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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Yamunanagar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Yamunanagar district
| settlement_type = [[Districts of Haryana|District of Haryana]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_map = India - Haryana - Yamuna Nagar.svg
| map_caption = Location of Yamunanagar district in Haryana
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Yamunanagar
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]]
| subdivision_type2 =
| subdivision_name2 =
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Yamunanagar]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 = [[Jagadhri]], [[Chhachhrauli]], [[Bilaspur, Haryana|Bilaspur]]
| area_total_km2 = 1756
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,214,205
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 =
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 862
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Ambala (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ambala]] (shared with Ambala district), [[Kurukshetra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kurukshetra]] (shared with Kurukshetra district)
| leader_title2 =
| leader_name2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
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| website = http://yamunanagar.nic.in/
}}

'''Yamunanagar district''' is one of the 22 [[Districts of Haryana|districts]] of the Indian state of Haryana. The district came into existence on 1{{nbsp}}November 1989 and occupies an area of {{convert|1756|km2|mi2}}. [[Yamunanagar]] town is the district headquarters.

Yamunanagar's average rainfall in Monsoon is 892 mm, which is higher than the state average, which is 462 mm for Haryana.

The district is bounded by [[Himachal Pradesh]] state in the north, by [[Uttar Pradesh]] state in the east, by [[Karnal district]] in the south, by [[Kurukshetra district]] in the southwest and [[Ambala district]] in the west.

==Divisions==
The district is divided into 3 sub divisions:Jagadhri,Radaur and Bilaspur. There are 4 tehsils: Jagadhri, Chhachhrauli ,Radaur and Bilaspur. These are further divided into 7 development blocks: Bilaspur, Sadhaura,Radaur, Jagadhri,Chhachhrauli, Saraswati Nagar and Partap Nagar.
There are 4 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in the district: Sadhaura, Jagadhri, Yamuna Nagar and Radaur. While Sadhaura, Jagadhri and Yamuna Nagar are part of Ambala Lok Sabha constituency, Radaur is part of Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Yamunanagar district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,214,205,{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} roughly equal to the nation of [[Bahrain]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Bahrain 1,214,705 July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote = New Hampshire 1,316,470 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 393rd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]). The district has a population density of {{convert|687|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001–2011 was 16.56%. Yamuna Nagar has a [[sex ratio]] of 877 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1,000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 78.9%.

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 91.11% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]], 7.24% [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and 1.20% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

Religious population -:
Hindus - 78.4%
Muslims - 15.0%
Sikhs - 07.0%
Christians - 00.4%

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,34,603|13=1911|14=1,98,649|15=1921|16=2,14,427|17=1931|18=2,13,007|19=1941|20=2,43,803|21=1951|22=2,62,906|23=1961|24=3,70,224|25=1971|26=4,78,483|27=1981|28=6,32,820|29=1991|30=8,06,279|31=2001|32=10,41,630|33=2011|34=12,14,205|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

==Major cities and towns==
*[[Yamunanagar]], a [[municipal corporation]] and district headquarters of Yamunanagar
*[[Jagadhri]], located adjacent to Yamunanagar, is older of the twin cities.
*[[Chhachhrauli]]
*[[Bilaspur, Haryana|Bilaspur]]
* [[Radaur]]

== Geography and Climate ==
Yamunanagar district is situated on north-eastern tip of Haryana. It is bounded by [[Himachal Pradesh]] on northern side and [[Uttar Pradesh]] on eastern side.
Land is plain with [[Siwalik]] hills on northern side, some high cliffs can also be found on northern side.

Month Rainfall (mm)
January 28.0
February 28.1
March 22.5
April 21.7
May 38.9
June 75.0
July 382.0
August 363.7
September 90.9
October 19.0
November 12.5
December 17.8

== Notes ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://yamunanagar.nic.in Yamuna Nagar district website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Yamuna Nagar district
|North = [[Sirmaur district]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]
|Northeast =
|East =
|Southeast = [[Saharanpur district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|South =
|Southwest = [[Kurukshetra district]] <br> [[Karnal district]]
|West = [[Ambala district]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{Districts of Haryana}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Districts of Haryana]]
[[Category:1989 establishments in Haryana]]

{{Haryana-geo-stub}}

Yamunanagar district - Revision history

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