Karnal district

Coordinates: 29°40′N 76°50′E / 29.667°N 76.833°E / 29.667; 76.833
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Karnal district
Vidhan Sabha constituencies
5
Websitehttp://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

karnal airport
.

Sub-Divisions

The Karnal district is headed by an IAS officer of the rank of

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:

  • Gharaunda
  • Indri
  • Karnal
  • Nilokheri
  • Assandh
  • Kaimla

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:[1]

According to the

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

Religion in Karnal district (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 89.08%
Sikhism
 
 8.38%
Islam
 
 2.10%
Other or not stated
 
 0.44%
Religious groups in Karnal District (
British Punjab province
era)
Religious
group 		1901[6] 1911[7][8] 1921[9] 1931[10] 1941[11]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Hinduism [a] 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.
Religion in Karnal District
Religious
group 		2011[5]
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%

Languages

Languages of Karnal district (2011)[12]

  Hindi (54.28%)
  Haryanvi (32.04%)
  Punjabi (10.86%)
  Multani (1.06%)
  Others (1.76%)

At the time of the

Haryanvi, 10.86% Punjabi and 1.06% Multani as their first language.[12]

People from Karnal District

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis

References

  1. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  2. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Gabon 1,576,665
  4. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011. Hawaii 1,360,301
  5. ^ a b "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Haryana". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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    . Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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    . Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  8. ^ Kaul, Harikishan (1911). "Census Of India 1911 Punjab Vol XIV Part II". p. 27. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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    . Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  11. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215541
    . Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Haryana". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India..
  13. ^ "Only 98 cities instead of 100 announced: All questions answered about the smart cities project". 28 August 2015.

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