Yamunanagar district | |
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.svg) Location in Haryana | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| Headquarters | Yamunanagar |
| Tehsils | Jagadhri,Chhachhrauli,Bilaspur |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Ambala (shared with Ambala district),Kurukshetra (shared with Kurukshetra district) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,756 km2 (678 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,214,205 |
| • Density | 691.5/km2 (1,791/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Sex ratio | 862 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | yamunanagar |
Yamunanagar district is one of the 22districts of the Indian state of Haryana. The district came into existence on 1 November 1989 and occupies an area of 1,756 square kilometres (678 sq mi).Yamunanagar town is the district headquarters.
Yamunanagar's average rainfall in Monsoon is 892 mm, which is much higher than the state average of 462 mm.
The district is bounded byHimachal Pradesh state in the north, byUttar Pradesh state in the east, byKarnal district in the south, byKurukshetra district in the southwest andAmbala district in the west.The capital of FirstSikh Empire of Baba Banda Singh Bahudur in Lohgarh Fort and his first victories in towns of Sadhaura and Mustafabad are located in this District.
The district is divided into 3 sub divisions: Jagadhri, Radaur and Bilaspur. There are 4 tehsils: Jagadhri, Chhachhrauli, Radaur and Bilaspur. These are further divided into 7 development blocks: Bilaspur, Sadhaura, Radaur, Jagadhri, Chhachhrauli, Saraswati Nagar and Partap Nagar.There are 4 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in the district: Sadhaura, Jagadhri, Yamuna Nagar and Radaur. While Sadhaura, Jagadhri and Yamuna Nagar are part of Ambala Lok Sabha constituency, Radaur is part of Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1901 | 234,603 | — |
| 1911 | 198,649 | −1.65% |
| 1921 | 214,427 | +0.77% |
| 1931 | 213,007 | −0.07% |
| 1941 | 243,803 | +1.36% |
| 1951 | 262,906 | +0.76% |
| 1961 | 370,224 | +3.48% |
| 1971 | 478,483 | +2.60% |
| 1981 | 632,820 | +2.84% |
| 1991 | 806,279 | +2.45% |
| 2001 | 1,041,630 | +2.59% |
| 2011 | 1,214,205 | +1.54% |
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| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Hinduism | 81.12% | |||
| Islam | 11.41% | |||
| Sikhism | 6.96% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.51% | |||
According to the2011 census Yamunanagar district has apopulation of 1,214,205,[3] roughly equal to the nation ofBahrain[4] or the US state ofNew Hampshire.[5] This gives it a ranking of 393rd in India (out of a total of640). The district has a population density of 687 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,780/sq mi). Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 16.56%. Yamuna Nagar has asex ratio of 877females for every 1,000 males, and aliteracy rate of 78.9%. 38.94% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 25.26% of the population.[3]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 88.28% of the population in the district spokeHindi, 7.24%Punjabi, 1.75%Haryanvi and 1.20%Urdu as their first language.[6]
Yamunanagar district is situated on north-eastern tip of Haryana. It is bounded byHimachal Pradesh on northern side andUttar Pradesh on eastern side. Land is plain withSiwalik hills on northern side, some high cliffs can also be found on northern side.
Month Rainfall (mm)January 28.0 February 28.1March 22.5 April 21.7May 38.9June 128.0July 372.0 August 343.7September 150.9October 19.0November 12.5December 17.8
Bahrain 1,214,705 July 2011 est.
New Hampshire 1,316,470
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