Ambala district | |
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 Gurudwara Panjokhra Sahib inAmbala | |
.svg) Location in Haryana | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| Division | Ambala |
| Headquarters | Ambala |
| Tehsils | 1. Ambala, 2. Barara, 3. Naraingarh 4.Ambala Cantt |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,569 km2 (606 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,128,350 |
| • Density | 719.2/km2 (1,863/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 500,774 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 87.46% |
| • Sex ratio | 885 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Lok Sabha constituencies | Ambala (shared with Panchkula and Yamuna Nagar districts) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 4 |
| Website | http://ambala.nic.in/ |
Ambala district is one of the 22districts ofHaryanastate in the country ofIndia withAmbala town serving as the administrative headquarters of the district. District Ambala lies on the North-Eastern edge of Haryana and bordersPunjab andHimachal Pradesh. Ambala district is a part ofAmbala Division.
Ambala district was gradually annexed by the British in several stages, with different parts coming under their control over time.
In 1809, theCis-Sutlej States came under the protection of the British ByTreaty of Amritsar. At that time, the estate of Ambala was governed by Daya Kaur, the widow of Sardar Gurbakhsh Singh, who had died in 1783.
In 1808, Daya Kaur was briefly removed from control by Ranjit Singh, but she was reinstated by General Ochterlony. When she died in 1823, the estate came under British administration, and Ambala was designated as the residence of the Political Agent overseeing the Cis-Sutlej States.[1] while its Jagadhari area was annexed later, in 1829 from its sardar.[2] UntilFirst Anglo-Sikh War whole district came under direct control of British company. in 1849 District transfer toPunjab Province along withCis-Sutlej states.Gurudwara Manji Sahib Baoli, on NH-44 In Ambala, was built by the sixthSikh Guru,Guru Hargobind Singh. See alsostepwells of Haryana.
This district falls under theAmbala Lok Sabha constituency, which is areserved for the Scheduled Caste candidates only. This district also has fourVidhan Sabha constituencies, all of which are part of Ambala Lok Sabha constituency. Those areAmbala City,Ambala Cantt,Mulana andNaraingarh.
Administration of this district falls under theAmbala division and law and order falls under theAmbala Police Range. The district administration has two sub-divisions, Ambala andNaraingarh. District is further subdivided into 4 community development blocks and 7 revenue tehsils. Community development blocks are Ambala, Ambala Cantt,Barara and Naraingarh. Tehsils are Ambala, Ambala Cantt, Barara, Mullana,Saha,Shahzadpur and Naraingarh.[3]
Located in theIndo-Gangetic Plain, the land is generally fertile and conducive to agriculture. However, primary sector contributes much lesser to the economy of the district than it does to the economy of Haryana.[4] Small scale industries form the bulk of the industrial landscape in the district. It is one of the largest producers of scientific and surgical instruments in the country and home to a large number of scientific instrument manufacturers due to which it is also referred asScience City.[5]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 330,735 | — |
| 1911 | 277,417 | −1.74% |
| 1921 | 258,229 | −0.71% |
| 1931 | 297,802 | +1.44% |
| 1941 | 339,882 | +1.33% |
| 1951 | 365,383 | +0.73% |
| 1961 | 453,581 | +2.19% |
| 1971 | 539,297 | +1.75% |
| 1981 | 659,385 | +2.03% |
| 1991 | 806,482 | +2.03% |
| 2001 | 1,014,411 | +2.32% |
| 2011 | 1,128,350 | +1.07% |
| source:[6] | ||
According to the2011 census, Ambala district had apopulation of 1,128,350[7] roughly equal to the nation ofCyprus[8] or the US state ofRhode Island.[9] It ranks 410th (out of a total of640) in India in terms of population.[7] The district has a population density of 720 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,900/sq mi) .[7] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.23%.[7] Ambala had asex ratio of 885females for every 1000 males,[7] and aliteracy rate of 81.75%. Scheduled Castes make up 26.25% of the population.[7]
| Religious group | 2011[10] | |
|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | |
Hinduism | 955,096 | 84.65% |
Sikhism | 138,202 | 12.25% |
Islam | 22,143 | 1.96% |
Christianity | 3,705 | 0.33% |
| Others | 9,204 | 0.82% |
| Total Population | 1,128,350 | 100% |
| Religious group | Population %1941[11][12] | Population %1951[12] | Population %1961[13] | Population %2001[14] | Population %2011[10][15] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 48.68% | 72.20% | 71.45% | 84.40% | 84.65% |
| Islam | 31.73% | 2.40% | — | 1.70% | 1.96% |
| Sikhism | 18.47% | 24.60% | 24.83% | 13.06% | 12.25% |
| Christianity | 0.72% | — | — | 0.28% | 0.33% |
| Jainism | 0.36% | — | — | 0.52% | 0.43% |
| Buddhism | 0.02% | — | — | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other / No religion | 0.04% | 0.8% | 3.73% | 0.01% | 0.35% |
