Yamunanagar district
Yamunanagar district | |
|---|---|
Location in Haryana | |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| Headquarters | Yamunanagar |
| Tehsils | Jagadhri, Chhachhrauli, Bilaspur |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Ambala (shared with Ambala district), Kurukshetra (shared with Kurukshetra district) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,756 km2 (678 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,214,205 |
| • Density | 691.5/km2 (1,791/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Sex ratio | 862 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Regional | |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | yamunanagar |
Yamunanagar district is one of the 22 districts of the Indian state of Haryana. The district came into existence on 1 November 1989 and occupies an area of 1,756 square kilometres (678 mi2). 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. The capital of First Sikh Empire of Baba Banda Singh Bahudur in Lohgarh Fort and his first victories in towns of Sadhaura and Mustafabad are located in this District. Yamunanagar district's Kalesar, which is a hilly part of the district, is bordered with Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh, also home to Kalesar National Park is part of the Mahasu region culturally.