Israna | |
Settlement Type: | town |
Pushpin Map: | India Haryana#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Haryana, India |
Coordinates: | 29.2739°N 76.8461°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Haryana |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Panipat district |
Government Type: | Local government |
Governing Body: | Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 14.65 |
Elevation M: | 231 |
Population Total: | 9,472 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 132107 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 0180 |
Registration Plate: | HR-06, HR-60, HR-67 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 882 ♂/♀[3] |
Israna is a village panchayat and tehsil in Panipat district in Haryana, India.[4] It lies in the panipat Division. It is located towards south from district headquarters Panipat and from state capital Chandigarh towards north.
During Third Battle of Panipat at Kala Amb on 14 January 14, 1761 between Maratha warrior Sadashivrao Bhau and Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali, Bhau camped at empty space near Israna and his army camped at Bhadar and Bhaupur village is named after Sadashivrao Bhau. Maratha's built Pragateshwar Mahadev Temple at Bhadar and another Devi temple in the Panipat city.[5] Some of the Ror community claims to have descended from the Marathas of this war.[5] In 2018, Ashutosh Gowariker announced a movie for Third Battle of Panipat is the movie Panipat (film) where Arjun Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt will play Bhau and Abdali respectively.[5]
Schools in Israna: