Ambala district
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.
Ambala district | |
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Gurudwara Panjokhra Sahib in Ambala | |
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 | 720/km2 (1,900/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/ |
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]
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.[2] 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 .[3]
Demographics
| 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:[4] | ||
According to the 2011 census, Ambala district had a population of 1,128,350[5] roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus[6] or the US state of Rhode Island.[7] It ranks 410th (out of a total of 640) in India in terms of population.[5] The district has a population density of 720 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,900/sq mi) .[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.23%.[5] Ambala had a sex ratio of 885 females for every 1000 males,[5] and a literacy rate of 81.75%. Scheduled Castes make up 26.25% of the population.[5]
Hindi (In Devanagri Script) is the official languages and thus used for official communication.[8] 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.[9]
Languages
Languages of Ambala district (2011 Census)
| Language[a] | 1911[10] | 1921[10] | 1931[10] | 1961[10] | 1991[11] | 2001[12] | 2011[13] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Religion
- Population trends for major religious groups in Ambala district (1941–1961, 2001–2011)[a]
| Religious group | Population % 1941[14] | Population % 1951[14] | Population % 1961[15] | Population % 2001[16] | Population % 2011[17][18] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Religion | Population (1941)[19]: 42 | Percentage (1941) | Population (2011)[17] | Percentage (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism [c] | 412,658 | 48.68% | 955,096 | 84.65% |
| Islam | 268,999 | 31.73% | 22,143 | 1.96% |
| Sikhism | 156,543 | 18.47% | 138,202 | 12.25% |
| Christianity | 4,892 | 0.58% | 3,705 | 0.33% |
| Others [d] | 4,653 | 0.55% | 9,204 | 0.82% |
| Total Population | 847,745 | 100% | 1,128,350 | 100% |
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)
Notable people
- Abdullah Sahib, a Gilgit Agency Governor
References
- ^ a b Note, Ambala district has gone through numerous boundary changes since 1941.
- ^ Historic district borders may not be an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. This discrepancy can be seen in the district population history table which has taken into account the various bifurcations since 1941.
- ^ 1941 census: Including Ad-Dharmis
- ^ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, or not stated
- ^ Admin setup of Ambala.
- ^ (PDF). Planning Commission of India, Government of India. pp. 123–124. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "scientific equipments manufacturers & dealers in ambala india, laboratory equipments manufacturers & dealers in ambala india". scientificequipments.com. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. . Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est.
- ^ . U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
Rhode Island 1,052,567
- ^ (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Haryana". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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- ^ (PDF). Department of Economic and Statistical Analysis Haryana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Haryana". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India..
- ^ a b Hill, K.; Seltze, W.; Leaning, J.; Malik, S. J.; Russell, S. S; Makinson, C. "A Demographic Case Study of Forced Migration: The 1947 Partition of India". Princeton.
- ^ GBaldev Raj Nayar (8 December 2015). Minority Politics in the Punjab. ISBN 9781400875948. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Haryana". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ "Ambala District Population Census 2011-2019, Haryana literacy sex ratio and density". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME VI PUNJAB PROVINCE". Retrieved 20 July 2022.
External links
- Ambala district official website