Ambala district is one of the 22

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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 ...

state in the country of India with

Ambala Ambala () is a city and a municipal corporation in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India, located on the border with the Indian state of Punjab and in proximity to both states capital Chandigarh. Politically, Ambala has two sub-area ...

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 Division is one of the six divisions of Haryana State of India. The division comprises the districts of Ambala, Kurukshetra, Panchkula and Yamuna Nagar Yamunanagar (), is a city and a municipal corporation in Yamunanagar district ...

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 Ambala Cantonment is a cantonment town in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India. It is 200 km north of Delhi and 55 km southwest of Chandigarh. This cantonment was established in the year 1843 and is an important centre for ma ...

, Mulana and Naraingarh. Administration of this district falls under Panchkula, Yamuna Nagar, Kurukshetra District the

Ambala division Ambala Division is one of the six divisions of Haryana State of India. The division comprises the districts of Ambala, Kurukshetra, Panchkula and Yamuna Nagar Yamunanagar (), is a city and a municipal corporation in Yamunanagar district ...

and law and order falls under the Ambala Police Range Ambala, Kurukshetra, Yamuna Nagar. The district administration has Four sub-divisions, Ambala City, Ambala Cantt, Barara and Naraingarh. District is further subdivided into 4 community development blocks and 7 revenue tehsils. Community development blocks are Ambala, Ambala Cantt,

Barara Barara is a city municipality and sub-district tehsil and development block in the Ambala district of the Indian state of Haryana. Geography It lies 25 km from Ambala via railway and 40 km via bus. Education Maharishi Markandes ...

and Naraingarh. Tehsils are Ambala, Ambala Cantt, Barara, Mullana, Saha,

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and Naraingarh.Admin setup of Ambala

Economy

Being located in the

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, 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. 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'' .

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Ambala district had a population of 1,128,350 roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus or the US state of Rhode Island. It ranks 410th (out of a total of

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) in India in terms of population. The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.23%. Ambala had a sex ratio of 885 females for every 1000 males, and a

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of 81.75%. Scheduled Castes make up 26.25% of the population. Hindi (In Devanagri Script) is the official languages and thus used for official communication. At the time of the

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, 84.57% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 10.95%

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and 2.72% Haryanvi as their first language.

Languages

Religion

;Population trends for major religious groups in Ambala district (1941–1961, 2001–2011)Note, Ambala district has gone through numerous boundary changes since 1941.

Cities, towns, villages, and other communities

(city) *

Ambala Cantonment Ambala Cantonment is a cantonment town in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India. It is 200 km north of Delhi and 55 km southwest of Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the ...

(city) *

(town) * Naraingarh (city) * Kurali * Harbon *

(town) * Saha * Badhauli (village) *

Mullana Mullana is a town, near city of Ambala in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India, located on the border with the state of Punjab and in proximity of the state capital Chandigarh. It is also an assembly constituency and the location of ...

(town) * Kardhan (urban village) * Naneola (village) * Matheri (village) * Nagal (village) * Jansui (village) * Sounta (village) * Jandheri (village) * Balapur-Kalawar (village) * Chhapra Kathgarh (village)

Notable people

* Abdullah Sahib, a Gilgit Agency Governor *

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, a United Kingdom British Journalist *

Suraiya Suraiya Jamal Sheikh (15 June 1929 – 31 January 2004), popularly known by the mononym Suraiya, was a popular actress and playback singer in India's Hindi-language films. She was active from 1936 to 1963, and was the most celebrated actress ...

, a Bollywood Singer *

Om Puri Om Prakash Puri (18 October 1950 – 6 January 2017) was an Indian actor who appeared in mainstream commercial Hindi films as well as Bengali, Kannada,English, Punjabi and one Telugu film, as well as independent and art films and also star ...

, a Bollywood Actor Film Actor *

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, a Bollywood Actoress Film Actoress * Parineeti Chopra, a Bollywood Actoress Film Actoress *

Hansraj Behl Hansraj Behl (19 November 1916 – 20 May 1984) was an Indian music composer, who composed music both for Hindi and Punjabi films. Early life and education Born in Ambala, British Punjab, Hansraj received his early education in music from ...

, an Indian Music Composer Indian Music Composer *

Urvashi Butalia Urvashi Butalia (born 1952) is an Indian feminist writer, publisher and activist. She is known for her work in the women's movement of India, as well as for authoring books such as ''The Other Side of Silence: Voices from and the Partition of I ...

, an Indian feminist writer, publisher and activist Writer * Sushma Swaraj, a Govt of India Former Cabinet Minister *

Anil Vij Anil Vij (born 15 March 1953) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party and Cabinet Minister in the Government of Haryana. Political career Vij joined Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, a student wing of Rashtriya Sway ...

, a

Haryana Government The Government of Haryana, also known as the State Government of Haryana, or locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Haryana and its 22 districts. It consists of an executive, ceremonially led ...

Cabinet(Home & Health) Minister * Sanjeev Kapoor, a celebrity chef, entrepreneur

References

External links

Ambala district official website
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