Naraingarh

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Naraingarh
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name = Narayangarh
| nickname =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Mc-park-naraingarh.jpg
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| image_caption = Mc-park-naraingarh
| pushpin_map = India Haryana#India3
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| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Haryana, India
| coordinates = {{coord|30|28|35|N|77|07|40|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Ambala district|Ambala]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder = Raja Lakshmi Narain King of Sirmaur
| named_for = Raja Lakshmi Narain of Sirmur State
| government_type =
| governing_body = Municipal Corporation
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 481
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population = 28,832
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Naraiangarhiye
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census2011Gov"/>
| demographics_type1 = Languages<ref name=nclmanurep2010>{{cite web |url = http://www.nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf |title = Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015) |pages = 85–86 |publisher = Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India |access-date = 24 March 2019 |df = dmy-all |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161115133948/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf |archive-date = 15 November 2016 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="punjabiofficial">{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/haryana-grants-second-language-status-to-punjabi/story-MTUeEQDE4fRCbEyPkAm63N.html |title=Haryana grants second language status to Punjabi |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |author=IANS |date=28 January 2010 |access-date=24 March 2019|author-link=Indo-Asian News Service }}</ref>
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]]
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = [[English language|English]], [[pahadi language|Pahadi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 134203
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91 1734
| registration_plate =[[List of RTO districts in India#HR.E2.80.94Haryana|HR]]-04
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 890
| website = {{URL|https://haryana.gov.in/}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-HR]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''Naraingarh''' (also: '''Narayangarh''') is a city, [[municipal committee]] and [[Naraingarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|assembly constituency]] in the [[Ambala district]] of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Haryana]], located on the border with the Indian state of [[Himachal Pradesh]]. Due to its geographical location, the Naraingarh plays an important role in local tourism, being located 39 km from [[Ambala|Ambala city]], the district headquarter, 52 km (32 miles) of [[Chandigarh]], the state capital, 144 km (89 miles) of [[Shimla]], and 230 km (142 miles) of [[New Delhi]] .

==Etymology==
The name Naraingarh (Narayangarh) is a [[portmanteau]] of ''Narayana'' and ''Garh''. ''Narayana'' refers to Hindu god [[Narayana]], is the supreme absolute being in Hinduism and is considered as the supreme deity in Vaishnavism, while ''Garh'' means fort.

[[Raja]] ''Lakshmi Narain'' of [[Sirmur State]], during the time of the disintegration of the [[Mughal empire]], built a fort at Kulsan, which he named after himself, Naraingarh. The fort has been now encroached upon by the [[tahsil]] offices and police station.<ref name=hargazc1>[http://revenueharyana.gov.in/Portals/0/hr-gaz-ch-5.pdf Haryana Gazetteer], Revenue Dept of Haryana, Chapter-V.</ref>

==Geography and ecology==

===Location===

Naraingarh is located near the foothills of the [[Sivalik Hills|Sivalik]] range of the [[Himalaya]]s in northwest India. It covers an area of approximately 481 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="Government Information">{{cite web |url=http://chandigarh.gov.in/knowchd_general.htm |title=About Chandigarh |publisher=Government of Chandigarh |access-date=12 March 2015 }}</ref> It shares its borders with the states of Himachal Pradesh. The exact cartographic co-ordinates of Narayangarh are {{Coord|30.47|N|77.13|E|}}.It has an average elevation of 325 metres (1065 ft).

The city, lying in the northern plains, has vast fertile and flat land. It has portions of [[Bhabar]] in the north east and [[Terai]] in rest of the area.

===Climate===

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|3.1|16.4|33
|5.3|20.1|39
|10.4|25.4|30
|15.9|31.5|9
|20.1|35.3|28
|22.4|35.6|145
|20.9|31.0|280
|20.3|29.7|308
|18.8|30.1|133
|14.0|28.8|22
|7.5|24.3|9
|3.7|19.1|22

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Naraingarh has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: Cwa) characterised by a seasonal rhythm: very hot summers, mild winters, unreliable rainfall and great variation in temperature (−1 °C to 46 °C OR 30.2 °F to 114 °F). The city also receives occasional winter rains from the [[Western Disturbance]] originating over the [[Mediterranean Sea]].

