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| founder = King of Sirmaur | | founder = Raja Lakshmi Narain King of Sirmaur | ||
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'''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 52 km (32 miles) of [[Chandigarh]], the state capital, 144 km (89 miles) of [[Shimla]], and 230 km (142 miles) of [[New Delhi]] . | '''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== | ==Etymology== | ||
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[[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> | [[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== | ==Geography and ecology== | ||
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== | == 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== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Ambala district topics}} | |||
[[Category:Cities and towns in Ambala district]] | [[Category:Cities and towns in Ambala district]] |