Naraingarh

Naraingarh
city
Naraingarh Location in Haryana, India
Coordinates: 30°29′00″N 77°09′00″E / 30.48333°N 77.15000°E / 30.48333; 77.15000Coordinates: 30°29′00″N 77°09′00″E / 30.48333°N 77.15000°E / 30.48333; 77.15000
Country	India
State	Haryana
District	Ambala
Population (2001)
• Total	18,209
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	134203
Telephone code	91 1734
Sex ratio	1.12 ♂/♀

Naraingarh (also: Narayangarh) is a city and a municipal committee in the Ambala district of the Indian state of Haryana. It is approximately 36 km from Ambala Cantt and 55 km from Chandigarh.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census,^[1] Naraingarh had a population of 18,209, 53% of whom are male, and 47% female. Naraingarh has an average literacy rate of 73%, compared to the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 68%. In Naraingarh, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. ^{[citation needed]}

History

Naraingarh is the headquarters of one of Ambala's subdistricts. It was founded by the King of Sirmor Himachal Pradesh, Raja Laxmi Narayan.^{[citation needed]} After the decline of the Mughal empire, the king of Sirmor built a palace in Kulshan and named it Naraingarh.^{[citation needed]}.

Education

There are a number of highschools in Naraingarh, providing both English and Hindi education. Among these are the Government Senior Secondary School (which has both a boys only and a girls only faculty) and the Blue Bells Sr. Sec., DAV Public Sr. Sec. and Shivalik International schools (which all provide English education). The Geeta Senior Secondary School provides classes in both Hindi and English.

There are also several colleges in Naraingarh, such as the Government College, the ICL College of Engineering & Technology and the E-max College of Engineering and Technology.

References

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