Kurukshetra is a district in Haryana State of India. It has a total of 3 Tehsils in this district. The district has an total area of 1,530 sq km. There are 5 towns and 415 villages in this district.
As per census Kurukshetra District has a population of 964,655 in 2011 out of which 510,976 are male and 453,679 are female. Population of Kurukshetra District in 2020/2021 is 1,036,329(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 646,893 out of 370,828 are male and 276,065 are female. People living in Kurukshetra District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 336,780 out of which men are 268,556 and women are 68,224. Total 64,853 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 61,557 are cultivated by men and 3,296 are women. 61,286 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 49,612 and 11,674 are women. Kurukshetra District sex ratio is 888 females per 1000 of males. Next Kurukshetra District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 1,530 sq km., 74 sq km is urban and 1456 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 1,070,768 in the district, 279,225 are in urban area and 685,430 are in rural area. 57,319 households are in urban, 130,824 are in rural area. 209,222 literate people are in urban, 437,671 are in rural area.
Geography of Kurukshetra
Languages spoken are Hindi, Punjabi
| Tehsils | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shahbad | 167,766 | 88,836 | 78,930 | 32,096 |
| Pehowa | 159,668 | 83,646 | 76,022 | 30,935 |
| Babain | 62,177 | 32,695 | 29,482 | 11,584 |
| Thanesar | 221,448 | 116,704 | 104,744 | 42,369 |
| Ladwa | 88,097 | 46,446 | 41,651 | 16,592 |