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 292084 households, population of 1505324 of which 797712 are males and 707612 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 196610 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 2520 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
Total1505324100%
Hindu134100289.08%
Sikh1262078.38%
Muslim316502.1%
Religion not stated23190.15%
Christian20490.14%
Jain15160.1%
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)68.952451.05
Number of households93490198594
Total Population4548101050514
Population (%)52.9%46.97%
Male Population240602557110
Female Population214208493404
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
Karnal714328830.39860885
Assandh233204487.59478885
Nilokheri207101395.66523893
Gharaunda188098444.46423887
Indri162593361.90449893

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Karnal Population Facts

Number of Households292084
Population1505324
Male Population797712 (52.99%)
Female Population707612 (47.01%)
Children Population196610
Area2520 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