards arrived here for conversion to mechanized profile and the unit is now a fully mechanized battalion.{{cite news|title=Battalion celebrates Hilli day|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001124/haryana.htm#4|access-date=31 May 2012|newspaper=The Tribune|date=24 November 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026014526/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001124/haryana.htm#4|archive-date=26 October 2012}}

File:Naveen Jindal at the India Economic Summit 2010 cropped.jpg, CMD of Jindal Steel and Power, is from Hisar]]

The city has a large steel industry and is known as the 'City of Steel'.{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/Hisar-the-City-of-Steel-and-an-emerging-nucleus-of-education-will-now-also-house-an-ultra-modern-global-standard-integrated-aviation-hub-Haryana-State-Industrial-and-Infrastructure-Development-Corporation-Limited-HSIIDC-plans-to-set-up-the-hub-in-Hisar-to-cater-to-the-requirements-of-the-Maintenance-Repair-and-Overhaul-MRO-Facility-Fixed-Base-Operations-FBO-and-Aerospace-Park-/articleshow/47472899.cms|title=Hisar, the City of Steel|first=Manaveer|last=Saini|date=29 June 2015|access-date=24 March 2016|newspaper=Times of India|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108221354/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/Hisar-the-City-of-Steel-and-an-emerging-nucleus-of-education-will-now-also-house-an-ultra-modern-global-standard-integrated-aviation-hub-Haryana-State-Industrial-and-Infrastructure-Development-Corporation-Limited-HSIIDC-plans-to-set-up-the-hub-in-Hisar-to-cater-to-the-requirements-of-the-Maintenance-Repair-and-Overhaul-MRO-Facility-Fixed-Base-Operations-FBO-and-Aerospace-Park-/articleshow/47472899.cms|archive-date=8 November 2016}}{{Cite report|url=http://www.happeningharyana.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Hisar.pdf|title=Hisar:Changing the face of Haryana|access-date=24 March 2016|work=Government of Haryana|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413061024/http://www.happeningharyana.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Hisar.pdf|archive-date=13 April 2016}} As of June 2012, Hisar is India's largest manufacturer of galvanized iron.{{Cite news|url=https://www.printweek.in/news/scodix-hisar-8217-aggarwal-digital-studio-12118|title=Scodix at Hisar's Aggarwal Digital Studio|first=Amardeep|last=Singh|date=26 June 2015|access-date=24 March 2016|work=Print Week}} Textile[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/dcm-ltd/directorsreport/companyid-13868.cms "DCM Limited Annual Report"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708080838/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/dcm-ltd/directorsreport/companyid-13868.cms |date=8 July 2017 }}, The Economic Times, 31 March 2016.[http://www.businesstoday.in/exclusive/century-old-companies/dcm-among-100-year-old-indian-companies/story/16501.html "DCM has survived splits and a hostile takeover bid"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130012011/http://www.businesstoday.in/exclusive/century-old-companies/dcm-among-100-year-old-indian-companies/story/16501.html |date=30 January 2017 }}, [http://www.businesstoday.in Business Today India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070816210029/http://www.businesstoday.in/ |date=16 August 2007 }}, 28 June 2011.[http://www.dcmtextiles.co.in DCM Textiles info] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016223105/http://www.dcmtextiles.co.in/ |date=16 October 2017 }} and automobile industry is also a major contributor to the economy of the city.{{cite web|url=http://www.gjust.ac.in/about/hisar.htm|title=About Hisar|publisher=Guru Jambheshwar University|access-date=23 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604100739/http://www.gjust.ac.in/about/hisar.htm|archive-date=4 June 2012}} It also has a large number of livestock farms with the Central Livestock Farm, established in 1809 being one of the Asia's largest cattle farms.{{cite news|title=Central livestock farm|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050606/region.htm|access-date=2 June 2012|newspaper=The Tribune|date=9 June 2005|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007153737/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050606/region.htm|archive-date=7 October 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://dahd.nic.in/dahd/reports/compendium-of-schemes/central-sheep-breeding-farm-hissar-haryana.aspx |title=Central sheep breeding farm |publisher=Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, GoI |access-date=27 May 2012 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122055903/http://dahd.nic.in/dahd/reports/compendium-of-schemes/central-sheep-breeding-farm-hissar-haryana.aspx |archive-date=22 November 2012 }} The Jindal Group headed by Savitri Jindal is the world's largest producer of stainless steel strips for razor blades and India's largest producer of coin blanks.{{Cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jindal-stainless-(hisar)-ltd/infocompanyhistory/companyid-61755.cms|title=Jindal Stainless (Hisar) History {{!}} Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Information – The Economic Times|website=economictimes.indiatimes.com|access-date=6 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006222241/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jindal-stainless-(hisar)-ltd/infocompanyhistory/companyid-61755.cms|archive-date=6 October 2017}} The city has been identified as a counter-magnet city for the National Capital Region to attract migrants and develop as an alternative center of growth to Delhi.{{cite news|title=How to Handle Delhi's Influx of Migrants|url=http://forbesindia.com/printcontent/28362|access-date=10 June 2012|work=Forbes India|date=14 September 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225045803/http://forbesindia.com/printcontent/28362|archive-date=25 December 2013}}

