Karnal district
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Karnal district | |
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![]() Fort of Prithviraj Chauhan in Taraori | |
![]() Location in Haryana | |
Country | India |
State | Haryana |
Division | Karnal |
Headquarters | Karnal |
Tehsils | 1. Gharaunda, 2. Nilokheri, 3. Indri, 4. Karnal, 5. Assandh |
Area | |
• Total | 2,520 km2 (970 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,505,324 |
• Density | 600/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
• Urban | 26.51% |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 74.73% |
• Sex ratio | 887 |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Lok Sabha constituencies | Karnal (shared with Panipat district) |
Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 5 |
Website | http://www.karnal.gov.in/ |
Karnal district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana, a state in North India which constitutes the National Capital Region (NCR) of the country. The city of Karnal is a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) and is the administrative headquarters of the district.
As it lies on National highway 44 (old NH-1), it has a well connected transport system to the nearby major cities like Delhi and Chandigarh. Karnal District is also well connected via railways. Karnal Junction lies on Delhi-Kalka line and major trains stops at this station. The district headquarter also has a small aerodrome known as karnal airport.
Sub-Divisions
[edit]The Karnal district is headed by an IAS officer of the rank of Deputy Commissioner (DC) who is the chief executive officer of the district. The district is divided into 4 sub-divisions, each headed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM): Karnal, Indri, Assandh and Gharaunda.
Revenue tehsils
[edit]The four sub-divisions are divided into five revenue tehsils, namely Karnal, Indri, Nilokheri, Gharaunda and Assandh, and three sub-tehsils, namely Nigdhu, Nissing and Kaimla. Kaimla is the largest village in Karnal district.[citation needed]
Assembly constituencies
[edit]The Karnal district is divided into 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies:
Karnal district is a part of Karnal (Lok Sabha constituency).
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 230,386 | — |
1911 | 208,536 | −0.99% |
1921 | 215,872 | +0.35% |
1931 | 221,887 | +0.28% |
1941 | 258,969 | +1.56% |
1951 | 353,764 | +3.17% |
1961 | 474,722 | +2.98% |
1971 | 619,533 | +2.70% |
1981 | 829,927 | +2.97% |
1991 | 1,035,390 | +2.24% |
2001 | 1,274,183 | +2.10% |
2011 | 1,505,324 | +1.68% |
source:[1] |
According to the 2011 census Karnal district has a population of 1,505,324,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Gabon[3] or the US state of Hawaii.[4] This gives it a ranking of 333rd in India (out of a total of 640).[2] The district has a population density of 598 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,550/sq mi) .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.22%.[2] Karnal has a sex ratio of 996 females for every 1,000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 74.73%. Scheduled Castes made up 22.56% of the population.[2]
Religion
[edit]Religious group |
2011[5] | |
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Pop. | % | |
Hinduism ![]() |
1,341,002 | 89.08% |
Sikhism ![]() |
126,207 | 8.38% |
Islam ![]() |
31,650 | 2.1% |
Christianity ![]() |
2,049 | 0.14% |
Others | 4,416 | 0.29% |
Total Population | 1,505,324 | 100% |
Religious group |
1901[6] | 1911[7][8] | 1921[9] | 1931[10] | 1941[11] | |||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Hinduism ![]() |
623,597 | 70.6% | 556,203 | 69.54% | 573,224 | 69.17% | 570,297 | 66.89% | 666,301 | 66.99% |
Islam ![]() |
241,412 | 27.33% | 224,920 | 28.12% | 235,618 | 28.43% | 259,730 | 30.46% | 304,346 | 30.6% |
Sikhism ![]() |
12,294 | 1.39% | 13,531 | 1.69% | 12,280 | 1.48% | 16,928 | 1.99% | 19,887 | 2% |
Jainism ![]() |
4,739 | 0.54% | 4,213 | 0.53% | 4,222 | 0.51% | 4,190 | 0.49% | 2,789 | 0.28% |
Christianity ![]() |
1,179 | 0.13% | 920 | 0.12% | 3,382 | 0.41% | 1,469 | 0.17% | 1,249 | 0.13% |
Judaism ![]() |
3 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Zoroastrianism ![]() |
1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0% |
Buddhism ![]() |
0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Others | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Total population | 883,225 | 100% | 799,787 | 100% | 828,726 | 100% | 852,614 | 100% | 994,575 | 100% |
Note: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. |
Tehsil | Hinduism ![]() |
Islam ![]() |
Sikhism ![]() |
Christianity ![]() |
Jainism ![]() |
Others[b] | Total | |||||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Karnal Tehsil | 188,179 | 64.09% | 100,919 | 34.37% | 3,291 | 1.12% | 173 | 0.06% | 1,021 | 0.35% | 14 | 0% | 293,597 | 100% |
Panipat Tehsil | 135,557 | 67.62% | 63,254 | 31.55% | 442 | 0.22% | 156 | 0.08% | 1,038 | 0.52% | 14 | 0.01% | 200,461 | 100% |
Kaithal Tehsil | 241,650 | 72.72% | 81,039 | 24.39% | 8,496 | 2.56% | 423 | 0.13% | 694 | 0.21% | 1 | 0% | 332,303 | 100% |
Thanesar Tehsil | 100,915 | 59.99% | 59,134 | 35.15% | 7,658 | 4.55% | 471 | 0.28% | 36 | 0.02% | 0 | 0% | 168,214 | 100% |
Note1: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. Note2: Tehsil religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labeled as "Indian Christians" on census. Does not include Anglo-Indian Christians or British Christians, who were classified under "Other" category. |
Languages
[edit]At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 54.28% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 32.04 Haryanvi, 10.86% Punjabi and 1.06% Saraiki as their first language.[12]
People from Karnal District
[edit]- Kalpana Chawla, first Indo-American woman astronaut. In 2003, Chawla was one of the seven crew members that died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.[13]
- Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan, First Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Vikramjeet Virk, Indian actor
- Navdeep Saini, Indian cricketer
- Manohar Lal Khattar, Current Chief Minister of Haryana
- Kuldeep Sharma, Indian politician
- Harwinder Kalyan, Indian politician
- Karan Dev Kamboj, Indian politician
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
- ^ Including Anglo-Indian Christians, British Christians, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated
References
[edit]- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Gabon 1,576,665
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
Hawaii 1,360,301
- ^ a b "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Haryana". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Census of India 1901. [Vol. 17A]. Imperial tables, I-VIII, X-XV, XVII and XVIII for the Punjab, with the native states under the political control of the Punjab Government, and for the North-west Frontier Province". 1901. p. 34. JSTOR saoa.crl.25363739. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 27. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393788. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Kaul, Harikishan (1911). "Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II". p. 27. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. p. 29. JSTOR saoa.crl.25430165. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1931. p. 277. JSTOR saoa.crl.25793242. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ a b India Census Commissioner (1941). "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". p. 42. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Haryana". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India..
- ^ "Only 98 cities instead of 100 announced: All questions answered about the smart cities project". 28 August 2015.
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