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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Kaithal}}
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'''Kaithal district''' is one of the 22 [[Districts of Haryana|districts]] of [[Haryana]], [[States and territories of India|state]] in northern [[India]]. [[Kaithal]] town is the district headquarters. The district occupies an area of 2317&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It has a population of 1,074,304 (2011 census). It is part of [[Karnal division]]. Kaithal was notified as district by Haryana Govt. on 16 October 1989 and carved out of Kurukshetra and Jind districts, comprising Guhla and Kaithal sub-divisions of Kurukshetra district, Kalayat sub-tahsil and 6 villages of Jind district.
'''Kaithal district''' is one of the 22 [[Districts of Haryana|districts]] of [[Haryana]], a [[States and territories of India|state]] in northern [[India]]. [[Kaithal]] town is the district headquarters.


This district came into existence on 1 November 1989.
This district came into existence on 1 November 1989.

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==Divisions==
==Divisions==
Kaithal district comprises four [[tehsil]]s: [[Kaithal]], [[Guhla]], [[Pundri]] and [[Kalayat]]; and the three sub-tehsils of Rajaund, Dhand and Siwan.<ref name="nic-2">{{cite web|url=http://kaithal.gov.in/basic_statistics.htm|title=Basic Statistics|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Official Website of Kaithal Administration|accessdate=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913213713/http://kaithal.gov.in/basic_statistics.htm|archive-date=13 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kaithal.gov.in/history.htm|title=History|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Kaithal District|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407070605/http://kaithal.gov.in/history.htm|archive-date=7 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The four [[Haryana Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies located in this district are Guhla, Kalayat, Kaithal and Pundri.<ref name="ceo1">{{cite web|url=http://ceoharyana.nic.in/pdf/AC%20Distwise.pdf |title=District Wise Assembly Constituencies |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana website |accessdate=28 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163531/http://ceoharyana.nic.in/pdf/AC%20Distwise.pdf |archivedate=21 July 2011 }}</ref> All of these are part of [[Kurukshetra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency]].
Kaithal district comprises four [[tehsil]]s: [[Kaithal]], [[Guhla]], [[Pundri]] and [[Kalayat]]; and the three sub-tehsils of Rajaund, Dhand and Siwan.<ref name="nic-2">{{cite web|url=http://kaithal.gov.in/basic_statistics.htm|title=Basic Statistics|publisher=Official Website of Kaithal Administration|access-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913213713/http://kaithal.gov.in/basic_statistics.htm|archive-date=13 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kaithal.gov.in/history.htm|title=History|publisher=Kaithal District|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407070605/http://kaithal.gov.in/history.htm|archive-date=7 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The four [[Haryana Vidhan Sabha]] constituencies located in this district are Guhla, Kalayat, Kaithal and Pundri.<ref name="ceo1">{{cite web|url=http://ceoharyana.nic.in/pdf/AC%20Distwise.pdf |title=District Wise Assembly Constituencies |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana website |access-date=28 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163531/http://ceoharyana.nic.in/pdf/AC%20Distwise.pdf |archive-date=21 July 2011 }}</ref> All of these are part of [[Kurukshetra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency]].

==Kaithal Bar Association==
The Kaithal [[Bar Association]] was established in 1905–06. The membership of Bar in 1970 was 60 (including 3 pleaders) and the District Bar Association was established on 01.11.1989 after creation of District Kaithal. There is also a Bar Association at Sub Division, [[Guhla]]. The name of the eminent Lawyers from the District Bar Association Kaithal are Babu Jyoti Parshad, Pt. Amarnath Tewari, Malik Murari Lal, Mulakh Raj Grover, Ch. Barumal, Chaudhary Shamsul Haq (later became designated Senior Counsel, Lahore High Court in 1963), Shri Dinanath Advocate, Shri Ravi Parkash Gupta, Shri Anurag Gupta, Choudhary Baru Ram Advocate and [[Shri O.P.Tiwari Advocate]].<ref name="history kaithal">{{cite web|url=http://ecourts.gov.in/kaithal/history|title=History|publisher=District Courts|access-date=14 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713153620/http://ecourts.gov.in/kaithal/history|archive-date=13 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{historical populations|21=1951|22=2,27,168|23=1961|24=3,34,804|25=1971|26=4,61,897|27=1981|28=6,46,566|29=1991|30=7,81,814|31=2001|32=9,46,131|33=2011|34=10,74,304|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Kaithal district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,074,304,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly more than the nation of [[Cyprus]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[Rhode Island]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=2011-09-30 |quote=Rhode Island 1,052,567 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817034911/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=2011-08-17 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 423rd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|463|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.39%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Kaithal has a [[sex ratio]] of 880 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 70.6%. Scheduled Castes make up 23.04% of the population.<ref name=districtcensus/>
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=== Languages ===


