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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Taraori
| other_name = Tarain, Tilawri<ref>{{cite book
|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.120816/page/n790/mode/1up
|title=Later Mughals, Edited and Augmented with The History of Nadir Shah's Invasion
|first1=William |last1=Irvine |author-link1=William Irvine (historian)
|first2=Jadunath |last2=Sarkar |author-link2=Jadunath Sarkar
|date=1961
|publisher=Oriental Books Reprint Corporation
|location=New Delhi
|page=338
}}</ref>
| settlement_type = town
| image_skyline = File:Prithviraj Chauhan' Fort-2, Taraori, Haryana.jpeg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = [[Prithviraj Chauhan]]'s fort at Taraori
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India Haryana#India3
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Haryana, India
| coordinates = {{coord|29.78|N|76.94|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Karnal district|Karnal]]
| established_title = 
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 25,9444
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web
|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/DDW_PCA0606_2011_MDDS%20with%20UI.xlsx
|title=Primary [2011] Census Abstract Data Table – Haryana – Karnal
|url-status=live
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127081207/https://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/DDW_PCA0606_2011_MDDS%20with%20UI.xlsx
|archive-date=2018-11-27
|website=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India
}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 132116
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-HR]]
| registration_plate = HR 05(Private) & HR 45(Commercial)
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 747:1000 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| website = {{URL|www.taraori.in}}
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
}}
[[File:Kos minar,tirawadi,karnal.JPG|thumb|200px|right|[[Kos Minar]] along [[Grand Trunk Road]] at Taraori in [[Karnal district]] of [[Haryana]]]]

'''Taraori''', or Tarori or Tarawari, as it is sometimes called in the local dialect, is a town ([[Municipal committee]]) in [[Nilokheri]] [[Tehsil]] of [[Karnal district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Haryana]]. It is situated off [[National Highway 1 (India)|NH-44]], 14 km north of [[Karnal]]. The name ''Taraori'' is derived from the word ''[[Tarai]]''.

==History==

It was at Tarawadi that in 1191 the Hindu Rajput army under [[Prithviraj Chauhan]] defeated the invading army of [[Muhammad of Ghaur]] at the [[First Battle of Tarain]]. The following year, Ghauri invaded again and defeated Prithviraj's forces here, at the [[Second Battle of Tarain]]. A wall around the fort is now in a dilapidated condition. A mosque and a tank, said to be the works of [[Aurangzeb]], are still in existence. Taraori is also known as [[Tarain]].

==Demographics==

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Taraori had a population of 22,205. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Taraori has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 56%. In Taraori, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Most of the population works in agriculture, particularly in the production of [[basmati rice]].{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}

==Economy==
There are a large number of rice mills and few small-scale industries manufacturing dairy products, honey, soap, detergents, bajwa agri farm etc.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} Price quotes from Taraori Grain Market are published daily in many newspapers, such as ''[[Punjab Kesari]]''.

==Education==
There are many schools/COLLEGES in the town, including:
* Saraswati Public School
*Saraswati Public School (Pakhana)
* Pratap Public School
* S.M.S Memorial Public School
* Geeta Modern Senior Secondary School
* Geeta Vidya Mandir
* Narsingh Dass Public School
* SIRI GURU TEG BAHADUR PUBLIC SCHOOL & COLLEGE
* GOVT ITI
* MINERWA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
* GOVT GIRLS COLLEGE
* HOLY CHILD AUXILIUM SCHOOL

==Places to visit==
Aside from its fort, Taraori has a [[gurdwara]] of [[Guru Teg Bahadur]], the 9th Guru of the [[Sikhism|Sikhs]], called Shishganj Sahib Gurudwara.

{{Incomprehensible inline span|date=September 2021|text=Sarv Mano Kamna Sidh shri Lakshmi Naryan Mandir [[Lord Vishnu]]}}

Historical Shahi Jama Maszid of Mugal Period.{{Clarify|date=September 2021}}

There is a Common Service Center (CSC Taraori) situated near Karnali Gate Parking.

There is a Design Agency *Adlab.Print* Specialized in Packaging & Advertisement Materials.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Karnal district]]
[[Category:Gurdwaras in Haryana]]
[[Category:Forts in Haryana]]

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