Karnal

Karnal (pronunciation  is a city part of the National Capital Region (NCR) and located in the state of Haryana, India and is the administrative headquarters of Karnal District. It was used by East India Company army as a refuge during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Delhi. The Battle of Karnal between Nader Shah of Persia and the Mughal Empire took place in this city on 1739.

For other uses, see Karnal (disambiguation).

Karnal
Metropolitan City
Cantonment Church Tower, Karna lake, Streets of Karnal
Karnal
Location in Haryana, India
Karnal
Karnal (India)
Coordinates: 29.686°N 76.989°E / 29.686; 76.989
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictKarnal district
RegionNorth India
Named forKarna
Government
 • BodyMunicipal Corporation Karnal
 • MayorRenu Bala Gupta
 • Member of ParliamentSanjay Bhatia
Population
 (2011)
 • Total286,827[1]
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Punjabi, English
 • RegionalPunjabi, Haryanvi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
132001
Vehicle registrationHR-05
literacy rate84.60%[1]
Sex ratio996/1000 Female/Male
Websitekarnal.gov.in

Climate
Climate data for Karnal (1981–2010, extremes 1949–2012)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 31.2
(88.2)		 33.2
(91.8)		 37.5
(99.5)		 45.2
(113.4)		 46.0
(114.8)		 45.6
(114.1)		 43.9
(111.0)		 42.0
(107.6)		 38.3
(100.9)		 39.3
(102.7)		 34.4
(93.9)		 28.5
(83.3)		 46.0
(114.8)
Average high °C (°F) 19.1
(66.4)		 22.4
(72.3)		 27.7
(81.9)		 35.3
(95.5)		 38.3
(100.9)		 37.9
(100.2)		 33.9
(93.0)		 32.8
(91.0)		 32.5
(90.5)		 31.7
(89.1)		 27.4
(81.3)		 21.8
(71.2)		 30.1
(86.2)
Average low °C (°F) 7.1
(44.8)		 9.4
(48.9)		 13.5
(56.3)		 18.8
(65.8)		 23.3
(73.9)		 25.5
(77.9)		 25.6
(78.1)		 25.1
(77.2)		 23.2
(73.8)		 17.4
(63.3)		 12.0
(53.6)		 8.0
(46.4)		 17.4
(63.3)
Record low °C (°F) −0.3
(31.5)		 0.6
(33.1)		 3.5
(38.3)		 9.0
(48.2)		 14.5
(58.1)		 18.0
(64.4)		 16.0
(60.8)		 18.4
(65.1)		 16.0
(60.8)		 9.4
(48.9)		 3.0
(37.4)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 −0.4
(31.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 26.7
(1.05)		 24.8
(0.98)		 17.8
(0.70)		 8.4
(0.33)		 24.2
(0.95)		 65.7
(2.59)		 171.8
(6.76)		 157.5
(6.20)		 115.9
(4.56)		 3.5
(0.14)		 1.9
(0.07)		 9.0
(0.35)		 627.1
(24.69)
Average rainy days 1.5 1.8 1.6 0.9 1.6 3.9 7.9 7.8 4.7 0.2 0.4 0.8 33.2
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) 64 58 51 31 33 44 67 73 68 54 53 60 55
Source: India Meteorological Department[9][10]

Education

Smart City
Karnal railway station

Karnal was ranked 24th (1st in Haryana) among 4000+ cities in the list of Indian cleanest cities of India under Swachh Survekshan 2019.[16]

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.[17]

Famous 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[18]
  • Mool Chand Jain, Indian Independence leader
  • Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan, first Prime Minister of Pakistan.[19]
  • Anish Bhanwala is an Indian Shooter. He is from Karnal Haryana who competes in the 25 meter rapid fire pistol, 25 meter pistol, and 25 meter standard pistol events.[20]
  • Navdeep Saini, Indian cricketer
  • Sh. Manohar Lal Khatter Present and Former Chief Minister of Haryana, Who win two times from Karnal Legislative Assembly Election in 2014 and 2019.

References
  1. "Karnal (M Cl)". censusindia.gov.in. Government of India. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  2. King Karna returns to his land — Karnal. Mythology inspires ambitions, a larger-than-life portrayal of past events in order to add awe, plus a few nickels to the government kitty by way of tourism.
  3. D. C. Ganguly (1981). "Western India in the Sixth Century A.D.". In R. C. Majumdar (ed.). A Comprehensive History of India. 3, Part I: A.D. 300-985. Indian History Congress / People's Publishing House. OCLC 34008529.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  4. H. A. Phadke (1990). Haryana, Ancient and Medieval. Harman. ISBN 978-81-85151-34-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  5. R. B. Singh (1964). History of the Chāhamānas. N. Kishore. OCLC 11038728.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  6. Axworthy, Michael (2009)
  7. D. C. Miglani (1993). Politics and Rural Power Struggle: Emerging Trends. Deep and Deep Publications. ISBN 81-7100-578-0.
  8. "Babu Mool Chand Jain Comprehensive Archives".
  9. "Station: Karnal Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 395–396. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  10. "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M65. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  11. , official website.
  12. , official website.
  13. Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal, official website.
  14. , official website.
  15. pratap, publicschool. "Pratap Public School Karnal". pratappublicschool.com.
  16. "Cleanliness survey: Karnal city needs toilets to improve rank". The Tribune. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  17. "Karnal to be developed as smart city".
  18. "Only 98 cities instead of 100 announced: All questions answered about the smart cities project". 28 August 2015.
  19. "63th death anniversary of Liaquat Ali Khan being observed today". The News Teller.
  20. India, Press Trust of (26 March 2018). "Anish wins India's third individual gold in Jr. World Cup". Business Standard India.
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