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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Location in Haryana
Location in Haryana
Country India
StateHaryana
HeadquartersYamunanagar
TehsilsJagadhri, Chhachhrauli, Bilaspur
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesAmbala (shared with Ambala district), Kurukshetra (shared with Kurukshetra district)
Area
 • Total1,756 km2 (678 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,214,205
 • Density691.46/km2 (1,790.9/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Sex ratio862
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Websiteyamunanagar.nic.in

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
source:[1]
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

Other websites

Coordinates: 30°07′12″N 77°16′48″E / 30.12000°N 77.28000°E / 30.12000; 77.28000

  1. Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
  2. "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Haryana". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.