Kaithal district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Kaithal. For the historical state, see Kaithal State.

District of Haryana in India

Kaithal district

District of Haryana

Brick Temple in Kalayat

Location in Haryana

Country| India
State| Haryana
Division| Karnal
Established| 1 November 1989
Headquarters| Kaithal
Tehsils| 1. Kaithal, 2. Guhla, 3. Pundri, 4. Kalayat
Area

• Total

| 2,317 km2 (895 sq mi)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 1,074,304
• Density| 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Urban

| 19.39
Demographics

• Sex ratio| 880 (2011 census)
Time zone| UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways| NH-152[1]
Average annual precipitation| 563 mm
Lok Sabha constituencies| Kurukshetra (shared with Kurukshetra and Yamuna Nagar districts)
Vidhan Sabha constituencies| 4
Website| kaithal.gov.in

Kaithal district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana, a state in northern India. Kaithal town is the district headquarters.

## History

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This district came into existence on 1 November 1989.

### Theh Polar archaeological site

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See also: 48 kos parikrama

Theh Polar, the ancient site from the vedic period of mahabharta, is located on the banks of Saraswati river 10 km north of Kaithal on Kaithal-Siwan road. Pulastya rishi \- one of the ten Prajapati and one of the mind-born sons of Brahma[2] and also an ancestor of Ravana, had his ashram here. The name Theh Polar is composite of Polar \- corrupted version of rishi Pulastya and Theh meaning the ruined mound of an earlier habitation. The archaeological cultural artifacts found here in the partial excavation provide the evidence that this site has been inhabited for at least 3000 years since the beginning of 1st millennium BC up to the early Mughal period.[3]

There are 3 large archaeological mounds, 2 are 480x635x15.5 ft and third is 779x690x10 ft. In 1933-34, these mounds were partially excavated by H.L. Srivastava who found 465 artifacts including coins, clay seals, beads, pottery, copper vessels, etc. Earlier era punch-marked silver coins have symbols of sun, six-armed Sahasrara chakra, hills with 3 peaks. Coins of Yaudheya (5th century BCE to 4th century CD), Indo-Parthian (19-226 CE), Kushan Empire (30-375 CE), Kidara (350-390 CE), Indo-Sassanian (230-365 CE), Hindu Shahis (822-1026 CE) coins of the bull and horseman, early Mughal period copper and silver coins.[3] The archaeological mounds at Theh Polar, 48.31 acre in size, were excavated on very small scale in 1930s, 1960, and 2013 respective, with earlier layer likely dating back to 1500-900 BCE. 1960 excavation found Painted Grey Ware culture (PGW) associated with mahabharta era. 2013 excavation found pottery, including flowerpots, toys and bricks, from Kushan Empire (1st century CE) era.[4]

Mounds are owned and designated as protected site by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), but highly encroached by the villagers, and efforts are on at least since 2007 to have those vacated but with no success, the site does not even have a fence.[4]

## Administrative divisions

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Kaithal district comprises four tehsils: Kaithal, Guhla, Pundri and Kalayat; and the three sub-tehsils of Rajaund, Dhand and Siwan.[5][6] The four Haryana Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in this district are Guhla, Kalayat, Kaithal and Pundri.[7] All of these are part of Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency.

## Demographics

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1951| 227,168| —
1961| 334,804| +3.95%
1971| 461,897| +3.27%
1981| 646,566| +3.42%
1991| 781,814| +1.92%
2001| 946,131| +1.93%
2011| 1,074,304| +1.28%
source:[8]

Religion in Kaithal district (2011)[9]

Religion |  | Percent
Hinduism |

| 90.71%
Sikhism |

| 8.15%
Islam |

| 0.77%
Other or not stated |

| 0.37%

Languages of Kaithal district (2011)[10]

