Ambala Cantonment is a

cantonment A cantonment (, , or ) is a military quarters. In Bangladesh, India and other parts of South Asia, a ''cantonment'' refers to a permanent military station (a term from the British India, colonial-era). In military of the United States, United Stat ...

town in

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 Hima ...

in the state of

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It is 200 km north of

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

and 55 km southwest of

Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which al ...

. This cantonment was established in the year 1843 and is an important centre for manufacturing of scientific and surgical instruments.

Demographics

India

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, Ambala Cantonment had a population of 55,370. Males constitute 61% of the population and females 39%. Ambala Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 91.24%, higher than the national average of 74%; with 95.07% of the males and 85.32% of females literate. 11.41% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

Scientific and surgical instruments are manufactured in Ambala Cantonment.Ambala info
, yellowpages.

Transport

Railways

Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station, often abbreviated as Ambala Cantt (station code: UMB) is a major junction station at the junction of Delhi–Kalka line and Moradabad–Ambala line cum Ambala–Attari line Ambala –Bathinda line and ...

is a major junction. Delhi-Kalka and Saharanpur-Ludhiana's railway lines pass through this junction

By road

G.T. Road The Grand Trunk Road (formerly known as Uttarapath, Sarak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sarak, and Long Walk) is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For at least 2,500 years it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. ...

passes through Ambala Cantonment.

Places of interest

European Cemetery The European Cemetery is a state protected monument at Ambala district in Haryana. The occupancy right and management of the Cemetery is with the British High Commission. There are 66 graves of martyrs of world War 1 The war graves comes under th ...

Education

Historic Colleges which were established before independence of

are also present. an example of that is

Sanatan Dharma College Sanatan Dharma College commonly known as S.D. College, is a graduate and post graduate college, established in 1916 and situated in Ambala Cantonment, India on the Ambala-Jagadhri highway. Originally established in Lahore, the college was re ...

Ambala–Jagadhri Highway Ambala Jagadhri road is the national highway and the road in Haryana, India. The road not only connects Dual city ("Dual city" is used in Ambala) - (Ambala city and Ambala cant) with Jagadhri. The condition of road is not like a national highway ...

. Convent of Jesus and Mary is a girls' day-school in Ambala Cantonment.

Gallery

File:A Temple in Ambala.jpeg, Ambala Cantonment Temple. File:Gurudwara Panjokhra Sahib, Haryana.jpg, Panjokhra sahib. File:St Paul's Church Ambala Haryana - c1868.jpg, St Paul's Church before being bombed by the Pakistani Air Force in the 1965 conflict. File:12920 (JAT-INDB) Malwa Express at Ambala Cantonment station.jpg,

Ambala Cantonment railway station Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station, often abbreviated as Ambala Cantt (station code: UMB) is a major junction station at the junction of Delhi–Kalka line and Moradabad–Ambala line cum Ambala–Attari line Ambala –Bathinda line and ...

References

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