Yamunanagar district
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Yamunanagar district is one of the 22 districts of the Indian state of Haryana. The district came into existence on 1Script error: No such module "String".November 1989 and occupies an area of Script error: No such module "convert".. Yamunanagar town is the district headquarters.
Yamunanagar's average rainfall in Monsoon is 892 mm, which is much higher than the state average of 462 mm.
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
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According to the 2011 census Yamunanagar district has a population of 1,214,205,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Bahrain[3] or the US state of New Hampshire.[4] This gives it a ranking of 393rd in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of Script error: No such module "convert".. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 16.56%. Yamuna Nagar has a sex ratio of 877 females for every 1,000 males, and a literacy rate of 78.9%. 38.94% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes make up 25.26% of the population.[2]
Languages
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 88.28% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 7.24% Punjabi, 1.75% Haryanvi and 1.20% Urdu as their first language.[5]
Major cities, towns, and villages
- Bilaspur
- Chhachhrauli
- Jagadhri, located adjacent to Yamunanagar, is older of the twin cities.
- Mandkheri
- Munda Majra
- Radaur
- Yamunanagar, a municipal corporation and district headquarters of Yamunanagar
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 128.0 July 372.0 August 343.7 September 150.9 October 19.0 November 12.5 December 17.8
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