Ambala district is one of the 22

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in the country of

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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-are ...

town serving as the administrative headquarters of the district. District Ambala lies on the North-Eastern edge of Haryana and borders

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and

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. 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 Naraingarh (also: Narayangarh) is a city, municipal committee and assembly constituency in the Ambala district of the Indian state of Haryana, located on the border with the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Due to its geographical location, th ...

. 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

. 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,

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, Shahzadpur 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

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of 1,128,350 roughly equal to the nation of

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or the US state of

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. It ranks 410th (out of a total of 640) in India in terms of population. The district has a population density of . Its

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over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.23%. Ambala had a

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of 885

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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

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, 10.95% Punjabi and 2.72%

Haryanvi Haryanvi ( ' or '), also known as Bangru, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the state of Haryana in India, and to a lesser extent in Delhi. Haryanvi is considered to be part of the dialect group of Western Hindi, which also includes Kharib ...

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. This cantonment was established in the year 1843 and is an important centre for ma ...

(city) * Shahzadpur (town) *

(city) *

Kurali Kurali is a city of district S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) and a municipal council in Greater Mohali area, Mohali district in the Indian state of Punjab. Geography Kurali is 28 km away from the Punjab state capital Chandigarh, situated on Natio ...

* Harbon *

(town) *

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

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(village)

Notable people

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References

External links

Ambala district official website
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