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| Karnal | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan City | |
 Cantonment Church Tower of Karnal | |
| Coordinates: 29°41′N 76°59′E / 29.69°N 76.98°ECoordinates: 29°41′N 76°59′E / 29.69°N 76.98°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Karnal district |
| Region | North India |
| Named for | Karna |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal Corporation Karnal |
| • Mayor | Renu Bala Gupta |
| • Member of Parliament | Ashwini Chopra |
| • MLA, Chief Minister | Manohar Lal Khattar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,520 km2 (970 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 286,827[1] |
| • Density | 598/km2 (1,550/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi , Punjabi, English |
| • Regional | Haryanvi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 132001 |
| Vehicle registration | HR 05 |
| literacy rate | 75.03%[1] |
| Sex ratio | 996/1000 Female/Male |
| Website | karnal |
Karnal (
pronunciation (help·info)or the Rice Bowl of India) is a city located in National Capital Region and the headquarters of Karnal District in the Indian state of Haryana.
Karnal is said to have been founded by Karna, a key figure in the epic Mahabharata fame, who died at the hands of his half-brother and archrival, Arjuna.[2]
It was a place of refuge for British survivors of the 1857 Uprising in Delhi.
Education
- St. Theresa's Convent Sr. Sec. School [3]
- Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College[4]
- Maharana Pratap Horticultural University [5]
- University of Health Sciences, Karnal
- Sainik School, Kunjpura
- Dyal Singh College, Karnal
- Delhi Public School, Karnal[6]
Smart City
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Karnal has been ranked 65th (1st in Haryana) among 434 cities in the list of cleanest cities of India under Swachh Survekshan 2017.[7]
Karnal was selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission.[8]
People from Karnal
- Kalpana Chawla, first Indo-American woman astronaut. In 2003, Chawla was one of the seven crew members that died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster[9]
- Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan, first Prime Minister of Pakistan.
- Dinesh Kaushik, Member of Legislative Assembly, Pundri.
References
- ^ a b "Karnal (M Cl)". censusindia.gov.in. Government of India. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ Karnal. "Karnal". District of Karnal. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ [1], official website.
- ^ [2], official website.
- ^ Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal, official website.
- ^ [3], official website.
- ^ "Karnal cleanest in Haryana".
- ^ "Karnal to be developed as smart city".
- ^ "Only 98 cities instead of 100 announced: All questions answered about the smart cities project". 28 August 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karnal. |
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Karnal. |