The western disturbances usually brings rain predominantly from mid-December till end of April which can be heavier sometimes with strong winds and hails if the weather turns colder (during March–April months) which usually proves disastrous to the crops. Cold winds usually tend to come from the north near [[Shimla]], capital of [[Himachal Pradesh]] and from the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], both of which receive their share of snowfall during wintertime.

The city experiences the following seasons and the respective average temperatures:
* '''Spring''': The climate remains the most enjoyable part of the year during the spring season (from February-end to early-April). Temperatures vary between (max) 13 °C to 20 °C and (min) 5 °C to 12 °C.
* '''Autumn''': In autumn (from September-end to mid November.), the temperature may rise to a maximum of 30 °C. Temperatures usually remain between 10° to 22° in autumn. The minimum temperature is around 6 °C.
* '''Summer''': The temperature in summer (from mid-April to June-end) may rise to 44 °C. The temperatures might sometime rise to 44 °C in mid-June. Temperatures generally vary between 40 and 42 °C.
* '''Monsoon''': During monsoon (from early-July to mid-September), Naraingarh receives moderate to heavy rainfall and sometimes heavy to very heavy rainfall (generally during the month of August or September). Usually, the rain bearing monsoon winds blow from south-west/south-east. Mostly, the city receives heavy rain from south (which is mainly a persistent rain) but it generally receives most of its rain during monsoon either from North-west or North-east. Maximum amount of rain received by the city of Naraingarh during monsoon season is 195.5 mm in a single day.
* '''Winter''': Winters (November-end to February-end) are mild but it can sometimes get quite chilly in Naraingarh. Average temperatures in the winter remain at (max) 5 °C to 14 °C and (min) -1 °C to 5 °C. Rain usually comes from the west during winters and it is usually a persistent rain for 2–3 days with sometimes hailstorms. The city witnessed bone-numbing chill as the maximum temperature on Monday, 7 January 2013 plunged to a 30-year low to settle at 6.1 degrees Celsius.

{{Weather box
|location = Naraingarh
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|temperature colour =
|Jan record high C = 27.7
|Feb record high C = 32.8
|Mar record high C = 37.8
|Apr record high C = 42.7
|May record high C = 44.6
|Jun record high C = 45.3
|Jul record high C = 42.0
|Aug record high C = 39.0
|Sep record high C = 37.5
|Oct record high C = 37.0
|Nov record high C = 34.0
|Dec record high C = 28.5
|year record high C = 45.6
|Jan high C = 20.4
|Feb high C = 23.1
|Mar high C = 28.4
|Apr high C = 34.5
|May high C = 38.3
|Jun high C = 38.6
|Jul high C = 34.0
|Aug high C = 32.7
|Sep high C = 33.1
|Oct high C = 31.8
|Nov high C = 27.3
|Dec high C = 22.1
|year high C = 30.4
|Jan low C = 6.1
|Feb low C = 8.3
|Mar low C = 13.4
|Apr low C = 18.9
|May low C = 23.1
|Jun low C = 25.4
|Jul low C = 23.9
|Aug low C = 23.3
|Sep low C = 21.8
|Oct low C = 17.0
|Nov low C = 10.5
|Dec low C = 6.7
|year low C = 16.5
|Jan record low C = 0.0
|Feb record low C = 0.0
|Mar record low C = 4.2
|Apr record low C = 7.8
|May record low C = 13.4
|Jun record low C = 14.8
|Jul record low C = 14.2
|Aug record low C = 17.2
|Sep record low C = 14.3
|Oct record low C = 9.4
|Nov record low C = 3.7
|Dec record low C = 0.0
|year record low C = 0.0
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 33.1
|Feb rain mm = 38.9
|Mar rain mm = 30.4
|Apr rain mm = 8.5
|May rain mm = 28.4
|Jun rain mm = 145.2
|Jul rain mm = 280.4
|Aug rain mm = 307.5
|Sep rain mm = 133.0
|Oct rain mm = 21.9
|Nov rain mm = 9.4
|Dec rain mm = 21.9
|year rain mm = 1059.3
|Jan rain days = 2.6
|Feb rain days = 2.8
|Mar rain days = 2.6
|Apr rain days = 1.1
|May rain days = 2.1
|Jun rain days = 6.3
|Jul rain days = 12.3
|Aug rain days = 11.4
|Sep rain days = 5.0
|Oct rain days = 1.4
|Nov rain days = 0.8
|Dec rain days = 1.4
|year rain days = 49.8
|source 1 = India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010)<ref name= IMD >
{{cite web
| title = Naraingarh Climatological Table Period: 1971–2000
| publisher = [[India Meteorological Department]]
}}</ref><ref name=IMD2>{{cite web
|title=Ever recorded Maximum and minimum temperatures up to 2010
|publisher=India Meteorological Department
|access-date=25 March 2015
|url-status=dead
|url=http://www.imdpune.gov.in/Temp_Extremes/histext2010.pdf
|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6GmnoaB0m?url=http://www.imdpune.gov.in/Temp_Extremes/histext2010.pdf
|archive-date=21 May 2013

