Karnal District

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Karnal (Hindi: करनाल) is a district of Haryana.

One of the oldest district of Haryana state, since the inception of Haryana as a State on 1st November 1966. Kurukshetra, Kaithal & Panipat were part of Karnal District before getting status of separate districts. It was also a district in the erstwhile Punjab State.

The city of Karnal, said to have been founded by Raja Karna, of the Mahabharta fame, spring into prominence in 1739 when Nadir Shah defeated Muhammad Shah at Karnal. Raja Gopal Singh of Jind seized Karnal in 1863, and the Marhattas established themselves at Karnal in 1785. Skirmishes however, followed between the Marhattas and the Sikhs. In 1795 the Marhattas finally wrested it from Raja Bhag Singh of Jind and made it over to the George Thomas, who took part in the fight. Meanwhile Raja Gurdit Singh of Ladwa obtained possession of Karnal. It was captured by the British in 1805 and made over to Muhamdi Khan (Mandal). Karnal, on being formed into a British cantonment, the fort which had been built by Raja Gajpat singh of Jind, was taken over by the British and converted into a residence for Dost Mohd. Khan Amir of Kabul. The fort was used as a jail,as quarters for native cavalry and as poor house. In 1862, it was made over to the Education Department, when the district school was moved into it from the city.

LOCATION

Karnal is important city on Delhi Ambala Rail Line & Sher Shah Suri Marg (G.T.Road), connected with all important places in the country. It is 123 Kilometer from Delhi & 130 Kilometer from Chandigarh.

Karnal District lies on the western Bank of river Yamuna which once flows about 11 Kilometer. to the east forming eastern boundary of the district. The river Yamuna separates Haryana from Utter Pardesh. The Karnal Distt. including Panipat lies between 29'09'50" and 29'50' North latitude and 76 31' 15" and 77 12'45" East longitude, its height from sea level is between 235 and 252 meters. The Karnal Distt. is surrounded by Kurukshetra District on its north-west, jind & Kaithal Distt. on its west, Panipat Distt. on its south and Utter Pradesh on east.

GEOGRAPHICAL / PHYSICAL ASPECTS

Yamuna River forms eastern boundary of the district and flows from north to south. The district is a part of the Ganga-Sindus (Indo-Gangestic) plains and has a well spread net work of western Yamuna canal. Its geographical area has been divided in to three agroclimatic regions, Khadar, Bhangar and Nardak belt. Khadar starts from Indri-Karnal road one mile away from Karnal covering the area in between Yamuna river and National Highway Road No.1 upto Patti-Kalyana village. Bhangar area starts from west of Khadar area covering Gharaunda, development block. The nardak area lies in Nissing, Nilokheri and Assandh development block. However, its water is saline and not fit for irrigation.

Central Government Offices & Institutes in Karnal District

http://www.cssri.nic.in ==> Central Soil Salinity Research Institute

http://karnal.nic.in/res_ndri.asp ==> National Dairy Research Institute

http://www.icar.org.in/ ==> National Bureau of Animal Genetics Resources

http://www.icar.org.in/dwr/dwrmain.htm ==> Directorate of Wheat Research

http://karnal.nic.in/res_sbirc.asp ==> Sugarcane Breeding Institute

http://karnal.nic.in/wel_epfo.asp ==> Provident Fund Organisation

http://www.sisiharyana.gov.in/ ==> Small Industries Services Institute

	State of Haryana Haryana Topics | History | Politics
Capital	Chandigarh
Districts	Ambala | Bhiwani | Faridabad | Fatehabad | Gurgaon | Hisar | Jhajjar | Jind | Kaithal | Karnal | Kurukshetra | Mahendragarh | Mewat | Panchkula | Panipat | Rewari | Rohtak | Sirsa | Sonipat | Yamuna Nagar
Tourist Places	Agroha | Badkhal Lake | Kalka | Karna Lake | Kurukshetra | Morni Hills | Pinjore | Sultanpur Lake Bird Sanctuary | Surajkund | Tilyar Lake
Famous People	Kalpana Chawla | Kapil Dev | Lala Lajpat Rai | Seth Chhaju Ram | Sir Chhotu Ram | Rao Tula Ram | Mallika Sherawat | Colonel Hoshiar Singh
Chief Ministers	Om Prakash Chautala | Banarsi Das Gupta | Bhupinder Singh Hooda | Bansi Lal | Bhajan Lal | Devi Lal | Birender Singh | Hukam Singh