Karnal District Population, Haryana - Census India 2011

Karnal is one of district of Haryana in India. There are 5 Tehsils, 434 villages and 9 towns in Karnal district.

As per the Census India 2011, Karnal district has 292,084 households, population of 1,505,324 of which 797,712 are males and 707,612 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 196,610 which is 13.06% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Karnal district is around 887 compared to 879 which is average of Haryana state. The literacy rate of Karnal district is 64.97% out of which 70.77% males are literate and 58.44% females are literate. The total area of Karnal is 2,520 sq.km with population density of 597 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 69.79% of population lives in Urban area and 30.21% lives in Rural area. There are 22.56% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Karnal district.

Karnal Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total1,505,324100%
Hindu1,341,00289.08%
Sikh126,2078.38%
Muslim31,6502.1%
Religion not stated2,3190.15%
Christian2,0490.14%
Jain1,5160.1%
Buddhist5320.04%
Other religions and persuasions490%

Karnal Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)692,451
Number of households93,490198,594
Total Population454,8101,050,514
Population (%)52.9%46.97%
Male Population240,602557,110
Female Population214,208493,404
Sex Ratio890886
Literacy (%)72.59%61.67%

List of Tehsils in Karnal

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Karnal district, Haryana
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Karnal714,328830860885
Assandh233,204488478885
Nilokheri207,101396523893
Gharaunda188,098444423887
Indri162,593362449893

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Karnal Population Facts

Number of Households292,084
Population1,505,324
Male Population797,712 (52.99%)
Female Population707,612 (47.01%)
Children Population196,610
Area2,520 km2
Population density/km2597
Sex-ratio887
Literacy64.97%
Male Literacy70.77%
Female Literacy58.44%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %0
Scheduled Caste (SC) %22.56%

Map of Karnal, Haryana