}}</ref>
|date=March 2015}}

== Demographics ==
===Population===
As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Naraingarh had a total population of 22,832, of which 12,016 were males and 10,816 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 2,589. The total number of literates in Naraingarh was 17,512, which constituted 76.7% of the population with male literacy of 79.6% and female literacy of 73.4%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Naraingarh was 86.5%, of which male literacy rate was 90.8% and female literacy rate was 81.8%. The [[Scheduled Castes]] population was 5,834. Naraingarh had 4677 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Naraingarh |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=63948 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=24 November 2019}}</ref>

===Languages===
[[Hindi]] is the official language of Naraingarh. [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and [[English language|English]] are additional official languages.<ref name=nclmanurep2010/><ref name="punjabiofficial"/>
==Politics==
[[Naraingarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] is the assembly constituency.
==Transport==
Naraingarh is connected by road to all of the other major cities of [[north India]] including [[Delhi]], [[Dehradun]], [[Chandigarh]], [[Jalandhar]], [[Paonta Sahib]] and [[Shimla]].

[[National Highway 707 (India)|NH 72]] passes through Naraingarh and connects it to [[Ambala]] , [[Shahzadpur, Haryana|Shahzadpur]], [[Nahan]], [[Paonta Sahib]] and [[Haridwar]]. [[National Highway 344 (India)|NH 73]] passes through Naraingarh and connects it to Punchkula, Shahzadpur, Saha, Yamunanagar, SaharanPur and Haridwar. State Highway 1 connects it to state capital Chandigarh and Raipur Rani.
==Villages by Population==
Following is a list of villages by population in Naraingarh Tehsil according to [[2011 Census of India]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Villages by Population (2010)
|-
! No
! Village
! Total Population
|-style="text-align:right;"
| 1
| Dera
| 7,872
|-style="text-align:right;"
| 2
| Shahzadpur
| 7,278
|-style="text-align:right;"
| 3
| Pathreri
| 5,645
|-style="text-align:right;"
| 4
| Gadhauli
| 4,949
|-style="text-align:right;"
| 5
| Badhauli
| 4,442
|-style="text-align:right;"
| 6
| Jatwar
| 4,230
|-style="text-align:right;"
| 7
| Kurali(B.S)
| 4,222
|-style="text-align:right;"
| 8
| Dhanana
| 4,052
|-style="text-align:right;"
| 9
| Panjlasa
| 3,203
|-style="text-align:right;"
| 10
| Korwa Khurd
| 2,957
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Ambala district topics}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Ambala district]]
[[Category:Tourism in Haryana]]
[[Category:Forts in Haryana]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Haryana]]

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