According to the 2011 census of India, Hisar has a population of 301,249{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/219-hisar.html|title=Census 2011 of Hisar district|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522211943/http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/219-hisar.html|archive-date=22 May 2012}} and is currently the 141st-most populated city in India.{{cite web|title=Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|publisher=Census of India, 2011|access-date=31 May 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507135928/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|archive-date=7 May 2012}} Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%, with 844 females per thousand males. Hisar has an average literacy rate of 81.04%, higher than the national average: male literacy is 86.13% and female literacy is 75.00%. In Hisar, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age and the child sex ratio is 860 girls per thousand boys. Although Hisar city has population of 301,249, its urban population is 306,893, of which 166,623 are males and 140,270 are females. The decadal growth rate was 27.06%.{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Dist_File/datasheet-0612.pdf|title=Census 2001|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401102644/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Dist_File/datasheet-0612.pdf|archive-date=1 April 2012}} Historically, Hisar had an estimated population of 7,000 people in 1843.{{cite book|author=Biran P Caton|year=2013|url=http://125.22.40.134:8082/jspui/bitstream/123456789/834/1/38_Brian_P_Caton.pdf|title=Detailed history of Livestock farm"|page=13|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108145604/http://125.22.40.134:8082/jspui/bitstream/123456789/834/1/38_Brian_P_Caton.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Over 97% of the city's population are followers of Hinduism. The remaining 3% are followers of Sikhism, Jainism, Islam, and Christianity. The city had a major Muslim population before Indian Independence in 1947, following which most Muslims migrated to Pakistan during the Partition of India. It was also a major centre of learning for Digambara Jains and was once the seat of Bhattaraka, head of Digambara Jain institutions.{{cite book|title=Facets of Jainology: Selected research papers on Jain society, religion, and culture|year=2001|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=81-7154-839-3|first=Vilas|last=Adinath Sangave|page=134|chapter=The Bhattaraka Tradition}}

File:St. Thomas Church, Hisar.jpg c1860]]

