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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Kurukshetra}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kurukshetra district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Haryana|District of Haryana]]
| total_type = Total
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| image_map = India - Haryana - Kurukshetra.svg
| map_caption = Location of Kurukshetra district in Haryana
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| coor_pinpoint = Kurukshetra
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]]
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| established_title = Established
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Kurukshetra]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = 1. [[Thanesar]], 2. [[Shahabad Markanda|Shahabad]] 3. [[Pehowa]], 4.[[Ladwa]]
| area_total_km2 = 1530
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 964,655
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 26.10
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 76.31
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 888
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
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| blank_name_sec2 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| blank_info_sec2 = [[Kurukshetra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kurukshetra]] (shared with Yamuna Nagar and Kaithal districts)
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| website = http://kurukshetra.gov.in/
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'''Kurukshetra district''' is one of the 22 districts of [[Haryana]] state in northern [[India]]. The town of [[Kurukshetra]], a sacred place for the [[Hinduism|Hindu]]s, is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district occupies an area of 1530.00 km². The district has a population of 964,655 (2011 census). This district is part of Ambala division. Kurukshetra is also the land of Srimad Bhagawad Gita. [[Jyotisar]] is the place in Kurukshetra where Krishna is believed to deliver the sermon of Gita to Arjuna in the Mahabharata.

==Origin of name==
[[File:Kurukshetra.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Kurukshetra war]] depicted in a manuscript of the [[Mahabharata]]]]
The district derived its name from the ancient region of Kurukshetra, which literally means the land of the Kurus. It is believed that the [[Kurukshetra war]] described in the [[Mahabharata Puranas]] and the war was fought here and [[Shree Krishna]] preached the [[Bhagavat Gita]] to [[Arjuna]] on the battlefield before the war.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}

==History==
The district was carved out from the erstwhile [[Karnal district]] in 1973. Later some parts of this district were transferred to [[Kaithal district|Kaithal]] and [[Yamuna Nagar district|Yamuna Nagar]] districts at the time of their creation.

==Sub-Divisions==
The Kurukshetra 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): [[Shahabad Markanda|Shahabad]], [[Thanesar]], [[Ladwa]] and [[Pehowa]].

===Revenue tehsils===
The district has 4 revenue [[tehsil]]s, namely, Thanesar, Pehowa, Shahabad and Ladwa and 2 sub-tehsils - Babain and Ismailabad.

==Demographics==
{{bar box|width=300px|barwidth=250px|cellpadding="0"|title=Religion in Kurukshetra district (2011)<ref>http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/211-kurukshetra.html</ref>|titlebar=#Fcd116|left1=Religion|right1=Percent|float=right|bars={{bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|#FF6600|83.47}} {{bar percent|[[Sikhism]]|#FFFF00|14.55}} {{bar percent|[[Islam]]|#009000|1.66}} {{bar percent|[[Christianity]]|#9955BB|0.20}} {{bar percent|[[Jainism]]|#9955BB|0.04}} {{bar percent|[[Buddhism]]|#EDF990|0.02}} {{bar percent|Not Stated|#9955BB|0.05}}}}
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Kurukshetra district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 964,655,<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 [[Fiji]]<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 = Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[Montana]].<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=Montana 989,415
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=2013-10-19
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 452nd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/>
The district has a population density of {{convert| 630 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 16.81%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Kurukshetra has a [[sex ratio]] of 889 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 76.7%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 81.94% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]] and 17.47% [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] 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=1,75,735|13=1911|14=1,58,807|15=1921|16=1,64,560|17=1931|18=1,69,002|19=1941|20=1,97,157|21=1951|22=2,19,455|23=1961|24=3,41,906|25=1971|26=4,65,222|27=1981|28=5,42,423|29=1991|30=6,69,346|31=2001|32=8,25,454|33=2011|34=9,64,655|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}}

== Education ==

[[Kurukshetra University]] was established as a unitary residential university at Kurukshetra in 1956. The Regional Engineering College at Kurukshetra was established in 1963, which was later renamed as [[National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra|National Institute of Technology]]. Kurukshetra has recently got two reputed institutions in the form of [[National Institute of Design, Kurukshetra|National Institute of Design]] and [[National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology]] (''NIELIT''). Apart from these, the Institute of Hotel Management at [[Jyotisar]] is also known.

==Transport==
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[[Kurukshetra Junction railway station]] is a [[junction station]] at the junction of [[Delhi–Kalka line]] and Kurukshetra–Jind branch line.<ref>{{cite web | title = KKDE/Kurukshetra Junction Railway Station |work=India Rail Info| url = http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/kurukshetra-junction-kkde/668 | access-date = 2014-08-29}}</ref> It is located in the Indian state of [[Haryana]]. It serves Kurukshetra and [[Thanesar]] city.

==Events==
=== Gita Mahotsav ===
Kurukshetra is not just the land known as the land of [[Mahabharata|Mahabharta]]; it is also known for the Philosophy of Life and Karma given to [[Arjuna]] by Lord [[Krishna]] . For more than 5000 years now, Srimad Bhagawad Gita has emerged as the one scripture which is free from the tags of religions and communities. It is equally reverend all over the world for the message of Selfless Karma which is much relevant in all ages.

Kurukshetra has been celebrating [[Gita Mahotsav]] (Gita Jayanti). For long it was known as Kurukshetra Utsav. In 2016, the Haryana Government decided to give it a global fervor and organised annual International Gita Mahotsav at Kurukshetra from 1 December to 11 December. The Gita Jayanti was celebrated on 10 December as per the traditional calendar. In 2016, over 01 Million people visited the events.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://internationalgitamahotsav2016.com/|title=International Gita Mahotsav 2016, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India|last=Kurukshetra|first=Kurukshetra Development Board|website=internationalgitamahotsav2016.com|access-date=2017-09-17}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [http://kurukshetra.gov.in/ Kurukshetra district government website]
* [https://kurukshetra.gov.in/map-of-district/ Official map of Haryana], showing the cities of Kurukshetra district, hosted on the official website of local government

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Kurukshetra district
|North = [[Ambala district]]
|Northeast = [[Chandigarh]]
|East = [[Yamuna Nagar district]]
|Southeast = [[Karnal district]], [[Delhi]]
|South =
|Southwest = [[Kaithal district]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[Patiala district]], [[Amritsar district]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
}}

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