1. Haryanvi (61.85%)
2. Hindi (26.48%)
3. Punjabi (10.42%)
4. Others (1.25%)

According to the 2011 census Kaithal district has a population of 1,074,304,[11] roughly more than the nation of Cyprus[12] or the US state of Rhode Island.[13] This gives it a ranking of 423rd in India (out of a total of 640).[11] The district has a population density of 463 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,200/sq mi) .[11] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 13.39%.[11] Kaithal has a sex ratio of 880 females for every 1000 males,[11] and a literacy rate of 70.6%. Scheduled Castes make up 23.04% of the population.[11]

### Languages

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At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 61.85% of the population in the district spoke Haryanvi, 26.48% Hindi and 10.42% Punjabi as their first language.[10]

## See also

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* Administrative divisions of Haryana
* Kaithal State

## References

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1. ^ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
2. ^ Kisari Mohan Ganguli (1883 - 1896). "The Mahabharata". Sacred texts.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. ^ a b Monuments & Sites in Haryana, Archaeological Survey Of India, page 34-35.
4. ^ a b हरियाणा के थेह पोलर गांव की ASI से लड़ाई, इस बार महाभारत काल की खुदाई लगी है दांव पर, The Print, 19 Jun 2025.
5. ^ "Basic Statistics". Official Website of Kaithal Administration. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
6. ^ "History". Kaithal District. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018.
7. ^ "District Wise Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
8. ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
9. ^ "Table C-01 Population by Religion: Haryana". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
10. ^ a b "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Haryana". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India..
11. ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
12. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. "Cyprus 1,120,489 July 2011 est."
13. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011. "Rhode Island 1,052,567"

## External links

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* Kaithal district, official website

Places adjacent to Kaithal district

| Patiala district, Punjab |  | Kurukshetra district

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State of Haryana

Capital: Chandigarh

Topics|

* Divisions of Haryana
* Outline
* History
* Tourism
* Geography
* Politics
* Government
* Governors
* Economy
* Sports

Districts and
divisions|

| Ambala division|

* Ambala
* Kurukshetra
* Panchkula
* Yamunanagar

|

Faridabad division|

* Faridabad
* Nuh
* Palwal

Gurgaon division|

* Gurgaon
* Mahendragarh
* Rewari

Hisar division|

* Fatehabad
* Hisar
* Jind
* Sirsa

Karnal division|

* Kaithal
* Karnal
* Panipat

Rohtak division|

* Bhiwani
* Charkhi Dadri
* Jhajjar
* Rohtak
* Sonipat

Major cities|

* Faridabad
* Gurgaon
* Panipat
* Yamunanagar
* Rohtak
* Hisar
* Karnal
* Sonipat
* Panchkula
* Bhiwani
* Sirsa
* Bahadurgarh
* Jind
* Kurukshetra
* Kaithal
* Rewari
* Palwal
* Charkhi Dadri

Culture|

* Haryanvi culture
* Cinema

List of films, Chandrawal, Jagat Jakhar)

* Music
* Folk dance
* Saang)
* Haryanvi language
* Ahirwati
* Bagri
* Braj Bhasha
* Bangru
* Deshwali
* Khadar
* Loarki
* Mewati
* Pahari)
* Haryanvi people

Economy|

* Power stations and power organisations

Places of interest

Sarasvati civilization
(Indus Valley Civilisation)|

* Adi Badri
* Balu, Kaithal
* Banawali
* Bhirrana
* Farmana
* Jognakhera
* Kanwari
* Kunal
* Lohari Ragho
* Mitathal
* Rakhigarhi
* Siswal
* Sothi

Archaeological|

* National monuments
* State monuments

Baoli (Stepwells)s|

* Kaithal (Bhai ki Baoli)
* Fatehabad (Rania,_Sirsa#History"Rania)
* Gurgaon (Akhara Baoli, Badshahpur Baoli, Dhumaspur Baoli)
* Maham in Rohtak (Choron ki Baoli)
* Narnaul (Alijaan ki Bawdi)

Buddhist and Hindu sites|

* Buddhist mounds (Agroha Mound, Sugh Ancient Mound)
* Buddhist stupas ([Adi Badri, Haryana