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|label3 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] |value3 = 10.42 |color3 = pink
!|1991<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://esaharyana.gov.in/Data/StateStatisticalAbstract/2010-11(English)/StateAbst10-11/27-95.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=18 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313132759/http://esaharyana.gov.in/Data/StateStatisticalAbstract/2010-11%28English%29/StateAbst10-11/27-95.pdf |archive-date=13 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|label4 = Others |value4 = 1.25 |color4 = grey
!|2001<ref>http://esaharyana.gov.in/Data/StateStatisticalAbstract/StatisticalAbstract(2011-12).pdf {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817093157/http://esaharyana.gov.in/Data/StateStatisticalAbstract/StatisticalAbstract%282011-12%29.pdf |date=2013-08-17 }}</ref>
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| 1
! [[Haryanvi]]
| 81.00%
| 89.12%
| 87.28%
|-
| 2
! [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| 18.40%
| 10.81%
| 12.43%
|-
| 3
! [[Urdu]]
| —
| 0.02%
| 0.07%
|-
| —
! Other
| 0.60%
| 0.05%
| 0.22%
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At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 61.85% of the population in the district spoke [[Haryanvi language|Haryanvi]], 26.48% [[Hindi]] and 10.42% [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Haryana|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10204/download/13316/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-0600.XLSX|website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}.</ref>
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Kaithal district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,074,304,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | accessdate = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly more than the nation of [[Cyprus]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | accessdate = 2011-10-01 | quote = Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[Rhode Island]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |accessdate=2011-09-30 |quote=Rhode Island 1,052,567 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817034911/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archivedate=2011-08-17 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 423rd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 463 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.39%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Kaithal has a [[sex ratio]] of 880 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 70.6%.<ref name=districtcensus/>


== Ancient sites==
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 89.37% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 10.34% [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>
{{anchor | Theh | Theh Polar }}
{{see also|48 kos parikrama}}


'''Theh Polar''', the ancient site from the [[vedic period]] of [[mahabharta]], is located on the banks of [[Saraswati river]] 10 km north of Kaithal on Kaithal-Siwan road. [[Pulastya]] [[rishi]] - one of the ten [[Prajapati]] and one of the [[Mānasaputra|mind-born]] sons of [[Brahma]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m02/m02011.htm|title=''The Mahabharata''|author=[[Kisari Mohan Ganguli]] (1883 - 1896)|publisher=Sacred texts}}</ref> and also an ancestor of
{{historical populations|21=1951|22=2,27,168|23=1961|24=3,34,804|25=1971|26=4,61,897|27=1981|28=6,46,566|29=1991|30=7,81,814|31=2001|32=9,46,131|33=2011|34=10,74,304|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}
[[Ravana]], had his [[ashram]] here. The name Theh Polar is composite of ''Polar'' - corrupted version of ''Pulastya'' and ''Theh'' meaning ''the ruined mound of an earlier habitation''. The [[archaeological culture|archaeological cultural]] artifacts found here in the partial excavation provide the evidence that this site has been inhabited for at least 3000 years since the beginning of 1st millennium BC up to the early [[Mughal empire|Mughal period]].<ref name=asin1/>

There are 3 large archaeological mounds, 2 are 480x635x15.5 ft and third is 779x690x10 ft. In 1933-34, these mounds were partially excavated by H.L. Srivastava who found 465 artifacts including coins, clay seals, beads, pottery, copper vessels, etc. Earlier era punch-marked silver coins have symbols of [[surya|sun]], six-armed [[Sahasrara]] [[chakra]], hills with 3 peaks. Coins of [[Yaudheya]] (5th century BCE to 4th century CD), [[Indo-Parthian]] (19-226 CE), [[Kushan Empire]] (30-375 CE), [[Kidara I|Kidara]] (350-390 CE), [[Indo-Sassanian]] (230-365 CE), [[Hindu Shahis]] (822-1026 CE) coins of the bull and
horseman, early [[Mughal empire|Mughal period]] copper and silver coins.<ref name=asin1>Monuments & Sites in Haryana, Archaeological Survey Of India, page 34-35.</ref>

==See also==

* [[Administrative divisions of Haryana]]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:02, 15 August 2024

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Kaithal. For the historical state, see Kaithal State.

