Nilokheri is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

, just 19 km from Karnal city and a

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Karnal district Karnal district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in North India which constitutes the National Capital Region (NCR) of the country. The city of Karnal is a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) and is the administrative headqu ...

in the

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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 ...

. It has 13 wards. The town is located about 143 km from

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Demographics

India

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, Nilokheri had a population of 16,405. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nilokheri has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 69%. In Nilokheri, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Administration

Nilokheri is a town and a municipal committee in Karnal district in the Indian state of Haryana . Nilokheri has a polling strength of 12517.

Educational institutions

Academic Technical Learning Institute

* Guru BrahamaNand Ji Govt. Polytechnic Institute Nilokheri * State Institute of Engineering & Technology, Nilokheri *

Central Tool Room Extension Centre, Nilokheri Central Tool Room Extension Centre, Nilokheri i.e. CTR Extension Centre, Nilokheri is a technical institute of Haryana imparting technical training for skill development of technical staff & students of engineering field. History Integrated Tr ...

earlier functional as

Integrated Training Centre, Nilokheri Integrated Training Center, Nilokheri was an employment and training agency in Nilokheri in Karnal district in the state of Haryana owned and managed by Khadi and Village Industries Commission a statutory body formed by the Government of India ...

now affiliated to

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises is the ministry in the Government of India. It is the apex executive body for the formulation and administration of rules, regulations and laws relating to micro, small and medium enterprises ...

Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College (KCGMC) is a co-educational medical college located in Karnal, Haryana. It was established in 2017 and is named in the honor of Indian-American Astronaut Kalpana Chawla. KCGMC is affiliated to� ...

Karnal Karnal ( is a city located in the state of Haryana, India and is the administrative headquarters of Karnal District. It was used by East India Company army as a refuge during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Delhi. The Battle of Karnal between ...

* Kalpana Chawla University of Health Sciences,

National Dairy Research Institute The National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal Karnal ( is a city located in the state of Haryana, India and is the administrative headquarters of Karnal District. It was used by East India Company army as a refuge during the Indi ...

* Govt. Polytechnic, Umri *

Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (KUK) is a university established on 11January 1956 in Kurukshetra, in the Indian state of Haryana, from the capital, Delhi. It is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities. History The univer ...

Kurukshetra Kurukshetra (, ) is a city and administrative headquarter of Kurukshetra district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is also known as Dharmakshetra ("Realm of duty ") and as the "Land of the Bhagavad Gita". Legends According to the Pura ...

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra (NIT Kurukshetra or NITKKR) is a public technical and research university located in Kurukshetra. In December 2008, it was accredited with the status of Institute of National Importance (INI). It i ...

National Institute of Design, Kurukshetra The National Institute of Design, Haryana (NIDH) is a design school in Umri, Kurukshetra, India. The Institute started functioning on 15 November 2016. The institute functions as an autonomous body under the Department of Industrial Polic ...

* National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology, Kurukshetra

Other Government offices, institutions and organisations

Government Organisation

Government of India Press, Nilokheri Government of India Press, Nilokheri is a printing agency in Nilokheri in Karnal district in the state of Haryana owned and managed by the Government of India and responsible is for printing national and public documents. History The press was e ...

. *

Post Office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...

Nilokheri (Sub Office), Karnal, Haryana HR), India (IN), Pin Code:- 132117. * BSNL, Nilokheri (Sub Office )

state-owned State ownership, also called government ownership and public ownership, is the ownership of an industry, asset, or enterprise by the state or a public body representing a community, as opposed to an individual or private party. Public ownersh ...

telecommunications Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that fe ...

company . * Agro Engineering Workshop, Nilokheri was set up in 1968-1969. It is a unit of Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited (A

Government of Haryana 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 ...

Undertaking). * Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd (HAFED) was set up on 1 November 1966. One of the largest apex cooperative federation of

Primary and secondary schools

Govt. Schools

* Government Senior Secondary School, Nilokheri affiliated to

Haryana Board of School Education Haryana Board of School Education (HBSE), Established in 1969 is now known as Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH)., is the authority which conducts the Public Examinations at Middle, Matric (Secondary or High School) and Senior Secondary ...

Bhiwani,

Pvt. Schools

* D.A.V. Centenary Public School, Nilokheri affiliated to

Central Board of Secondary Education The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by the Government of India. Established in 1929 by a resolution of the government, the Board ...

* Meera Bai School affiliated to

Bhiwani * S.D.M.N. Vidya Mandir Sr. Secondary School affiliated to

Geography

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References

External links

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Department of Technical Education, Haryana
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