Most of the popular Indian festivals are celebrated in the city including Diwali, Dussehra, Ram Navami, Janamashtami, Shivratri, Lohri,{{cite news |url=https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/happy-lohri-2022-date-origin-and-significance-of-the-harvest-festival-2455885.html|title=Happy Lohri 2020|work=News18|access-date=9 May 2020}} Gugga Navami, Holi, Basant Panchami, Teej and Makar Sankranti. The festivals of Jains, Christians, Sikhs and Muslims are also celebrated. Sweets are popular, with Hansi ka Peda being the most popular amongst them.{{cite periodical |url=http://www.dstharyana.org/html/pdf/News_Letter_Vol_1_No_2_April-June_2009_.pdf|title=Geographical Indications identified |periodical=Science and Technology Reporter |volume=1 |issue=2 |page=7 |date=April–June 2009|access-date=27 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305144721/http://www.dstharyana.org/html/pdf/News_Letter_Vol_1_No_2_April-June_2009_.pdf|archive-date=5 March 2016}} Ghoomar is the primary folk dance performed by people during festivals and other occasions and Saang is the folk-theatre of the region. Classical Indian vocalist Jasraj and poet Vishnu Prabhakar belong to Hisar.{{cite web|url=http://www.preservearticles.com/2012030825633/comprehensive-essay-on-the-literature-of-haryana.html|title=Literature of Haryana|publisher=preservearticles.com|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727082146/http://www.preservearticles.com/2012030825633/comprehensive-essay-on-the-literature-of-haryana.html|archive-date=27 July 2013|date=8 March 2012}}

Signs of pre-Harappan settlements have been found at Siswal and Lohari Ragho in Hisar district.{{cite journal|url=http://www.ancient-asia-journal.com/article/view/aa.10203/35|title=Sothi-Siswal ceramic assemblage: A reappraisal|journal=Ancient Asia |date=December 2010 |volume=2 |publisher=Ancient Asia Journal|access-date=28 May 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116201116/http://www.ancient-asia-journal.com/article/view/aa.10203/35|archive-date=16 January 2013 |last1=Garge |first1=Tejas |page=15 |doi=10.5334/aa.10203 |doi-access=free }} One of the four pre-Harappan phases has been named Sothi-Siswal period (3200–2600 BC){{cite book|title=The Indus civilization: A contemporary perspective|year=2002|publisher=Rowman Altamira|location=Pennsylvania|isbn=0-7591-0172-8|first=Gregory L and Mingni khera has also got some of the ancient manucripts and other ancient silver coins (locally called sikka).|last=Possehl|page=29|chapter=The Beginnings of the Indus Age}} on this site.{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of ancient Asian civilizations|year=2004|publisher=Infobase Publishing|location=Dunedin|isbn=1-4381-0996-2|first=Charles|last=Higham|page=329|chapter=S}} Harappa settlements can be found as well in Rakhigarhi. The site covers 2180 hectares, making it the largest Harappan site known in India and the second-biggest overall after Mohenjodaro.{{cite web|url=http://globalheritagenetwork.ning.com/group/rakhigarhi-india|title=Rakhigarhi|publisher=Global Heritage Network|access-date=28 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627092039/http://globalheritagenetwork.ning.com/group/rakhigarhi-india|archive-date=27 June 2013}} All the sites are maintained by Archaeological Survey of India. Agroha is another place of historical importance. It is situated about 24 km from the city and was once the capital of king Agrasena, who is believed to have lived during the last stages of Dvapara Yuga in the Mahabharat era. Remains of his capital have been excavated, known as Agroha Mound or locally as Ther, and belong to around 3000 BC. The city was also a major centre during the Mauryan period as Buddhist and Jain temples have also been revealed in the excavations.{{cite web |title=Mound Agroha|url=http://www.asichandigarhcircle.in/publications/Inventory_Chandigarh_Circle_Haryana.pdf|website=Archaeological Survey of India Chandigarh Circle |access-date=25 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827114714/http://www.asichandigarhcircle.in/publications/Inventory_Chandigarh_Circle_Haryana.pdf|archive-date=27 August 2014}}

Firoz Shah Palace Complex is another prominent historical site located inside the city. It was built by Firuz Shah Tughlaq in 1354. Asigarh Fort, a centrally protected monument, was built in 1304–1305. Historical places from the British era include St. Thomas Church and Jahaj Kothi Museum, a Jain temple converted to a museum.

