Naraingarh

Population

Naraingarh is a Tehsil located in Ambala district of Haryana. It is one of 3 Tehsils of Ambala district. There are 170 villages and 2 towns in Naraingarh Tehsil.

As per the Census India 2011, Naraingarh Tehsil has 42,818 households, population of 2,28,747 of which 1,21,055 are males and 1,07,692 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 27,306 which is 11.94% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Naraingarh Tehsil is around 890 compared to 879 which is average of Haryana state. The literacy rate of Naraingarh Tehsil is 68.43% out of which 73.71% males are literate and 62.48% females are literate. The total area of Naraingarh is 481.06 sq.km with a population density of 476 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 86.46% of the population lives in rural area and 13.54% lives in urban areas. There are 28.58% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0 Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Naraingarh Tehsil.

Religion

Hinduism is the prominent religion of Narayangarh followed by 89.36% of the population. Sikhism is the second most popular religion in the city followed 8.31% of the people. In Naraingarh Islam is followed by 1.82%. Minorities are Christians 0.21%, Jains 0.18%, those that didn't state a religion are 0.12%, and others are 0.0%.

Languages

Hindi is the sole official language of Naraingarh. The majority of the population speaks Pwadhi (85%) while Hindi is spoken by 10%.^[2] Government schools use English, Hindi textbooks.

Location

Naraingarh is located near the foothills of the Sivalik range of the Himalayas in northwest India. It covers an area of approximately 481 km².^[3] It shares its borders with the states of Himachal Pradesh. The exact cartographic co-ordinates of Narayangarh are 30°28′N 77°08′E / 30.47°N 77.13°E / 30.47; 77.13.It has an average elevation of 325 metres (1065 ft).

The city, lying in the northern plains, has vast fertile and flat land. It has portions of Bhabar in the north east and Terai in rest of the area.

Climate

Naraingarh has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa) characterised by a seasonal rhythm: very hot summers, mild winters, unreliable rainfall and great variation in temperature (−1 °C to 46 °C OR 30.2 °F to 114 °F). The city also receives occasional winter rains from the Western Disturbance originating over the Mediterranean Sea.

The western disturbances usually brings rain predominantly from mid-December till end of April which can be heavier sometimes with strong winds and hails if the weather turns colder (during March–April months) which usually proves disastrous to the crops. Cold winds usually tend to come from the north near Shimla, capital of Himachal Pradesh and from the state of Jammu and Kashmir, both of which receive their share of snowfall during wintertime.

The city experiences the following seasons and the respective average temperatures:

• Spring: The climate remains the most enjoyable part of the year during the spring season (from February-end to early-April). Temperatures vary between (max) 13 °C to 20 °C and (min) 5 °C to 12 °C.
• Autumn: In autumn (from September-end to mid November.), the temperature may rise to a maximum of 30 °C. Temperatures usually remain between 10° to 22° in autumn. The minimum temperature is around 6 °C.
• Summer: The temperature in summer (from Mid-April to June-end) may rise to 44 °C. The temperatures might sometime rise to 44 °C in mid-June. Temperatures generally vary between 40 and 42 °C.
• Monsoon: During monsoon (from early-July to mid-September), Naraingarh receives moderate to heavy rainfall and sometimes heavy to very heavy rainfall (generally during the month of August or September). Usually, the rain bearing monsoon winds blow from south-west/south-east. Mostly, the city receives heavy rain from south (which is mainly a persistent rain) but it generally receives most of its rain during monsoon either from North-west or North-east. Maximum amount of rain received by the city of Naraingarh during monsoon season is 195.5 mm in a single day.
• Winter: Winters (November-end to February-end) are mild but it can sometimes get quite chilly in Naraingarh. Average temperatures in the winter remain at (max) 5 °C to 14 °C and (min) -1 °C to 5 °C. Rain usually comes from the west during winters and it is usually a persistent rain for 2–3 days with sometimes hailstorms. The city witnessed bone-numbing chill as the maximum temperature on Monday, 7 January 2013 plunged to a 30-year low to settle at 6.1 degrees Celsius.

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