Yamunanagar district
Yamunanagar district is one of the districts of the Indian state of Haryana. The district was made on 1 November 1989. It is 1,756 square kilometres (678 sq mi) big. Yamunanagar town is its district headquarters.
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.svg) Location in Haryana | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| Headquarters | Yamunanagar |
| Tehsils | Jagadhri, Chhachhrauli, Bilaspur |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Ambala (shared with Ambala district), Kurukshetra (shared with Kurukshetra district) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,756 km2 (678 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,214,205 |
| • Density | 691.46/km2 (1,790.9/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Sex ratio | 862 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | yamunanagar |
Yamunanagar has a rainfall in Monsoon of 892 mm. This is much higher than the state average of 462 mm.
Divisions
The district has 3 sub divisions. Jagadhri, Radaur and Bilaspur. There are 4 tehsils : Jagadhri, Chhachhrauli, Radaur and Bilaspur. These tehsils are then divided into 7 development blocks: Bilaspur, Sadhaura, Radaur, Jagadhri, Chhachhrauli, Saraswati Nagar and Partap Nagar.
Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | ±% p.a. |
| 1901 | 2,34,603 | — |
| 1911 | 1,98,649 | Template:PGR |
| 1921 | 2,14,427 | Template:PGR |
| 1931 | 2,13,007 | Template:PGR |
| 1941 | 2,43,803 | Template:PGR |
| 1951 | 2,62,906 | Template:PGR |
| 1961 | 3,70,224 | Template:PGR |
| 1971 | 4,78,483 | Template:PGR |
| 1981 | 6,32,820 | Template:PGR |
| 1991 | 8,06,279 | Template:PGR |
| 2001 | 10,41,630 | Template:PGR |
| 2011 | 12,14,205 | Template:PGR |
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| Religion in Yamunangar district (2011)[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Hinduism | 81.12% | |||
| Islam | 11.41% | |||
| Sikhism | 6.96% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.51% | |||
Major cities, towns, and villages
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Coordinates: 30°07′12″N 77°16′48″E / 30.12000°N 77.28000°E