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Balsamand, Siswal, Banawali, Kanwari, and Rakhigarhi are some of the sites of Indus Valley civilisation of now lost ancient Drishadvati river flowing through Hisar, Drishadvati river was a tributary of ancient Sarasvati River which still flows as remnant Ghaggar-Hakra River. Historic Agroha Mound and Agroha Dham is a prominent religious place located on the outskirts of the city about 22 km away on Fatehabad-Sirsa-Bhatinda road.{{cite web|url=http://www.krishidarshanexpo.com/when-&-where.html|title=Krishi Darshan expo|publisher=Ministry of Agriculture, GoI|access-date=28 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619004949/http://www.krishidarshanexpo.com/when-%26-where.html|archive-date=19 June 2012}} A local deity Banbhori is worshipped by local people. Delhi Sultanate era Firoz Shah Palace Complex and Pranpir Badshah tomb are located in the city.{{cite web|url=http://haryanatourism.gov.in/showpage.aspx?contentid=5720|title=Pranpir gumbad|access-date=22 April 2016|publisher=Haryana Tourism|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022020535/http://haryanatourism.gov.in/showpage.aspx?contentid=5720|archive-date=22 October 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://haryanatourism.gov.in/showpage.aspx?contentid=5716|title=Feru Shah palace and Tehkhana|access-date=22 April 2016|publisher=Haryana Tourism|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022015719/http://haryanatourism.gov.in/showpage.aspx?contentid=5716|archive-date=22 October 2016}}

The oldest park located in the city is the Krantiman Park, located across the historic St. Thomas Church. The park was built in the 19th century and was then known as Company Bagh. Other parks include Madhuban Park, Town Park, and O. P. Jindal Knowledge Center. The O. P. Jindal Knowledge Centre, inaugurated in 2009 a museum, library, park and houses a 25-storied, 282-ft- high steel tower modeled on the Space Needle in Seattle.{{cite journal|author=Sharmila Banerjee|title=Learning for all- O.P. Jindal knowledge centre inaugurated|journal=JSW Connect|date=June 2009|issue=6|url=http://issuu.com/trivedisunil/docs/jsw_connect_jun09|access-date=27 May 2012|page=61|publisher=JSW Group|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821004701/http://issuu.com/trivedisunil/docs/jsw_connect_jun09|archive-date=21 August 2011}} Haryana Rural Antique Museum, which is maintained by CCS HAU in its Gandhi Bhawan, exhibits evolution of agriculture and vanishing antiques. Jahaj Kothi Museum, named after George Thomas, is located inside Firoz Shah Palace Complex and maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India.{{Cite web|url=http://haryanatourism.gov.in/showpage.aspx?contentid=5262|title=Jahaj Kothi museum|publisher=Haryana Tourism|access-date=26 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016193610/http://haryanatourism.gov.in/showpage.aspx?contentid=5262|archive-date=16 October 2016}} Rakhigarhi Indus Valley Civilisation Museum is located at Rakhigarhi, which is an Indus Valley Civilisation site 60 km away.{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Harappan-museum-at-Rakhigarhi/articleshow/50971406.cms|title=Harappan museum at Rakhigarhi|newspaper=Times of India|access-date=26 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626091655/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Harappan-museum-at-Rakhigarhi/articleshow/50971406.cms|archive-date=26 June 2016}}

Blue Bird Lake, an artificial lake and tourist complex maintained by the Haryana Tourism, offers boating and watersports, birding, picnicking, and recreation.{{cite web|url=http://haryanatourism.gov.in/destination/bluebird.asp |title=Blue bird Hisar |publisher=Haryana Tourism Department |access-date=28 May 2012 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011073014/http://haryanatourism.gov.in/destination/bluebird.asp |archive-date=11 October 2011 }} The deer park and Shatavar Vatika Herbal Park are located at the outskirts of the city and maintained by the Haryana State Forest Department.{{cite web|url=http://www.haryanaforest.gov.in/Wildlife/DeerParkHisar.aspx|title=Deer park Hisar|publisher=Haryana Forest Department|access-date=28 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420070527/http://haryanaforest.gov.in/Wildlife/DeerParkHisar.aspx|archive-date=20 April 2013}} It was established in 1971 and endangered species such as blackbuck, chital, sambar, and nilgai can be found here. Hisar Police Lines Golf Course is located near the Hisar Airport.

