Hisar , previously spelled
Hissar, is the administrative headquarters of
Hisar district in the state of
Haryana in northwestern
India. It is located 164 kilometres to the west of
New Delhi,
India's capital, and has been identified as a counter-magnet city for the
National Capital Region to attract migrants and develop as an alternative centre of growth to Delhi. As of June 2012, Hisar is
India's largest
galvanized iron manufacturing city. Due to presence of a large steel industry, it is also known as "The City of Steel".