Karnal district

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Karnal district
District of Haryana
Prithviraj Chauhan' Fort-2, Taraori, Haryana.jpeg
Fort of Prithviraj Chauhan in Taraori
India - Haryana - Karnal.svg
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
 • Density600/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
 •  Urban
26.51%
Demographics
 •  Literacy 74.73%
 • Sex ratio887
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.

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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.

History

Karnal district was conquered by the British in 1803. [1] On 30 December 1803, the Daulat Scindia signed the Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon with the British after the Battle of Assaye and Battle of Laswari and ceded to the British, Hisar, Panipat, Rohtak, Rewari, Gurgaon, Ganges-Jumna Doab, the Delhi-Agra region, parts of Bundelkhand, Broach, some districts of Gujarat and the fort of Ahmmadnagar. [2] : 73 

Sub-Divisions

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

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

The Karnal district is divided into 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies:

Karnal district is a part of Karnal (Lok Sabha constituency).

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901230,386—    
1911208,536−0.99%
1921215,872+0.35%
1931221,887+0.28%
1941258,969+1.56%
1951353,764+3.17%
1961474,722+2.98%
1971619,533+2.70%
1981829,927+2.97%
19911,035,390+2.24%
20011,274,183+2.10%
20111,505,324+1.68%
source: [3]

According to the 2011 census Karnal district has a population of 1,505,324, [4] roughly equal to the nation of Gabon [5] or the US state of Hawaii. [6] This gives it a ranking of 333rd in India (out of a total of 640). [4] The district has a population density of 598 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,550/sq mi) . [4] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.22%. [4] Karnal has a sex ratio of 996 females for every 1,000 males, [4] and a literacy rate of 74.73%. Scheduled Castes made up 22.56% of the population. [4]

Religion

Religion in Karnal district (2011) [7]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
89.08%
Sikhism
 
8.38%
Islam
 
2.10%
Other or not stated
 
0.44%
Religion in Karnal District
Religious
group		2011 [7]
Pop. %
Hinduism Om.svg 1,341,002
Sikhism Khanda.svg 126,207
Islam Star and Crescent.svg 31,650
Christianity Christian cross.svg 2,049
Others4,416
Total Population1,505,324
Religious groups in Karnal District (British Punjab province era)
Religious
group		1881 [8] [9] [10] 1891 [11] 1901 [12] 1911 [13] [14] 1921 [15] 1931 [16] 1941 [17]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
Hinduism Om.svg [a] 453,662499,784623,597556,203573,224570,297666,301
Islam Star and Crescent.svg 156,183171,712241,412224,920235,618259,730304,346
Sikhism Khanda.svg 8,0368,03712,29413,53112,28016,92819,887
Jainism Jain Prateek Chihna.svg 4,6554,0654,7394,2134,2224,1902,789
Christianity Christian cross.svg 851201,1799203,3821,4691,249
Zoroastrianism Faravahar.svg 0010003
Buddhism Dharma Wheel (2).svg 0000000
Judaism Star of David.svg ——030000
Others0000000
Total population622,621683,718883,225799,787828,726852,614994,575
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.
Religion in the Tehsils of Karnal District (1921) [15]
Tehsil Hinduism Om.svg Islam Star and Crescent.svg Sikhism Khanda.svg Christianity Christian cross.svg Jainism Jain Prateek Chihna.svg Others [b] Total
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
Karnal Tehsil154,96573,1992,7807239400232,607
Panipat Tehsil119,22950,6641331,2982,4720173,796
Kaithal Tehsil207,84461,4784,6061,0107840275,722
Thanesar Tehsil91,18650,2774,761351260146,601
Note: 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.
Religion in the Tehsils of Karnal District (1941) [17]
Tehsil Hinduism Om.svg [a] Islam Star and Crescent.svg Sikhism Khanda.svg Christianity Christian cross.svg Jainism Jain Prateek Chihna.svg Others [c] Total
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
Karnal Tehsil188,179100,9193,2911731,02114293,597
Panipat Tehsil135,55763,2544421561,03814200,461
Kaithal Tehsil241,65081,0398,4964236941332,303
Thanesar Tehsil100,91559,1347,658471360168,214
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, labelled as "Indian Christians" on census. Does not include Anglo-Indian Christians or British Christians, who were classified under "Other" category.

Languages

Languages of Karnal district (2011) [18]
  1. Hindi (54.28%)
  2. Haryanvi (32.04%)
  3. Punjabi (10.86%)
  4. Saraiki (1.06%)
  5. Others (1.76%)

People from Karnal District

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
  2. ↑ Including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated
  3. ↑ Including Anglo-Indian Christians, British Christians, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated

References

  1. ↑ Banerjee, Abhijit; Iyer, Lakshmi (January 2003). "Appendix Table 1: Districts of British India, With Dates and Mode of Acquisition by the British". History, Institutions and Economic Performance: The Legacy of Colonial Land Tenure Systems in India (BREAD Working Paper No. 003) (PDF). Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development. p. 39.
  2. ↑ Naravane, M.S. (2014). Battles of the Honorourable East India Company. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. pp. 65–66. ISBN   978-81-313-0034-3.
  3. ↑ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  5. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Gabon 1,576,665
  6. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Hawaii 1,360,301
  7. 1 2 "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Haryana". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  8. ↑ "Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. I." 1881. JSTOR   saoa.crl.25057656 . Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. II". 1881. p. 14. JSTOR   saoa.crl.25057657 . Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Census of India, 1881 Report on the Census of the Panjáb Taken on the 17th of February 1881, vol. III". 1881. p. 14. JSTOR   saoa.crl.25057658 . Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  11. ↑ Edward Maclagan, Sir (1891). "The Punjab and its feudatories, part II--Imperial Tables and Supplementary Returns for the British Territory". p. 14. JSTOR   saoa.crl.25318669 . Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 27. JSTOR   saoa.crl.25393788 . Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  14. ↑ Kaul, Harikishan (1911). "Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II". p. 27. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  15. 1 2 "Census of India 1921. Vol. 15, Punjab and Delhi. Pt. 2, Tables". 1921. p. 29. JSTOR   saoa.crl.25430165 . Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  16. ↑ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 17, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". 1931. p. 277. JSTOR   saoa.crl.25793242 . Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  17. 1 2 India Census Commissioner (1941). "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 6, Punjab". p. 42. JSTOR   saoa.crl.28215541 . Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  18. 1 2 "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Haryana". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India..
  19. ↑ "Only 98 cities instead of 100 announced: All questions answered about the smart cities project". 28 August 2015.

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