Haveli|

* Nangal Sirohi
* Hemu Ki Haveli in Rewari
* Noor Mahal in Karnal
* Gurugram: (Sikanderpur, Mohammadpur Jharsa, 12 Biswa haveli in Gurgaon gaon, Mahalwala haveli in 8 Biswa of Gurgaon gaon)

Forts|

* Asigarh Fort (Hansi)
* Badhshapur Fort
* Buria Fort
* Chhachhrauli Fort
* Dhosi Hill Fort
* Fatehabad Fort
* Farrukhnagar Fort
* Hisar-e-Firoza
* Fort Kotla
* Indor Fort
* Jind Fort
* Kaithal Fort
* Gajpat Singh Fort at Karnal
* Loharu Fort
* Madhogarh Fort
* Mahendragarh Fort
* Meham Fort
* Nahar Singh Fort at Ballabhgargh
* Pinjore Fort
* Raipur Rani Fort
* Fort of King Saras of Sirsa
* Tosham Hill Fort

Hills|

* Dhosi Hill near Narnaul
* Kotla Hill in Mewat
* Indor Hill in Mewat
* Madhogarh Hill near Mahendragarh
* Mahendragarh Hill
* Morni Hills in Yamunanagar
* Tosham Hill in Bhiwani

Caves|

* Chyvan Rishi Cave at Dhosi Hill
* Tosham Hill Caverns
* Nar Narayan Cave in Yamunanagar

Historical|

* Bhima Devi Temple Complex at Pinjore
* Dhosi Hill
* Farrukhnagar
* Kalayat Ancient Bricks Temple Complex
* Mughal Bridge at Kernal
* Harsh ka Tilla at Kurukshetra
* Nahar Singh Mahal
* Narnaul
* Pataudi Palace
* Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple
* Surajkund
* Tomb of Saikh Taiyab at Kaithal
* Tosham rock inscription
* Yadavindra Gardens
* State Protected Monuments
* Monuments of National Importance

Protected areas|

* Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary
* Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary
* Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary
* Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary
* Kalesar National Park
* Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary
* Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary
* Morni
* Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary
* Saraswati Wildlife Sanctuary
* Sohna
* Sultanpur Lake Bird Sanctuary

Endangered wildlife
breeding|

* Chinkara Breeding Centre Kairu, Bhiwani
* Crocodile Breeding Centre, Kurukshetra
* Deer Park, Hisar
* Kalesar Elephant Rehabilitation Centre
* Pheasant Breeding Centre, Morni
* Pheasant Breeding Centre, Berwala
* Peacock & Chinkara Breeding Centre, Jhabua
* Sparrow Conservation Centre, Pinjore
* Vulture and Sparrow Conservation and Breeding Centre, Pinjore

Zoos|

* Bhiwani Zoo
* Hisar Deer Park
* Rohtak Zoo
* Pipli Zoo

Herbal parks|

* Shatavar Vatika Herbal Park, Hisar
* Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Tosham
* Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Kairu
* Ch. Devi Lal Herbal Nature Park

Lakes|

* Badkhal Lake
* Blue Bird Lake at Hisar
* Damdama Lake
* Karna Lake
* Tilyar Lake at Rohtak

Dams|

* Anangpur Dam
* Hathni Kund Barrage
* Kaushalya Dam
* Masani barrage
* Ottu barrage
* Palla barrage
* Pathrala barrage
* Tajewala Barrage

Rivers|

* Chautang
* Ghaggar-Hakra River
* Markanda River
* Najafgarh_drain
* Sahibi River
* Sarasvati River
* Yamuna

Religious|

* Adi Badri, Haryana Sarsvati udgam sthal
* Agroha Dham
* Baba Thakur
* Banbhori Devi
* Brahma Sarovar
* Bhuteshwar Temple
* Jayanti Devi Temple
* Jyotisar
* Kartikeya Temple
* Markandeshwar
* Mata Mansa Devi Mandir
* Nada Sahib
* Naugaja Peer
* Pindara Temple
* Sannihit Sarovar
* Sita Mai Temple
* Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple
* Sheetla Mata Mandir Gurgaon
* St. Thomas' Church at Hisar

