Ambala district is one of the 23 districts of Haryana state in the country of India with Ambala town serving as the administrative headquarters of the district. District Ambala lies on the North-Eastern edge of Haryana and borders Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Ambala district is a part of Ambala Division.

History

Ambala district was gradually annexed by the British in several stages, with different parts coming under their control over time.

In 1809, the Cis-Sutlej States came under the protection of the British By Treaty of Amritsar. At that time, the estate of Ambala was governed by Daya Kaur, the widow of Sardar Gurbakhsh Singh, who had died in 1783.

In 1808, Daya Kaur was briefly removed from control by Ranjit Singh, but she was reinstated by General Ochterlony. When she died in 1823, the estate came under British administration, and Ambala was designated as the residence of the Political Agent overseeing the Cis-Sutlej States.Page No. 67, 1883-84 Ambala District Gazeters while its Jagadhari area was annexed later, in 1829 from its sardar.Source: Page no. 334 - 1908 Imperial-Gazetteer-Of-India-Provincial-Series-Punjab-Vol. I Until First Anglo-Sikh War whole district came under direct control of British company. in 1849 District transfer to Punjab Province along with Cis-Sutlej states. Gurudwara Manji Sahib Baoli, on NH-44 In Ambala, was built by the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Singh. See also stepwells of Haryana.

Divisions

This district falls under the Ambala Lok Sabha constituency, which is a reserved for the Scheduled Caste candidates only. This district also has four Vidhan Sabha constituencies, all of which are part of Ambala Lok Sabha constituency. Those are Ambala City, Ambala Cantt, Mulana and Naraingarh.

Administration of this district falls under the Ambala division and law and order falls under the Ambala Police Range. The district administration has two sub-divisions, Ambala and Naraingarh. District is further subdivided into 4 community development blocks and 7 revenue tehsils. Community development blocks are Ambala, Ambala Cantt, Barara and Naraingarh. Tehsils are Ambala, Ambala Cantt, Barara, Mullana, Saha, Shahzadpur and Naraingarh.Admin setup of Ambala.

Economy Located in the Indo-Gangetic Plain, the land is generally fertile and conducive to agriculture. However, primary sector contributes much lesser to the economy of the district than it does to the economy of Haryana. Small scale industries form the bulk of the industrial landscape in the district. It is one of the largest producers of scientific and surgical instruments in the country and home to a large number of scientific instrument manufacturers due to which it is also referred as Science City.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Ambala district had a population of 1,128,350 roughly equal to the nation of Cyprus or the US state of Rhode Island. It ranks 410th (out of a total of 640) in India in terms of population. The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 11.23%. Ambala had a sex ratio of 885 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 81.75%. Scheduled Castes make up 26.25% of the population.

Religion + Religion in Ambala districtReligiousgroup2011 Hinduism 955,096 Sikhism 138,202 Islam 22,143 Christianity 3,705 Others 9,204 Total Population1,128,350

Population trends for major religious groups in Ambala district (1941–1961, 2001–2011)Note, Ambala district has gone through numerous boundary changes since 1941. Religiousgroup Population % 1941 Population % 1951 Population % 1961 Population % 2001 Population % 2011 Hinduism 48.68% 72.20% 71.45% 84.40% 84.65% Islam 31.73% 2.40% — 1.70% 1.96% Sikhism 18.47% 24.60% 24.83% 13.06% 12.25% Christianity 0.72% — — 0.28% 0.33% Jainism 0.36% — — 0.52% 0.43% Buddhism 0.02% — — 0.02% 0.03% Other / No religion 0.04% 0.8% 3.73% 0.01% 0.35% + Religious groups in Ambala District (British Punjab province era)Religiousgroup1881189119011911192119311941 Hinduism 689,612 630,857 510,105 380,592 370,125 346,809 412,658 Islam 304,123 300,856 240,710 205,203 205,750 230,837 268,999 Sikhism 68,442 93,679 58,073 94,471 97,614 155,555 156,543 Christianity 3,773 5,204 4,362 7,483 5,679 7,141 6,065 Jainism 1,307 2,823 2,614 2,187 2,272 2,550 3,065 Zoroastrianism 6 7 14 34 30 2 48 Buddhism 0 0 0 0 5 6 146 Judaism 0 2 0 1 2 4 Others 0 1 0 0 1 0 217 Total population 1,067,263 1,033,427 815,880 689,970 681,477 742,902 847,745 + Religion in the Tehsils of Ambala District (1921)TehsilHinduism Islam Sikhism Christianity Jainism OthersTotal Ambala Tehsil 105,591 66,681 11,777 2,582 1,260 35 187,926 Kharar Tehsil 68,950 29,977 41,844 1,884 239 0 142,894 Jagadhri Tehsil 83,749 38,874 3,683 160 237 1 126,704 Naraingargh Tehsil 73,201 31,384 2,610 257 346 0 107,798 Rupar Tehsil 38,634 38,834 37,700 797 190 0 116,155 + Religion in the Tehsils of Ambala District (1941)TehsilHinduism Islam Sikhism Christianity Jainism OthersTotal Ambala Tehsil 122,627 90,637 18,504 1,341 1,894 1,028 236,031 Kharar Tehsil 63,817 39,156 68,508 1,184 317 532 173,514 Jagadhri Tehsil 102,825 47,856 4,154 669 241 28 155,773 Naraingargh Tehsil 88,490 38,950 3,530 247 281 0 131,498 Rupar Tehsil 34,899 52,400 61,847 1,451 332 0 150,929

Languages

Hindi (In Devanagri Script) is the official languages and thus used for official communication. At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 84.57% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 10.95% Punjabi and 2.72% Haryanvi as their first language.

Language1911192119311961199120012011. Hindi 3.50% 5.45% — 66.72% 87.87% 85.26%84.57% Punjabi 35.71% 40.91% 36.12% 30.48% 10.93% 13.15%10.96% Urdu — 53.05% — — 0.19% 0.11%0.11% Hindustani 56.39% — 60.58% — — —— Pahadi 3.10% 0.07% 2.62% 0.23% — ——Haryanvi——————2.72% Other 1.30% 0.52% 0.62% ~2.57% 1.00% 1.48%1.64

Cities, towns, villages, and other communities

Ambala (city) Ambala Cantonment (city) Shahzadpur (town) Naraingarh (city) Kurali Harbon Barara (town) Saha Badhauli (village) Mullana (town) Kardhan (urban village) Sountli (village)

Notable people

Abdullah Sahib, a Gilgit Agency Governor

References

External links

Ambala district official website