Doordarshan Kendra was set up in 2002.{{cite web|url=http://ddkhisar.com/about.html|title=About DD Hisar|publisher=DD Hisar|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127020737/http://ddkhisar.com/about.html|archive-date=27 November 2013}} Besides Doordarshan, local cable operators broadcast channels in the city.{{cite web|url=http://esselgroup.com/siti-hisar-presented-siti-dancing-star-season-2.html|title=Siti Hisar dancing star|publisher=Essel Group|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518120446/http://esselgroup.com/siti-hisar-presented-siti-dancing-star-season-2.html|archive-date=18 May 2012}} An All India Radio station is located at Hisar.{{cite web|url=http://allindiaradio.gov.in/Station/|title=Radio stations|publisher=All India Radio|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124034939/http://allindiaradio.gov.in/Station/|archive-date=24 November 2012}} Private FM stations operating in Hisar are BIG FM, My FM, Radio Mantra, Radio Dhamaal and Radio Tarang.{{cite web|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/tarangs-license-revoked-17-july|title=Radio Tarang|publisher=Radio & Music|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709234545/http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/tarangs-license-revoked-17-july|archive-date=9 July 2013}} CCS HAU community radio station was started in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://edaa.in/ccsharyana/|title=HAU community radio|publisher=EK duniya anEK awaaz|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512000854/http://edaa.in/ccsharyana/|archive-date=12 May 2012}}

Before independence of India, monsoon or groundwater were the main sources of irrigation.{{cite web|url=http://cgwb.gov.in/District_Profile/Haryana/Hissar.pdf|title=District profile of Hisar|publisher=Central Ground Water Board, GoI|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517211710/http://cgwb.gov.in/District_Profile/Haryana/Hissar.pdf|archive-date=17 May 2012}} The main source of water now is Balsamand branch of Western Yamuna Canal.{{cite web|url=http://hid.gov.in/circle%20pdf/Irrigation%20Map.jpg|title=Haryana irrigation patterns|publisher=Haryana Irrigation Department|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220113608/http://www.hid.gov.in/circle%20pdf/Irrigation%20Map.jpg|archive-date=20 December 2011}} Municipal Corporation of Hisar supplies potable water to the city.{{cite web|url=http://hisar.nic.in/mchisar.aspx|title=Municipal corporation, Hisar|publisher=District Administration, Hisar|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225172948/http://hisar.nic.in/mchisar.aspx|archive-date=25 February 2012}} The city first got electricity in 1936. Power is distributed by Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited.{{cite web|url=http://www.dhbvn.com/main/electricalmap/hisar.htm|title=Hisar electricity map|publisher=Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003111215/http://www.dhbvn.com/main/electricalmap/hisar.htm|archive-date=3 October 2010}} Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) provides landline and broadband services.{{cite news|title=BSNL to add 8 lakh new GSM lines in 4 Haryana districts|url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20120619/2007732.html|access-date=21 June 2012|newspaper=Web India|date=19 June 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904171435/http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20120619/2007732.html|archive-date=4 September 2014}} Cell phone coverage is extensive, and the main service providers are Vodafone Essar, Airtel, BSNL, Reliance Communications, Idea Cellular and Tata Indicom. The planning of the city is done by Haryana Urban Development Authority.{{cite web|url=http://www.huda.gov.in/Pages/IntroductionofHUDA.aspx|title=About HUDA|publisher=HUDA|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123191203/https://www.huda.gov.in/Pages/IntroductionofHUDA.aspx|archive-date=23 January 2015}}