Kaithal district
District of Haryana
Brick Temple in Kalayat
Brick Temple in Kalayat
Location in Haryana
Location in Haryana
CountryIndia
StateHaryana
DivisionKarnal
Established1 November 1989
HeadquartersKaithal
Tehsils1. Kaithal, 2. Guhla, 3. Pundri, 4. Kalayat
Area
 • Total
2,317 km2 (895 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,074,304
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
19.39
Demographics
 • Sex ratio880 (2011 census)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysNH-152[1]
Average annual precipitation563 mm
Lok Sabha constituenciesKurukshetra (shared with Kurukshetra and Yamuna Nagar districts)
Vidhan Sabha constituencies4
Websitekaithal.gov.in

Kaithal district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana, a state in northern India. Kaithal town is the district headquarters.

This district came into existence on 1 November 1989.

Divisions

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Kaithal district comprises four tehsils: Kaithal, Guhla, Pundri and Kalayat; and the three sub-tehsils of Rajaund, Dhand and Siwan.[2][3] The four Haryana Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in this district are Guhla, Kalayat, Kaithal and Pundri.[4] All of these are part of Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951227,168—    
1961334,804+3.95%
1971461,897+3.27%
1981646,566+3.42%
1991781,814+1.92%
2001946,131+1.93%
20111,074,304+1.28%
source:[5]

According to the 2011 census Kaithal district has a population of 1,074,304,[6] roughly more than the nation of Cyprus[7] or the US state of Rhode Island.[8] This gives it a ranking of 423rd in India (out of a total of 640).[6] The district has a population density of 463 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,200/sq mi) .[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.39%.[6] Kaithal has a sex ratio of 880 females for every 1000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of 70.6%. Scheduled Castes make up 23.04% of the population.[6]

Religion in Kaithal district (2011)[9]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 90.71%
Sikhism
 
 8.15%
Islam
 
 0.77%
Other or not stated
 
 0.37%

Languages

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Languages of Kaithal district (2011)[10]

  Haryanvi (61.85%)
  Hindi (26.48%)
  Punjabi (10.42%)
  Others (1.25%)

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 61.85% of the population in the district spoke Haryanvi, 26.48% Hindi and 10.42% Punjabi as their first language.[10]

Ancient sites

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See also: 48 kos parikrama

Theh Polar, the ancient site from the vedic period of mahabharta, is located on the banks of Saraswati river 10 km north of Kaithal on Kaithal-Siwan road. Pulastya rishi - one of the ten Prajapati and one of the mind-born sons of Brahma[11] and also an ancestor of Ravana, had his ashram here. The name Theh Polar is composite of Polar - corrupted version of Pulastya and Theh meaning the ruined mound of an earlier habitation. The archaeological cultural artifacts found here in the partial excavation provide the evidence that this site has been inhabited for at least 3000 years since the beginning of 1st millennium BC up to the early Mughal period.[12]

There are 3 large archaeological mounds, 2 are 480x635x15.5 ft and third is 779x690x10 ft. In 1933-34, these mounds were partially excavated by H.L. Srivastava who found 465 artifacts including coins, clay seals, beads, pottery, copper vessels, etc. Earlier era punch-marked silver coins have symbols of sun, six-armed Sahasrara chakra, hills with 3 peaks. Coins of Yaudheya (5th century BCE to 4th century CD), Indo-Parthian (19-226 CE), Kushan Empire (30-375 CE), Kidara (350-390 CE), Indo-Sassanian (230-365 CE), Hindu Shahis (822-1026 CE) coins of the bull and horseman, early Mughal period copper and silver coins.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Basic Statistics". Official Website of Kaithal Administration. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. ^ "History". Kaithal District. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018.
  4. ^ "District Wise Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  5. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  6. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  7. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est.
  8. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Rhode Island 1,052,567
  9. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Haryana". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  10. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Haryana". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India..
  11. ^ Kisari Mohan Ganguli (1883 - 1896). "The Mahabharata". Sacred texts.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ a b Monuments & Sites in Haryana, Archaeological Survey Of India, page 34-35.
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