Kaithal district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Kaithal.
Kaithal district
कैथल
ਕੈਥਲ
District of Haryana

Location of Kaithal district in Haryana
Country India
State Haryana
Headquarters Kaithal
Tehsils 1. Kaithal, 2. Guhla, 3. Kalayat, 4. Pundri
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituencies Kurukshetra (shared with Kurukshetra district)
 • Assembly seats 4
Area
 • Total 2,317 km2 (895 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 10,72,861
 • Density 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Urban 19.39
Demographics
 • Sex ratio 880 (2011 census)
Major highways NH-65
Average annual precipitation 563 mm
Website Official website

Kaithal district (Hindi: कैथल जिला; Punjabi: ਕੈਥਲ ਜਿਲਾ) is one of the 21 districts of Haryana, state in northern India. Kaithal town is the district headquarters. The district occupies an area of 2317 km². It has a population of 10,72,861 (2011 census). This district is part of Ambala Division.

This district came into existence on 1 November 1989.

Divisions

Kaithal district comprises four tehsils: Kaithal, Guhla, Pundri and Kalayat; and the three sub-tehsils of Rajaund, Dhand and Siwan.[1][2] The four Haryana Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in this district are Guhla, Kalayat, Kaithal and Pundri.[3] All of these are part of Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency.

Kaithal Bar Assosiation

The Kaithal Bar Association was established in 1905-06. The membership of Bar in 1970 was 60 (including 3 pleaders) and the District Bar Association was established on 01.11.1989 after creation of District Kaithal. There is also a Bar Association at Sub Division, Guhla. The name of the eminent Lawyers from the District Bar Association Kaithal are Sarv Shri Dinanath Advocate, Choudhary Baru Ram Advocate and Shri O.P.Tiwari, Advocate.[4]

Demographics

Religion in Kaithal district (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
  
 90.71%
Sikhism
  
 8.15%
Islam
  
 0.77%
Others
  
 0.37%
Rank Language 1961[6] 1991[7] 2001[8]
1 Hindi 81.00% 89.12% 87.28%
2 Punjabi 18.40% 10.81% 12.43%
3 Urdu — 0.02% 0.07%
— Other 0.60% 0.05% 0.22%

According to the 2011 census Kaithal district has a population of 1,072,861,[9] roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus[10] or the US state of Rhode Island.[11] This gives it a ranking of 423rd in India (out of a total of 640).[9] The district has a population density of 463 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,200/sq mi) .[9] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.39%.[9] Kaithal has a sex ratio of 880 females for every 1000 males,[9] and a literacy rate of 70.6%.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Basic Statistics". Official Website of Kaithal Administration. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "History". Kaithal District.
  3. ↑ "District Wise Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana website. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "History". District Courts.
  5. ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/212-kaithal.html
  6. ↑ http://14.139.60.114:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/955/8/Pathankot%20Tehsil%20(25-46).pdf
  7. ↑ http://esaharyana.gov.in/Data/StateStatisticalAbstract/2010-11(English)/StateAbst10-11/27-95.pdf
  8. ↑ http://esaharyana.gov.in/Data/StateStatisticalAbstract/StatisticalAbstract(2011-12).pdf
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  10. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est.
  11. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-09-30. Rhode Island 1,052,567
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Coordinates: 29°48′00″N 76°23′24″E / 29.80000°N 76.39000°E / 29.80000; 76.39000

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