Kaithal districtis one of the 22districtsofHaryana,astatein northernIndia.Kaithaltown is the district headquarters.
Kaithal district | |
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 Location in Haryana | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| Division | Karnal |
| Established | 1 November 1989 |
| Headquarters | Kaithal |
| Tehsils | 1. Kaithal, 2. Guhla, 3.Pundri,4. Kalayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,317 km2(895 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,074,304 |
| • Density | 460/km2(1,200/sq mi) |
| •Urban | 19.39 |
| Demographics | |
| • Sex ratio | 880 (2011 census) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30(IST) |
| Major highways | NH-152[1] |
| Average annual precipitation | 563 mm |
| Lok Sabha constituencies | Kurukshetra(shared withKurukshetraandYamuna Nagardistricts) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 4 |
| Website | kaithal |
This district came into existence on 1 November 1989.
Divisions
editKaithal district comprises fourtehsils:Kaithal,Guhla,PundriandKalayat;and the three sub-tehsils of Rajaund, Dhand and Siwan.[2][3]The fourHaryana Vidhan Sabhaconstituencies located in this district are Guhla, Kalayat, Kaithal and Pundri.[4]All of these are part ofKurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 227,168 | — |
| 1961 | 334,804 | +3.95% |
| 1971 | 461,897 | +3.27% |
| 1981 | 646,566 | +3.42% |
| 1991 | 781,814 | +1.92% |
| 2001 | 946,131 | +1.93% |
| 2011 | 1,074,304 | +1.28% |
| source:[5] | ||
According to the2011 censusKaithal district has apopulationof 1,074,304,[6]roughly more than the nation ofCyprus[7]or the US state ofRhode Island.[8]This gives it a ranking of 423rd in India (out of a total of640).[6]The district has a population density of 463 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,200/sq mi).[6]Itspopulation growth rateover the decade 2001-2011 was 13.39%.[6]Kaithal has asex ratioof 880femalesfor every 1000 males,[6]and aliteracy rateof 70.6%. Scheduled Castes make up 23.04% of the population.[6]
Languages
editAt the time of the2011 Census of India,61.85% of the population in the district spokeHaryanvi,26.48%Hindiand 10.42%Punjabias their first language.[10]
Ancient sites
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Theh Polar,the ancient site from thevedic periodofmahabharta,is located on the banks ofSaraswati river10 km north of Kaithal on Kaithal-Siwan road.Pulastyarishi- one of the tenPrajapatiand one of themind-bornsons ofBrahma[11]and also an ancestor of Ravana,had hisashramhere. The name Theh Polar is composite ofPolar- corrupted version ofPulastyaandThehmeaningthe ruined mound of an earlier habitation.Thearchaeological culturalartifacts found here in the partial excavation provide the evidence that this site has been inhabited for at least 3000 years since the beginning of 1st millennium BC up to the earlyMughal period.[12]
There are 3 large archaeological mounds, 2 are 480x635x15.5 ft and third is 779x690x10 ft. In 1933-34, these mounds were partially excavated by H.L. Srivastava who found 465 artifacts including coins, clay seals, beads, pottery, copper vessels, etc. Earlier era punch-marked silver coins have symbols ofsun,six-armedSahasrarachakra,hills with 3 peaks. Coins ofYaudheya(5th century BCE to 4th century CD),Indo-Parthian(19-226 CE),Kushan Empire(30-375 CE),Kidara(350-390 CE),Indo-Sassanian(230-365 CE),Hindu Shahis(822-1026 CE) coins of the bull and horseman, earlyMughal periodcopper and silver coins.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways"(PDF).New Delhi:Department of Road Transport and Highways.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 1 February 2016.Retrieved3 April2012.
- ^"Basic Statistics".Official Website of Kaithal Administration. Archived fromthe originalon 13 September 2017.Retrieved13 August2017.
- ^"History".Kaithal District. Archived fromthe originalon 7 April 2018.
- ^"District Wise Assembly Constituencies"(PDF).Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana website. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 21 July 2011.Retrieved28 April2011.
- ^Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^abcdef"District Census 2011".Census2011.co.in. 2011.Retrieved30 September2011.
- ^US Directorate of Intelligence."Country Comparison:Population".Archived fromthe originalon 13 June 2007.Retrieved1 October2011.
Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est.
- ^"2010 Resident Population Data".U. S. Census Bureau. Archived fromthe originalon 17 August 2011.Retrieved30 September2011.
Rhode Island 1,052,567
- ^"Table C-01 Population by Religion: Haryana".censusindia.gov.in.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ab"Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Haryana".Census of India.Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India..
- ^Kisari Mohan Ganguli(1883 - 1896)."The Mahabharata".Sacred texts.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^abMonuments & Sites in Haryana, Archaeological Survey Of India, page 34-35.