Ambala (district)
Ambala district | |
---|---|
State | Haryana |
Division : | Ambala |
Administrative headquarters : | Ambala |
Area : | 1568.85 km² |
Residents : | 1,128,350 (2011) |
Population density : | 717 inhabitants / km² |
Website : | http://www.ambala.nic.in/ |
The district of Ambala ( Hindi : अम्बाला; Punjabi : ਅੰਬਾਲਾ ਜਿਲਾ) is located in the northern Indian state of Haryana .
The district is located in the north of Haryana, 190 km north of the federal capital New Delhi . The district extends over the north Indian plain and extends in the north to the Siwaliks . The Markanda flows through the eastern part of the district in a southerly direction. Its area is 1568.85 km². The administrative seat is the eponymous city Ambala .
population
In the 2011 census, the population was 1,128,350. 10 years earlier it was 1,014,411. That is an increase of 11.2%. The gender ratio was 885 women for 1,000 men. The literacy rate was 81.75% (87.34% for men and 75.50% for women). 84.65% of the population were followers of Hinduism , 12.25% were Sikhs , and 1.96% were Muslims .
Administrative division
The district is divided into 3 tehsils :
The city of Ambala is a municipal corporation .
Cities with Municipal Committee status are:
The garrison town of Ambala Cantonment is a cantonment board .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ District administration of Ambala ( Memento of the original from May 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d e www.census2011.co.in
- ↑ Directorate of Urban Local Bodies, Haryana ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.