Sonipat district came into existence on
December 22, 1972. It was carved out of Rohtak district to which Sonipat tahsil
was attached since 1912. By taking 69 villages from Sonipat tahsil, Ganaur
as a sub-tahsil was created in February, 1980. Kharkhauda with 38 villages
was created as a sub-tahsil on March30, 1982. The sub-tahsil of Ganaur was
upgraded to the level of tahsil on April 19, 1982. Gohana sub-division of
Sonipat district was included in Rohtak district1. The position as on December
31, 1990 is as under: 2 sub-divisions (Sonipat and Ganaur); 2 tahsils (Sonipat
and Ganaur) and Kharkhauda as a sub- tahsil.
