Kurukshetra is one of district of Haryana in India. There are 3 Tehsils, 415 villages and 5 towns in Kurukshetra district.
As per the Census India 2011, Kurukshetra district has 188143 households, population of 964655 of which 510976 are males and 453679 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 116957 which is 12.12% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kurukshetra district is around
888 compared to
879 which is average of Haryana state. The literacy rate of Kurukshetra district is 67.06% out of which 72.57% males are literate and 60.85% females are literate. The total area of Kurukshetra is 1530 sq.km with population density of 630 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 71.05% of population lives in Urban area and 28.95% lives in Rural area. There are 22.3% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kurukshetra district.
Kurukshetra Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 964655 | 100% |
| Hindu | 805175 | 83.47% |
| Sikh | 140395 | 14.55% |
| Muslim | 15970 | 1.66% |
| Christian | 1943 | 0.2% |
| Religion not stated | 477 | 0.05% |
| Jain | 375 | 0.04% |
| Buddhist | 214 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 106 | 0.01% |
Kurukshetra Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 74.37 | 1455.63 |
| Number of households | 57319 | 130824 |
| Total Population | 279225 | 685430 |
| Population (%) | 53.7% | 47.33% |
| Male Population | 149956 | 361020 |
| Female Population | 129269 | 324410 |
| Sex Ratio | 862 | 899 |
| Literacy (%) | 74.93% | 63.85% |
List of Tehsils in Kurukshetra
Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Kurukshetra district, Haryana
| Tehsil | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Thanesar | 579172 | 801 | 723 | 882 |
| Pehowa | 255307 | 547.58 | 466 | 904 |
| Shahbad | 130176 | 181.43 | 718 | 881 |
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