Ambala district is one of the 21 districts

Districts of Haryana

Haryana a state in the northern region of India and is the nation's seventeenth most populous. The state borders with Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north and Rajasthan to the west and south. The river Yamuna defines its eastern border with Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Haryana also surrounds...

 of Haryana

Haryana

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 state

States and territories of India

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 in India

India

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. Ambala

Ambala

Ambala is a city and a municipal corporation in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India, located on the border of the states of Haryana and Punjab in India. Politically; Ambala has two sub-areas: Ambala Cantt and Ambala City, approximately 3 kilometers apart from each other...

 town is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district has an area of 1568.85 km².

History

In 1764 The Sikhs had there victory over Afghan controlled Sirhind Town area in which they divided the newly annexed areas among themselves, one Sikh chieftain Sardar Meher Singh of Nishanwalia Misl

Misl

Misl generally refers to the twelve sovereign states in the Sikh Confederacy. The states formed a commonwealth that was described by Antoine Polier as an "aristocratic republic"...

 a Gill Jatt who took the all of present day Ambala District. The Sikhs ruled Ambala on until 1823 when the territory lapsed to the British East India Company

British East India Company

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.

The Local Sikh Sardars were given Jagir (land) and made to look after the area to bring peace.

Divisions

The district has two sub-divisions, which is further divided into three tehsils, Ambala sub-division comprises two tehsils, Ambala and Barara and Naraingarh sub-division comprises only one tehsil, Naraingarh.

There are four Vidhan Sabha

Vidhan Sabha

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 constituencies in this district: Naraingarh, Ambala Cantt., Ambala City and Mulana. All of these are part of Ambala Lok Sabha constituency.

Demography

According to the 2011 census

2011 census of India

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 Ambala district has a population

Demographics of India

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 of 1,136,784, roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus

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 or the US state of Rhode Island

Rhode Island

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. This gives it a ranking of 409th in India (out of a total of 640

Districts of India

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). The district has a population density of 722 PD/sqkm . Its population growth rate

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 over the decade 2001-2011 was 12.06 %. Ambala has a sex ratio

Sex ratio

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 of 882 females

Women in India

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 for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate

Literacy in India

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 of 82.9 %.

Education

A number of primary, secondary and higher secondary schools are located in Ambala city, which provide education to the students of the city and the adjoining villages. S.A.Jain Senior Secondary School, S.A. Jain Senior Model School, P.K.R Jain Girls Senior Secondary School are few of the well-known schools. Ambala city has 2 polytechnics providing technical education to the aspiring students.

Industry

Ambala city is home to one of largest scientific instruments and glass industries. It produces microscopes and other instruments used in chemistry laboratories. It also produces rugs, known locally as Durries.there is sgn. college also situated. but system is

List of Sikh Sardars of Ambala District during 19th century

• Sardar Jiwan Singh of Buria, a Jatt
• Sardar Lachman Singh of Shahzadpur, a Sandhu Jatt
• Sardar Davendra Singh of Ghanauli, a Virk Jatt
• Sardar Jawahir Singh of Mustafabad, a Jatt

Cities, towns, villages, and other communities

• Amabala cantt. (city)
• Amabala city (city)
• TEHSIL OF AMBALA

AMBALA,NARAINGARH,BARARA

• FAMOUS VILLAGE IN DISTRICT AMBALA

1-KURALI
2-BADHOULI
3-BADAGAON
4-PATHRERI
5-BAKHTUA
6-BAHRERI KURD
7-BAHRERI KALAN
8-SAHA
9-KALPI
10-SAMHLERI
11-SAMBHALAKA
12-NEHONI
13-MENGLAI
14-CHOTA KHUDA
15-BADA KHUDA
16-KADASAN
17-RAMPUR
18-BEETA
19-JOLLY
20-DEHAR
21-AMBLI
22-TANDWAL
23-MULLANA
24-DOSARKA
25-GHELERI
26-HARYOLI
27-SABKA
28-NAGLA
29-NANHERA
30-BERKHERI
31-KANJALA
32-BUREWALA
33-LAHA
34-PAPOLI
35-TAMNOLI
36-PANJLASA
37-BRAHAMANMAJRA
38-PANJORI
39-AJAMPUR
40-GADOLI
41-BAKARPUR
42-HARBONE
43-NAGAWAN
44-KHANPUR
45-BUKHDI
46-NEKNANWA
47-RAJOULI
48-CHANSOULI
49-BIBIPUR
50-SADAKPUR
51-BANUNDI
52-LOTOON
53-BARSUMAJRA
54-BAROULI
55-MILK
56-HUSSANI
57-FEROZPUR
58-AKBARPUR
59-SAKARPURA
60-NASROULI
61-GOLLA
62-GADEON
63-TALHERI
64-PAREL
65-LALPUR
66-SANDHOKHI
67-PANJETON
68-TASDOLI
69-BICHPADI
70-BHEDO
71-RAMPUR.2
72-TOBA
73-MEHMUDPUR
74-TANDWAL.2
75-MAGGARPURA
76-KODWA KURD
77-MUNNAMAJRA
78-UPLANA
79-KEHRKI-KURD
80-KEHRKI-JATTAN
81-TAPRION
82-KOTLA
83-BARAGARH
84-RAMGARH
85-DHANANA
86-PATVI
87-CHOTIBASI
88-BADIBASI
89-GADHOULI
90-BALLOPUR
91-SONTALI
92-PASYALA
93-AHMEDPUR
94-SYANMAJRA
95-KALAAMB
96-CHOTI RASOR
97-BADA RASOR
98-BILLASPUR
99-WASALPUR
100-JANGU MAJRA
101-JANGUMAJRA.2
102-JIDIWALA
103-NABIPUR
104-PIRMAjri
105-BURJ
106-TANKEMAJRA
107-DAMOLI
108-KODWAKALAN
109-SIRSGARH
110-CHAZZUMAJRA
111-KATHEMAJRA
112-RAUMAJRA
112-KAKKADMAJRA
113-HUSSANI
114-DANOURA
115-BATOURA
116-KHANPUR RAJPUTANNA
117-KHANPUR BRAHAMAN
118-RAJJU MAJRA
119-NAGLA RAJPUTTAN
120-JHADSELLA
121-GOKALGARH
122-PAPLOTHA
123-LAKHNAURA
124-BUDDAKHERA
125-KALALTI(THAKURPURA)
126-BALTI
127-PANJOKHARA
128-BABYAAL
129-BHOO
130-MANGATMAJRA
131-KESRI
132-JWAHARGARH
133-PILAKHANI
134-RAJPURA
135-KHUDDI
136-NARAINGARH MAJRA
137-HEMEMAJRA
138-SUBRI
139-UGALA
140-LAWANA
141-LAWANI
142-SAINI MAJRA(MALI MAJRA)
143-JANGOULI
144-MANGOULI
145-JADOTH
146-JANDALI
147-KHERA
148-KALYANA
149-FATEHPUR
150-DURANA
151-MARDYO
152-NANYOLA
153-PANJOLA
154-NURPUR
155-PANJORA
156-MOHDA
157-MOHDI
158-BRAHAMANMAJRA.2
152-TAPRION.2
153-BARNALA
154-GARNALA
155-DERA
156-HAMIDPUR
157-SAHAZADPUR(UPTEHSIL)
158-ANDHERI
159-KALRERI
160-GANESHPUR
161-SHERPUR
162-GOLLI
163-TUNDLA
164-THANACHAPPAR
165-BINJALPUR
166-DANOURA.2
167-DANOURI
168-SABBAPUR
169-KULADPUR
170-ROLLA

External links

• Ambala district official website