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| Settlement type | District of Haryana |
| Country | India |
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Ambala district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in the country of India with Ambala town serving as the administrative headquarters of the district. District Ambala lies on the North-Eastern edge of Haryana and borders Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Ambala District is a part of Ambala Division.
Divisions
This district falls under the Ambala Lok Sabha constituency, which is a reserved for the Scheduled Caste candidates only. This district also has four Vidhan Sabha constituencies, all of which are part of Ambala Lok Sabha constituency. Those are Ambala City, Ambala Cantt, Mulana and Naraingarh.
Administration of this district falls under the Ambala division and law and order falls under the Ambala Police Range. The district administration has two sub-divisions, Ambala and Naraingarh. 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.[1]
Demographics
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According to the 2011 census, Ambala district had a population of 1,128,350[2] roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus[3] or the US state of Rhode Island.[4] It ranks 410th (out of a total of 640) in India in terms of population.[2] The district has a population density of Template:Convert .[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.23%.[2] Ambala had a sex ratio of 885 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 81.75%.[2]
Hindi (In Devanagri Script) is the official languages and thus used for official communication.[5] At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 84.57% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 10.95% Punjabi and 2.72% Haryanvi as their first language.[6]
Languages
| Language[lower-alpha 1] | 1911[7] | 1921[7] | 1931[7] | 1961[7] | 1991[8] | 2001[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindi | 3.50% | 5.45% | — | 66.72% | 87.87% | 85.26% |
| Punjabi | 35.71% | 40.91% | 36.12% | 30.48% | 10.93% | 13.15% |
| Urdu | — | 53.05% | — | — | 0.19% | 0.11% |
| Hindustani | 56.39% | — | 60.58% | — | — | — |
| Pahari | 3.10% | 0.07% | 2.62% | 0.23% | — | — |
| Other | 1.30% | 0.52% | 0.62% | ~2.57% | 1.00% | 1.48% |
- Population trends for major religious groups in Ambala district (1941–1961, 2001–2011)[lower-alpha 1]
| Religious group |
Population % 1941[10] |
Population % 1951[10] |
Population % 1961[11] |
Population % 2001[12] |
Population % 2011[13][14] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 48.40% | 72.20% | 71.45% | 84.40% | 84.65% |
| Sikhism | 18.50% | 24.60% | 24.83% | 13.06% | 12.25% |
| Islam | 31.70% | 2.40% | — | 1.70% | 1.96% |
| Jainism | — | — | — | 0.52% | 0.43% |
| Christianity | — | — | — | 0.28% | 0.33% |
| Buddhism | — | — | — | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other / No religion | 1.40% | 0.8% | 3.73% | 0.01% | 0.35% |
Economy
Being located in the Indo-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.[15] 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 as Science City .[16]
Cities, towns, villages, and other communities
- Ambala (city)
- Ambala Cantonment (city)
- Shahzadpur (town)
- Naraingarh (city)
- Kurali
- Harbon
- Barara (town)
- Saha
- Badhauli (village)
- Mullana (town)
- Kardhan (urban village)
- Sountli (village)
References
- ↑ Admin setup of Ambala.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 District Census 2011. Census2011.co.in. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑ Country Comparison:Population. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ↑ 2010 Resident Population Data. U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Haryana. censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Archived copy. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ↑ Area and Population. Department of Economic and Statistical Analysis Haryana. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ↑ Statistical Abstract Haryana - 2011-12. Department of Economic and Statistical Analysis Haryana. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 A Demographic Case Study of Forced Migration: The 1947 Partition of India. Princeton.
- ↑ Minority Politics in the Punjab{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(8 December 2015). ISBN 9781400875948
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ↑ Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ↑ Ambala District Population Census 2011-2019, Haryana literacy sex ratio and density. www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ↑ Haryana State Development Report. Planning Commission of India, Government of India. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ scientific equipments manufacturers & dealers in ambala india, laboratory equipments manufacturers & dealers in ambala india. scientificequipments.com. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
External links
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