The district lies in the sourth east of Haryana state. It is bound by Jind and Sonipat districts on the north, Jhajjar district on the south, Jhajjar and Sonipat district on the east and Hisar and Bhiwani districts on the west side.The district is having an area of 1668.47 square Kms. The total area of Rohtak is 1708 sq kms and its population is 7,79,000. The Rohtak district is also known as the political capital of Haryana.