People from Punjab and Rajasthan come to Hisar for medical treatment.{{cite web|url=http://hisar.nic.in/ourcity.aspx|title=About Hisar|publisher=District Administration, Hisar|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113053514/http://hisar.nic.in/ourcity.aspx|archive-date=13 January 2012}} The district Red Cross Society caters to specially abled people.{{cite web|url=http://socialjusticehry.gov.in/Website/NGO.pdf|title=List of NGOs|publisher=Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Haryana|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927085329/http://socialjusticehry.gov.in/Website/NGO.pdf|archive-date=27 September 2013}}

The city lies on National Highway 9 and National Highway 52. National Highway 9 from Pithoragarh to Malout connects it to Rohtak and Sirsa and National Highway 52 from Sangrur to Ankola connects it to Narwana and Jaipur and connected to Kaithal . The state highways of Haryana that pass through Hisar are State Highways 10, 13, and 20.{{cite web|url=http://www.haryanapwd-bandr.org/state_length.html|title=State highways of Haryana|publisher=Public Works Department, Haryana|access-date=30 June 2012|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309081018/http://www.haryanapwd-bandr.org/state_length.html|archive-date=9 March 2012}} Besides, there are district roads, village link roads and canal inspection roads. In 1947, the total metalled road length in the city was {{convert|137|km|abbr=on}} which increased to {{convert|1188|km|abbr=on}} in 1978.

Bus service is the major means of transport in the town.{{cite web|url=http://hartrans.gov.in/hsr_glance.htm|title=Hisar at a glance|publisher=Haryana Transport Department|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430031412/http://hartrans.gov.in/hsr_glance.htm|archive-date=30 April 2012}} Bus services are provided by Haryana Roadways and other private operators. Hisar bus depot was established on 11 August 1969 and has a sub depot at Hansi. As of 2012, the depot has a total of 198 buses with daily ridership of 73,500. All the 290 villages of Hisar district are connected to the city through either public transport provided by Haryana Roadways or through private buses. Auto rickshaws are a major means of transport for travelling within the city. In August 2012, city bus service was started in the city.{{cite news|title=Haryana to expand city bus service|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Haryana-to-expand-city-bus-service/articleshow/15583389.cms|access-date=1 September 2012|newspaper=Times of India|date=21 August 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927142514/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Haryana-to-expand-city-bus-service/articleshow/15583389.cms|archive-date=27 September 2016}} The city is a part of Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project which aims at developing strong road and rail connections between the cities lying on it and develop them as an industrial area.{{cite news|title=Strike a hot deal|work=Business Today|date=1 December 2011|url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/real-estate-investments-small-cities-infrastructure/1/20328.html|access-date=30 June 2012|location=Delhi|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614073341/http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/real-estate-investments-small-cities-infrastructure/1/20328.html|archive-date=14 June 2012}}

{{main|Hisar Junction railway station}}

Hisar is a railway junction station, and it falls under Bikaner division of North Western Railway Zone.{{cite web|title=North Western Railway System Map|url=http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1411647131129-NWR.pdf|website=www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in|access-date=20 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630015842/http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1411647131129-NWR.pdf|archive-date=30 June 2017}} The first railway line to the city was laid down in 1883 when Delhi Rewari Railway was extended to Bhatinda. Currently, four broad gauge railway lines are at the station. The railway station is a part of Western Dedicated Rail Freight Corridor according to which the city is to be developed as an export-oriented industrial unit.{{cite web|title=DMIC- Haryana |url=http://delhimumbaiindustrialcorridor.com/dmic-haryana.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925084258/http://www.delhimumbaiindustrialcorridor.com/dmic-haryana.php |url-status=dead|archive-date=25 September 2010 |publisher=DelhiMumbaiIndustrialCorridor.com |access-date=30 June 2012 }} The city is well connected to the neighboring states through rail links.{{cite web|title=Railway station, Hisar|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/673|publisher=Indian Rail Info|access-date=30 June 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827091356/http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/673|archive-date=27 August 2014}}

{{main|Hisar Airport}}

Hisar Airport is located on the outskirts of the city and is currently under re-development.{{cite web|title=Hisar Airport|url=http://airportguide.com/airport/India/Hissar-VIHR-HSS/|publisher=Airport Guide|access-date=30 June 2012}} In August 2012, the DGCA approved the Haryana state government's plan to develop the airport to operate domestic passenger services. Its {{convert|4000|ft|adj=on}} runway will be extended to {{convert|6000|ft|abbr=on}} to accommodate air service.

{{See also|List of Universities and Colleges in Hisar|List of schools in Hisar}}

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Before the British Raj, indigenous schools provided elementary education. Till 1892, the city had only one middle school. The first private school, CAV High School, was set up by Arya Samaj in 1918. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities was the first university established in Hisar, in 1971.{{cite web|url=http://hau.ernet.in/|title=About HAU|publisher=Haryana Agricultural University|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512064952/http://hau.ernet.in/|archive-date=12 May 2012}} Other universities located in the city are Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences and Shanti Niketan Vidyapeeth, Hisar. Commercial and private pilot license training is provided by the Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation (HICA) from Hisar Airport built in 1965.{{cite web |url=http://www.hisarjano.com/sylabs.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509034906/http://www.hisarjano.com/sylabs.pdf |url-status=usurped |archive-date=9 May 2024 |title=Hisar jano |publisher=Jambh Shakti Trust |access-date=23 May 2012 }}{{cite web|title=Haryana Institute of Civil Aviation|url=http://www.karnal.gov.in/dept_aviation.asp|work=District Administration, Karnal|access-date=30 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523172711/http://www.karnal.gov.in/dept_aviation.asp|archive-date=23 May 2012}}

A few agricultural and veterinary research centers are also situated in the city such as National Research Centre on Equines,{{cite web|title=Vision 2030|url=http://nrce.nic.in/downloads/NRCE%20Vision%202030.pdf|publisher=National Research Centre on Equines|access-date=7 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913134303/http://www.nrce.nic.in/downloads/NRCE%20Vision%202030.pdf|archive-date=13 September 2012}} Central Sheep Breeding Farm, Government Livestock Farm, Hisar Northern Region Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute,{{cite web|url=http://nrfmtti.dacnet.nic.in/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916140714/http://nrfmtti.dacnet.nic.in/ |url-status=dead|archive-date=16 September 2011 |title=About us |publisher=Northern Region Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute |access-date=27 May 2012 }} Regional Fodder Station, Hisar{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160207062244/http://rsfphsr.com/services.php Regional Fodder Station, Hisar website]}} and Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes.{{cite web|url=http://www.cirb.res.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=1&lang=en|title=About CIRB|publisher=Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913001100/http://www.cirb.res.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=1&lang=en|archive-date=13 September 2012}} In 1988, the city hosted the 2nd World Buffalo Congress. The major library in the city is Nehru Library.{{cite web|url=http://202.141.47.8:8080/HAU/index.html|title=Nehru library|publisher=Haryana Agricultural University|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121128165148/http://202.141.47.8:8080/HAU/index.html|archive-date=28 November 2012}} It also has a Government Polytechnic with courses in Textiles, Fashion, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering and computer science.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gphisar.ac.in/|title=Government Polytechnic, Hisar|website=www.gphisar.ac.in|access-date=14 January 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928035609/http://www.gphisar.ac.in/|archive-date=28 September 2017}}