| Religious group | 1881[16][17][18] | 1891[19] | 1901[20] | 1911[21][22] | 1921[23] | 1931[24] | 1941[11] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Hinduism[b] | 689,612 | 64.62% | 630,857 | 61.05% | 510,105 | 62.52% | 380,592 | 55.16% | 370,125 | 54.31% | 346,809 | 46.68% | 412,658 | 48.68% |
| Islam | 304,123 | 28.5% | 300,856 | 29.11% | 240,710 | 29.5% | 205,203 | 29.74% | 205,750 | 30.19% | 230,837 | 31.07% | 268,999 | 31.73% |
| Sikhism | 68,442 | 6.41% | 93,679 | 9.06% | 58,073 | 7.12% | 94,471 | 13.69% | 97,614 | 14.32% | 155,555 | 20.94% | 156,543 | 18.47% |
| Christianity | 3,773 | 0.35% | 5,204 | 0.5% | 4,362 | 0.53% | 7,483 | 1.08% | 5,679 | 0.83% | 7,141 | 0.96% | 6,065 | 0.72% |
Jainism | 1,307 | 0.12% | 2,823 | 0.27% | 2,614 | 0.32% | 2,187 | 0.32% | 2,272 | 0.33% | 2,550 | 0.34% | 3,065 | 0.36% |
Zoroastrianism | 6 | 0% | 7 | 0% | 14 | 0% | 34 | 0% | 30 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 48 | 0.01% |
Buddhism.svg) | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 5 | 0% | 6 | 0% | 146 | 0.02% |
Judaism | — | — | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 4 | 0% |
| Others | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 217 | 0.03% |
| Total population | 1,067,263 | 100% | 1,033,427 | 100% | 815,880 | 100% | 689,970 | 100% | 681,477 | 100% | 742,902 | 100% | 847,745 | 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 historicPunjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. | ||||||||||||||
| Tehsil | Hinduism | Islam | Sikhism | Christianity | Jainism | Others[c] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Ambala Tehsil | 105,591 | 56.19% | 66,681 | 35.48% | 11,777 | 6.27% | 2,582 | 1.37% | 1,260 | 0.67% | 35 | 0.02% | 187,926 | 100% |
| Kharar Tehsil | 68,950 | 48.25% | 29,977 | 20.98% | 41,844 | 29.28% | 1,884 | 1.32% | 239 | 0.17% | 0 | 0% | 142,894 | 100% |
| Jagadhri Tehsil | 83,749 | 66.1% | 38,874 | 30.68% | 3,683 | 2.91% | 160 | 0.13% | 237 | 0.19% | 1 | 0% | 126,704 | 100% |
| Naraingargh Tehsil | 73,201 | 67.91% | 31,384 | 29.11% | 2,610 | 2.42% | 257 | 0.24% | 346 | 0.32% | 0 | 0% | 107,798 | 100% |
| Rupar Tehsil | 38,634 | 33.26% | 38,834 | 33.43% | 37,700 | 32.46% | 797 | 0.69% | 190 | 0.16% | 0 | 0% | 116,155 | 100% |
| 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 historicPunjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. | ||||||||||||||
| Tehsil | Hinduism[b] | Islam | Sikhism | Christianity | Jainism | Others[d] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
| Ambala Tehsil | 122,627 | 51.95% | 90,637 | 38.4% | 18,504 | 7.84% | 1,341 | 0.57% | 1,894 | 0.8% | 1,028 | 0.44% | 236,031 | 100% |
| Kharar Tehsil | 63,817 | 36.78% | 39,156 | 22.57% | 68,508 | 39.48% | 1,184 | 0.68% | 317 | 0.18% | 532 | 0.31% | 173,514 | 100% |
| Jagadhri Tehsil | 102,825 | 66.01% | 47,856 | 30.72% | 4,154 | 2.67% | 669 | 0.43% | 241 | 0.15% | 28 | 0.02% | 155,773 | 100% |
| Naraingargh Tehsil | 88,490 | 67.29% | 38,950 | 29.62% | 3,530 | 2.68% | 247 | 0.19% | 281 | 0.21% | 0 | 0% | 131,498 | 100% |
| Rupar Tehsil | 34,899 | 23.12% | 52,400 | 34.72% | 61,847 | 40.98% | 1,451 | 0.96% | 332 | 0.22% | 0 | 0% | 150,929 | 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 historicPunjab 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" oncensus. Does not includeAnglo-Indian Christians orBritish Christians, who were classified under "Other" category. | ||||||||||||||
Hindi (In Devanagri Script) is the official languages and thus used for official communication.[25] At the time of the2011 Census of India, 84.57% of the population in the district spokeHindi, 10.95%Punjabi and 2.72%Haryanvi as their first language.[26]
| Language[a] | 1911[27] | 1921[27] | 1931[27] | 1961[27] | 1991[28] | 2001[29] | 2011[30] |
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| Hindi | 3.50% | 5.45% | — | 66.72% | 87.87% | 85.26% | 84.57% |
| Punjabi | 35.71% | 40.91% | 36.12% | 30.48% | 10.93% | 13.15% | 10.96% |
| Urdu | — | 53.05% | — | — | 0.19% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| Hindustani | 56.39% | — | 60.58% | — | — | — | — |
| Pahadi | 3.10% | 0.07% | 2.62% | 0.23% | — | — | — |
| Haryanvi | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.72% |
| Other | 1.30% | 0.52% | 0.62% | ~2.57% | 1.00% | 1.48% | 1.64 |
| During the British era district includedKharar andRopar tehsils. In the1961 Census, Ambala district comprised the tehsils of Ropar, Kharar, andNalagarh which added into district in nearby 1956. After the enactment of thePunjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, Ambala became part ofHaryana, and the 282 villages from Kharar and Ropar were transferred toPunjab and Nalagarth to Himachal. By the time of the 1971 Census, Ambala district included only four tehsils: Ambala,Jagadhri,Naraingarh, andKalka. Kalka tehsil included 153 villages that had been transferred from Kharar tehsil to Haryana. Later censuses did not include thePanchkula and Yamuna nagar area under Ambala district, as Panchkula was carved out as a separate district in 1995 and Yamuna nagar in 1989. | |||||||
Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est.
Rhode Island 1,052,567
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