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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Karnal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Karnal district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Haryana|District of Haryana]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = India - Haryana - Karnal.svg
| map_caption = Location of Karnal district in Haryana.
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Karnal
| subdivision_type1 = जिला-अध्यक्ष करनाल
| subdivision_name1 = जगमोहन आनंद
| subdivision_type2 = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[India]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Haryana]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Karnal Division|Karnal]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Karnal]]
| subdivision_type = President of [[Karnal District]]
| subdivision_name = Jagmohan Anand
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 1. [[Karnal]], 2. [[Nilokheri]], 3. [[Indri]], 4. [[Gharaunda]], 5. [[Assandh]]
| area_total_km2 = 2520
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,505,324
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 26.51%
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 74.73%
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 887
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 =
| blank_info_sec1 =
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| blank_info_sec2 = [[Karnal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karnal]] (shared with Panipat district)
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = 5
| website = http://www.karnal.gov.in/
}}
[[File:Kos minar,tirawadi,karnal.JPG|thumb|200px|[[Kos Minar]] along [[Grand Trunk Road]] at [[Taraori]] in Karnal district of [[Haryana]]]]

'''Karnal district''' is one of the 22 [[Districts of Haryana|districts]] of [[Haryana]] state in northern [[India]]. [[Karnal]] city is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is one of the 22 Districts which constitutes the National Capital Region (NCR) of India. [[Karnal]] is a city part of the [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region (NCR)]] and located in the state of [[Haryana]], India and is the administrative headquarters of the district.

Also as it lies on [[National Highway 44 (India)|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 by railways. [[Karnal railway station|Karnal Junction]] lies on [[Delhi–Kalka line|Delhi-Kalka line]] and major trains stops at this station. The district headquarter also have a small aerodrome known as [[Karnal Airport|karnal airport]].

{{maplink |frame=yes |frame-width=260 |frame-height=280 |frame-align=right |text= Interactive map of Karnal district |type=shape |id=Q607915 |stroke-colour=#C60C30 |stroke-width=2 |title= Karnal district of Haryana |type2=line |id2=Q1174 |stroke-width2=1 |stroke-colour2=#0000ff |title2=Haryana}}

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Karnal district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,505,324,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Gabon]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Gabon 1,576,665
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Hawaii]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=Hawaii 1,360,301
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101090833/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=1 January 2011
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 333rd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 598 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.22%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Karnal has a [[sex ratio]] of 996 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1,000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 74.73%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 87.41% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]], 10.86% [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and 1.06% [[Lahnda]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,30,386|13=1911|14=2,08,536|15=1921|16=2,15,872|17=1931|18=2,21,887|19=1941|20=2,58,969|21=1951|22=3,53,764|23=1961|24=4,74,722|25=1971|26=6,19,533|27=1981|28=8,29,927|29=1991|30=10,35,390|31=2001|32=12,74,183|33=2011|34=15,05,324|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==Sub-Divisions==
The Karnal district is headed by an IAS officer of the rank of [[District Magistrate|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 above 4 sub-divisions are divided into 5 revenue [[tehsil]]s, namely, Karnal, Indri, [[Nilokheri]], Gharaunda & Assandh and 3 sub-tehsil namely Nigdhu, Nissing and Ballah.

==Assembly constituencies==
The Karnal district is divided into 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies:
* [[Nilokheri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nilokheri]]
* [[Indri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Indri]]
* [[Karnal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Karnal]]
* [[Gharaunda (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gharaunda]]
* [[Assandh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Assandh]]
Karnal district is a part of [[Karnal (Lok Sabha constituency)]].

==People from Karnal District==

* [[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]]<ref name="firstpost.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/business/why-only-98-cities-instead-of-100-announced-all-questions-answered-about-smart-cities-project-2410576.html|title=Only 98 cities instead of 100 announced: All questions answered about the smart cities project|date=28 August 2015}}</ref>
*[[Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan]], First [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]].
*[[Vikramjeet Virk]], Indian actor.
*[[Navdeep Saini]], Indian cricketer.
*[[Manohar Lal Khattar]], Current [[List of chief ministers of Haryana|Chief Minister of Haryana]]
*[[Kuldeep Sharma]], Indian politician.
*[[Harwinder Kalyan]], Indian politician.
*[[Karan Dev Kamboj]], Indian politician.

==See also==

*[[Gagsina]]
*[[Chakda]]
*[[Salwan]]
*[[Kaimla]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{EB1911 poster|Karnal}}
* [https://karnal.gov.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Karnal district
|North = [[Kurukshetra district]]
|Northeast = [[Yamuna Nagar district]] <br /> [[Saharanpur district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|East = [[Shamli district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Panipat district]]
|Southwest = [[Jind district]]
|West = [[Kaithal district]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{Districts of Haryana}}
{{Authority control}}

{{Coord|29|40|N|76|50|E|region:IN_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki|display=title}}

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