Mahabir Stadium, Haryana Agricultural University Stadium and HAU Giri Centre host state sponsored sports academies.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/othersports/haryana-sportswomen-shelve-marriage-plans-for-rio-olympics/story-o7h56ctWxuuK589t2FcLBN.html|title=Haryana player preparing for Rio olympics|newspaper=Hindustan Times|access-date=22 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630144011/http://www.hindustantimes.com/othersports/haryana-sportswomen-shelve-marriage-plans-for-rio-olympics/story-o7h56ctWxuuK589t2FcLBN.html|archive-date=30 June 2016}}{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/wrestling-olympics-status-ioc-india/1/251315.html|title=Wrestling dreams|newspaper=India Today|access-date=22 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221163132/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/wrestling-olympics-status-ioc-india/1/251315.html|archive-date=21 February 2016}} Hisar hosted the 51st National Boxing Championship in 2004,{{cite news|title=Asian women ready to fight for supremacy|url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/11/19/stories/2003111901071700.htm|access-date=2 June 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=19 November 2003|location=Chennai, India|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050325224207/http://www.hindu.com/2003/11/19/stories/2003111901071700.htm|archive-date=25 March 2005}}{{cite news|title=Nationals in Hissar from August 3|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/09/stories/2004070904881800.htm|access-date=2 June 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=9 July 2007|location=Chennai, India|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050904231420/http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/09/stories/2004070904881800.htm|archive-date=4 September 2005}} 22nd Haryana State Women Sports Festival in 2008,{{cite news|title=Haryana women sports festival|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2008/09/15/haryana-women-sports-festival-to-begin-on-oct-4-1221485570.html|access-date=2 June 2012|newspaper=One India News|date=15 September 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903123606/http://news.oneindia.in/2008/09/15/haryana-women-sports-festival-to-begin-on-oct-4-1221485570.html|archive-date=3 September 2014}} and the 9th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship in 2019.{{cite web|title=9th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2019 (A division) begins tomorrow in Hisar, Haryana|url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/amp/news/9th-hockey-india-senior-women-national-championship-2019-a-division-begins-tomorrow-in-hisar-haryana|access-date=15 November 2019|work=Hockey India}} It has a sports center run by Sports Authority of India at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University which has a synthetic track of international standard apart from other facilities.{{cite web|url=http://hau.ernet.in/about/hau_about.htm|title=About HAU|publisher=HAU|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817175147/http://hau.ernet.in/about/hau_about.htm|archive-date=17 August 2011}} Other major sporting venue in Hisar is Mahabir Stadium for multiple sports which was completed in the year 1972, run by District Olympic Association.

Sports persons from Hisar include Manvinder Bisla in cricket, Saina Nehwal in badminton, Pinki Jangra in boxing and Manandeep Singh in football. In April 2012, Ajay Kumar from Hisar qualified for 2012 Summer Olympics.{{cite news|title=India's jewelbox|url=http://epaper.indianexpress.com/33394/Indian-Express/15-April-2012#page/26/1|access-date=2 June 2012|newspaper=Indian Express|date=15 April 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518043943/http://epaper.indianexpress.com/33394/Indian-Express/15-April-2012#page/26/1|archive-date=18 May 2012}}

• Dr. Israr Ahmed, Pakistani religious scholar
• Dushyant Chautala, Indian politician
• Kamal Gupta, Indian politician
• Jasraj, Hindustani classical vocalist
• Om Prakash Jindal, Indian businessman
• Saina Nehwal, Indian badminton player
• Shivangi Pathak, Indian mountaineer
• Yashpal Sharma, actor
• Mallika Sherawat, Indian Actress

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• Juneja, M. M. History of Hisar: From Inception To Independence, 1354–1947 1989, Haryana: Modern Book Co., 484 pp.  {{oclc|21197085}}
• Juneja, M.M. Hisar City: Places & Personalities 2004, Haryana: Modern Publishers, 744 pp.
• Ojha, J. S. B. S. Resource Planning Atlas Of Western Haryana: Sirsa And Hisar Districts 1996, Haryana: National Book Organisation, 207 pp. {{ISBN|81-85135-81-9}}
• Gazetteer Of The Hisar District 1883–84 2001, Haryana: Sang-E-Meel Publications, 72 pp. {{ISBN|978-969-35-1114-7}}
• Shokoohy, M. & Shokoohy, N. H. Hisar-i Firuza: Sultanate and Early Mughal Architecture in the District of Hisar, India 1988: Araxus Books, 172 pp. {{ISBN|1-870606-01-9}}

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