Offices|

* High Court
* Legislative Assembly
* Raj Bhavan

Public places|

* Kingdom of Dreams
* Mall of India
* The Oberoi

Extreme corners|

* Easternmost point: Kalesar village Yamuna riverbank in Yamunanagar district

* Westernmost point: Chautala–Sangari border road crossing in Sirsa district

* Southernmost point: Kol Gaon hill in Ferozepur Jhirka tehsil of Gurgaon district

* Northernmost point: Khokhra village riverbank north of Chandigarh–Baddi river bridge in Panchkula district

Highest and
lowest|

* Highest point: Karoh Peak in Sivalik Hills of Panchkula district

* Lowest natural surface elevation point:

* Deepest underground cave:

* Coldest avg temp: Karoh Peak in Sivalik Hills of Panchkula district

* Hottest avg temp: Hisar

* Wettest avg rainfall: Morni hills in Sivalik Hills of Panchkula district

* Driest avg rainfall: Bhiwani

Oldest|

* Oldest archaeological site: Rakhigarhi 4700 BC or 6700 years old Indus Valley Civilisation in Hisar district

* Oldest archaeological mine site: Kaliyana hill Indus Valley Civilisation stone mine (3000 BC or 5000 years old) west of Charkhi Dadri

Government and politics

Elections|

* Elections in Haryana
* 1991
* 1996
* 1998
* 1999
* 2004
* 2009
* 2014
* 2019

Chief ministers|

* Banarsi Das Gupta
* Rao Birender Singh
* Bansi Lal
* Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
* Bhajan Lal
* Devi Lal
* Om Prakash Chautala
* Hukam Singh
* Bhupinder Singh Hooda
* Manohar Lal Khattar

Governors|

* Dharma Vira
* Birendra Narayan Chakraborty
* Ranjit Singh Narula
* Jaisukhlal Hathi
* Harcharan Singh Brar
* Surjit Singh Sandhawalia
* Ganpatrao Devji Tapase
* Saiyid Muzaffar Husain Burney
* Hari Anand Barari
* Dhanik Lal Mandal
* Mahaveer Prasad
* Babu Parmanand
* Om Prakash Verma
* Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai
* Jagannath Pahadia
* Kaptan Singh Solanki

State agencies|

* Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam
* Debt Conciliation Board
* Doordarshan Haryana
* Foreign Investment and NRI Cell
* Forests Department, Haryana
* Department of Economic and Statistical Analysis, Haryana
* Department of Environment, Haryana
* Department of Excise & Taxation, Haryana
* Department of Finance, Haryana
* Department of Industries & Commerce, Haryana
* Department of Industrial Training & Vocational Education, Haryana
* Department of Institutional Finance & Credit Control, Haryana
* Department of Labour and Employment (Haryana)
* Department of Land records & Consolidation, Haryana
* Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Haryana
* Department of Rehabilitation, Haryana
* Department of Higher Education (Haryana)
* Department of School Education, Haryana
* Department of Elementary Education, Haryana
* Haryana Board of School Education
* Haryana Civil Medical Services
* Haryana Environment Protection Council
* Haryana Land Record Information System
* Haryana Power Generation Corporation
* Haryana Police
* Haryana Roadways
* Haryana Seeds Development Corporation
* Haryana State Directorate of Archaeology & Museums
* Haryana State Legal Services Authority, Haryana
* Haryana Tourism Corporation
* Haryana Urban Development Authority
* Haryana Waqf Board
* State Counselling Board, Haryana
* Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam

Sports

Venues|

* Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium
* Nahar Singh Stadium
* Tau Devi Lal Stadium
* Sector 16 Stadium
* Mahabir Stadium

Associations|

* Haryana Cricket Association

Teams|

* Haryana cricket team
* Haryana football team
* Bhiwani Boxing Club

* Portal:India
* Category: Haryana
* Wikiproject: Haryana

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* 2

National|

* United States

Other|

* Yale LUX

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